DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.8 - - 81.3 - - - - - 71.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 293 - - 259 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3377 - - 4441 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3591 - - 4349 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4762 - - 5826 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1620 - - 1338 - - - - - 609 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 416 - - 436 - - - - - 25 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 18 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 021 - - 024 - - - - - 127 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -860 - - -1956 - - - - - -2276 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5622 - - 7783 - - - - - 3855 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7046 - - -7646 - - - - - -9686 ODpotential blCL - - - 11808 - - 13472 - - - - - 11265 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 83 - - - - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.8 - - 81.3 - - - - - 71.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.6 - - 52.7 - - - - - 59.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.8 - - 79.4 - - - - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.4 - - 51.5 - - - - - 58.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 293 - - 259 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3377 - - 4441 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 32 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 11 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] 98088 10 159 6 126 7 014 98088 90656 12 116 6 126 10 026 90656 84946 12 108 6 140 8 056 84946 80208 7 120 5 157 8 075 80208 76118 8 269 1 103 7 004 76118 72527 8 250 4 014 9 334 72527 69317 3 228 1 131 10 336 69317 66394 8 317 3 251 8 281 66394 63691 15 283 16 281 17 297 63691 61078 20 276 26 280 24 284 61078 58372 28 267 33 284 30 293 58372 55586 34 270 40 274 37 284 55586 52941 42 268 45 266 45 278 52941 50554 51 264 49 264 50 270 50554 48396 57 264 48 262 52 270 48396 46426 59 259 48 259 55 270 46426 44614 61 260 49 258 58 268 44614 42932 62 261 48 260 56 266 42932 41364 58 262 46 261 47 266 41364 39893 50 266 42 266 35 269 39893 38506 48 273 42 272 33 270 38506 37164 49 274 42 273 31 269 37164 35797 49 274 46 269 30 271 35797 34379 47 273 54 263 29 273 34379 32911 44 273 55 263 29 278 32911 31381 39 273 53 275 25 281 31381 29777 37 274 38 288 24 282 29777 28097 33 284 31 291 22 297 28097 26344 26 298 25 302 18 308 26344 24521 19 314 18 303 13 316 24521 22628 19 333 13 313 10 316 22628 20658 16 344 10 337 10 321 20658 18604 13 350 8 346 13 338 18604 16510 10 354 7 341 16 351 16510 14491 10 006 8 336 16 002 14491 12652 12 007 11 341 16 010 12652 11013 15 001 16 343 17 010 11013 9553 17 359 19 346 19 009 9553 8256 15 003 15 351 19 007 8256 7106 13 001 8 357 11 346 7106 6090 11 352 4*012 5 253 6090 5195 7*355 4*017 6 225 5195 4401 5*009 4 021 7 194 4401 3688 4 015 4 024 9 163 3688 3057 4 020 5 025 12 148 3057 2530 4 024 5 027 15 141 2530 2125 4 028 5 028 14 138 2125 1845 4 029 4 029 12 135 1845 1676 4 030 4 028 9*131 1676 1579 4 033 4 030 5*127 1579 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