DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.2 - - 86.1 - - 83.3 - - 77.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 67 - - -30 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3593 - - 4170 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3300 - - 3622 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4978 - - 5555 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1234 - - 1276 - - 4704 - - 2367 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 311 - - 313 - - 62 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 168 - - 160 - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1602 - - 960 - - -2225 - - -415 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3376 - - 4596 - - 3806 - - 1995 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 215 - - -3915 - - -3703 - - -3127 ODpotential blCL - - - 4763 - - 9470 - - 5283 - - 4707 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 87 - - 77 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 2150 - - 2300 - - 2370 - - 2600 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.2 - - 86.1 - - 83.3 - - 77.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.3 - - 71.0 - - 71.6 - - 73.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.4 - - 85.4 - - 84.3 - - 78.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.0 - - 69.6 - - 70.3 - - 73.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 67 - - -30 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3593 - - 4170 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 47 - - 9 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 15 - - 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] 98746 35 097 38 095 40 084 46 079 98746 91313 41 106 38 098 37 092 40 084 91313 85584 42 108 37 098 31 095 32 097 85584 80817 38 104 31 097 28 092 27 092 80817 76710 33 104 27 109 20 096 25 086 76710 73084 27 100 24 108 16 107 21 078 73084 69807 16 085 23 100 18 102 17 091 69807 66827 7 141 15 089 18 104 17 093 66827 64090 7 148 7 119 7 099 11 075 64090 61452 6 145 7 147 4 140 3 021 61452 58735 9 112 6 159 1 168 3 342 58735 55956 10 005 2 121 1 351 1 257 55956 53321 12 348 11 358 10 354 5 016 53321 50950 18 338 17 338 17 333 15 345 50950 48821 21 332 21 342 21 330 23 340 48821 46877 24 327 25 338 28 330 26 339 46877 45077 27 324 27 335 30 329 29 339 45077 43402 27 323 28 333 27 329 28 336 43402 41833 26 323 28 332 25 328 26 334 41833 40358 26 324 27 330 24 329 23 340 40358 38965 27 328 29 331 27 337 22 348 38965 37615 28 334 31 334 30 344 20 358 37615 36238 27 336 31 339 31 345 21 004 36238 34808 25 335 29 344 28 344 22 003 34808 33327 23 341 23 350 24 345 22 347 33327 31782 21 349 19 357 23 348 21 339 31782 30160 20 358 15 001 21 348 25 339 30160 28465 19 003 14 008 18 344 28 341 28465 26693 18 005 15 008 18 345 26 342 26693 24845 19 006 19 010 20 347 22 345 24845 22921 16 012 19 007 21 359 23 357 22921 20915 13 007 13 000 17 013 27 013 20915 18830 5 014 7 021 10 033 12 026 18830 16714 5 155 6 177 1 174 2 050 16714 14677 10 164 11 183 5 209 2 221 14677 12818 10 172 10 183 5 197 3 179 12818 11161 11 179 10 184 6 185 4 178 11161 9685 15 185 13 184 10 189 10 180 9685 8372 20 189 17 189 15 192 16 181 8372 7203 22 190 17 185 17 187 19 181 7203 6169 18 179 16*181 19 180 17 182 6169 5256 16*172 15*176 19 175 16 182 5256 4448 16*170 15 172 18 171 16 174 4448 3725 15 166 15 169 18 168 19 162 3725 3084 14 164 14 166 18 166 22 156 3084 2547 14 163 14 165 17 164 22 155 2547 2135 13 162 14 164 16 163 20 153 2135 1851 13 161 13 163 14 162 16 151 1851 1678 12 161 12 163 12*161 12*149 1678 1580 10 161 10 162 9*160 7*149 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