DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 66.3 - - 61.7 - - 54.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 273 - - 5 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2266 - - 3262 - - 193 - - 192 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2724 - - 3460 - - 1561 - - 1561 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3651 - - 4647 - - 1578 - - 1577 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 537 - - 976 - - 3727 - - 1045 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 351 - - 395 - - 49 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 18 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 042 - - 042 - - 053 - - 038 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -6 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2114 - - -3099 - - -4934 - - -2654 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5766 - - 7746 - - 6512 - - 4231 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9655 - - -10695 - - -12616 - - -10397 ODpotential blCL - - - 13306 - - 15342 - - 14194 - - 11974 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 92 - - 91 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 66.3 - - 61.7 - - 54.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 38.1 - - 39.1 - - 41.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.0 - - 64.6 - - 61.7 - - 56.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 37.1 - - 38.5 - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 273 - - 5 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2266 - - 3262 - - 193 - - 192 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 66 - - 63 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97309 31 251 34 253 41 282 34 292 97309 89918 26 272 17 265 28 268 29 287 89918 84249 19 266 22 270 23 272 26 279 84249 79583 16 280 22 265 19 288 16 293 79583 75577 12 285 20 280 17 293 15 322 75577 72048 8 329 13 288 13 290 18 311 72048 68872 14 339 10 346 3 230 12 296 68872 65982 15 319 19 335 13 337 11 318 65982 63333 18 316 14 317 14 327 14 332 63333 60786 20 295 22 312 23 309 21 311 60786 58127 22 289 28 288 25 298 22 297 58127 55335 30 289 26 274 28 281 27 284 55335 52630 36 281 30 273 35 281 34 289 52630 50160 39 278 37 276 45 284 48 284 50160 47926 41 278 46 275 51 282 55 280 47926 45885 44 277 52 271 51 279 50 277 45885 44014 52 275 59 262 54 268 50 282 44014 42307 72 251 70 245 63 245 54 270 42307 40747 79 228 76 230 73 222 56 247 40747 39301 72 230 69 222 69 209 58 223 39301 37937 68 235 63 221 63 205 62 208 37937 36613 60 237 57 221 62 204 59 209 36613 35264 57 226 57 226 56 214 50 215 35264 33865 55 220 53 228 48 218 39 220 33865 32421 54 229 52 229 42 215 34 225 32421 30920 56 242 50 233 40 216 39 242 30920 29342 48 255 50 233 37 222 41 249 29342 27685 40 256 47 236 34 226 38 252 27685 25951 38 248 29 239 33 233 34 251 25951 24138 37 247 14 225 37 250 34 255 24138 22251 30 265 11 224 42 274 32 266 22251 20287 27 279 13 255 37 291 31 281 20287 18247 15 267 19 280 24 309 26 304 18247 16170 15 276 11 294 13 332 11 359 16170 14168 17 285 9 338 8 352 10 344 14168 12349 15 305 8 016 5 337 11 357 12349 10736 12 326 5 007 6 338 12 025 10736 9305 12 327 7 000 7 359 15 048 9305 8035 11 335 12 053 13 040 17 062 8035 6912 10 023 18 069 23 059 17 070 6912 5922 16 050 24 061 27 059 21 067 5922 5054 27 054 22*048 26 053 26 060 5054 4288 29*052 20*044 23 053 28 057 4288 3603 24*046 20 043 23 053 27 057 3603 2997 21 042 19 042 22 053 25 057 2997 2490 21 042 18 042 21 053 22 056 2490 2101 19 041 18 041 19 054 18 054 2101 1833 18 041 17 041 17 054 13 051 1833 1670 16 041 15 041 14*053 10 046 1670 1577 13 041 13 041 11*053 5*038 1577 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