DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 Boerne_TX 1385ft pt16702@29.702,-98.774,1444ft SPONSORED BY: San Antonio Soaring Society BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.2 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.4 - - 90.4 - - 85.9 - - 81.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 72 - - -24 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2562 - - 3627 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2713 - - 3236 - - 1563 - - 1564 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3947 - - 5012 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1127 - - 1669 - - 4306 - - 555 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 303 - - 299 - - 54 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 043 - - 053 - - 071 - - 069 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 245 - - -929 - - -2459 - - -891 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3703 - - 5941 - - 4039 - - 2471 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4714 - - -5663 - - -6286 - - -3199 ODpotential blCL - - - 8661 - - 10675 - - 7866 - - 4779 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 78 - - 60 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 2560 - - 1180 - - 2040 - - 2460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.4 - - 90.4 - - 85.9 - - 81.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.8 - - 69.4 - - 73.0 - - 75.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.4 - - 89.8 - - 86.9 - - 82.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 73.4 - - 68.0 - - 71.7 - - 74.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 72 - - -24 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2562 - - 3627 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 13 - - 0 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 14 - - 18 - - 20 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98924 39 106 35 102 31 090 41 082 98924 91420 42 094 41 101 34 098 37 084 91420 85638 47 095 45 101 44 092 46 083 85638 80887 46 093 40 087 44 082 45 085 80887 76839 38 091 36 082 36 080 36 086 76839 73274 32 097 29 088 26 094 31 086 73274 70037 33 098 26 104 23 095 30 078 70037 67065 31 091 28 105 25 095 26 074 67065 64339 26 085 30 102 26 099 21 090 64339 61715 25 084 34 097 33 105 25 108 61715 59012 23 081 26 072 26 081 25 090 59012 56274 17 108 12 072 18 107 22 095 56274 53678 20 124 15 129 27 090 34 090 53678 51316 26 081 28 079 31 054 35 051 51316 49184 25 034 27 053 27 013 33 016 49184 47236 20 015 25 044 17 347 31 352 47236 45429 6 041 13 084 7 307 30 344 45429 43740 1 236 12 134 5 349 23 358 43740 42154 4 248 6 132 2 333 11 026 42154 40657 6 275 2 050 3 183 10 083 40657 39238 7 337 3 356 9 151 13 106 39238 37859 11 054 5 010 19 137 13 122 37859 36454 14 090 8 062 24 126 11 112 36454 34994 17 098 10 082 21 107 15 059 34994 33487 22 098 15 104 18 070 18 065 33487 31916 28 089 18 104 19 066 21 073 31916 30270 33 081 22 082 26 078 25 101 30270 28550 32 076 27 072 33 076 26 099 28550 26754 33 075 33 078 35 079 27 089 26754 24889 33 079 33 077 35 078 29 078 24889 22958 30 076 30 074 34 076 31 079 22958 20953 25 068 24 065 30 074 30 083 20953 18868 22 059 21 045 24 058 28 073 18868 16748 25 060 22 040 24 051 30 056 16748 14708 29 061 26 047 27 053 30 047 14708 12848 34 064 30 054 30 055 29 044 12848 11193 34 068 31 058 30 055 29 048 11193 9718 32 065 31 056 32 054 32 056 9718 8403 30 054 31 052 30 056 30 057 8403 7236 26 041 28 050 25 053 22 058 7236 6201 23 027 22 050 20 046 19 069 6201 5285 19 021 18*052 18 047 18 074 5285 4473 16*028 16*053 17 054 19 078 4473 3744 13*040 15 054 16 061 19 082 3744 3097 13 042 15 053 16 066 19 084 3097 2556 12 043 14 053 15 070 18 084 2556 2140 12 044 13 053 13 072 15 081 2140 1854 11 044 12 053 11 073 12 076 1854 1679 10 045 11 053 8*073 8*070 1679 1580 9 045 9 053 6*071 4*069 1580 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 21Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography