DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - 78.0 - - 80.2 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 78 - - - - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2245 - - 2335 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2330 - - 2301 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3630 - - 3720 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1543 - - 2255 - - - - - 2434 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 264 - - 256 - - - - - 50 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 6 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 180 - - - - - 141 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1314 - - 1101 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2316 - - 2619 - - - - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 321 - - -2 - - - - - -415 ODpotential blCL - - - 3309 - - 3722 - - - - - 1994 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 91 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 2220 - - 2680 - - - - - 3000 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 80.2 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.5 - - 73.3 - - - - - 74.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.0 - - 79.3 - - - - - 75.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.4 - - 72.0 - - - - - 74.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 78 - - - - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2245 - - 2335 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 63 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 17 - - - - - 19 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] 98349 23 120 18 097 12 042 98349 90874 18 095 15 105 13 066 90874 85135 15 070 13 105 17 068 85135 80411 15 085 18 079 19 071 80411 76359 14 099 19 068 22 074 76359 72774 13 109 13 102 19 069 72774 69540 16 106 16 125 13 064 69540 66600 19 086 15 110 10 102 66600 63904 17 066 12 082 16 092 63904 61309 13 119 6 102 12 046 61309 58599 14 142 11 150 4 240 58599 55795 8 245 9 181 16 193 55795 53130 25 252 29 247 9 250 53130 50719 44 233 50 230 37 255 50719 48555 56 220 53 220 61 228 48555 46590 57 220 51 225 61 222 46590 44775 59 228 64 232 64 234 44775 43089 63 232 77 233 81 237 43089 41513 67 235 83 233 90 235 41513 40027 72 235 86 234 92 232 40027 38616 72 232 83 235 93 231 38616 37246 66 227 75 233 93 236 37246 35855 61 226 66 223 82 236 35855 34416 61 228 61 220 67 229 34416 32932 61 228 58 224 61 227 32932 31386 59 229 54 224 56 229 31386 29767 55 229 51 224 50 229 29767 28078 48 228 45 228 42 228 28078 26319 43 226 38 229 36 225 26319 24492 35 213 36 229 31 220 24492 22599 34 214 31 226 27 227 22599 20634 28 214 29 219 26 234 20634 18591 21 201 26 218 27 242 18591 16510 16 209 24 222 28 256 16510 14505 13 235 23 231 24 264 14505 12680 13 227 24 239 21 274 12680 11055 11 210 18 237 19 279 11055 9606 7 204 12 225 17 276 9606 8314 9 204 9 197 12 269 8314 7160 13 199 11 191 10 238 7160 6135 16 197 12 191 13 185 6135 5228 16 196 11 187 15 171 5228 4425 16 193 10*184 17 157 4425 3708 14*189 8*181 19 149 3708 3071 14*186 7 180 19 147 3071 2539 13 186 6 179 19 145 2539 2131 12 185 6 179 18 144 2131 1848 12 185 5 179 17 142 1848 1678 11 185 5 180 15 142 1678 1579 9 184 5 180 11*141 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