DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 79.8 - - - - - 70.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 164 - - 246 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2620 - - 4170 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2777 - - 4109 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4005 - - 5555 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1076 - - 2239 - - - - - 1980 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 310 - - 416 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 171 - - 176 - - - - - 152 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 389 - - -9 - - - - - -1183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3616 - - 5564 - - - - - 2762 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 298 - - -624 - - - - - -4425 ODpotential blCL - - - 3707 - - 6179 - - - - - 6004 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 87 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 770 - - 1590 - - - - - 1140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 79.8 - - - - - 70.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.8 - - 60.7 - - - - - 63.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.2 - - 78.0 - - - - - 70.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.5 - - 60.1 - - - - - 63.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 164 - - 246 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2620 - - 4170 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 49 - - - - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 13 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] 97193 43 240 41 253 51 282 97193 89835 37 259 28 255 35 266 89835 84193 31 266 28 260 20 253 84193 79519 21 263 25 254 15 275 79519 75503 14 265 18 258 18 287 75503 71975 9 301 16 296 17 284 71975 68808 9 305 16 311 6 304 68808 65907 13 284 17 308 11 317 65907 63226 14 288 18 288 20 296 63226 60653 25 285 25 282 24 286 60653 57969 30 272 31 268 23 278 57969 55144 32 262 34 266 30 284 55144 52411 37 262 42 268 41 285 52411 49931 46 262 47 264 51 285 49931 47710 43 266 45 258 43 285 47710 45713 35 255 35 256 46 306 45713 43900 24 267 26 263 54 306 43900 42238 27 286 15 275 44 324 42238 40708 31 276 16 320 46 337 40708 39282 28 270 24 309 35 333 39282 37936 22 269 29 304 30 331 37936 36631 17 273 26 300 30 329 36631 35301 17 273 25 291 32 324 35301 33916 19 269 25 277 33 319 33916 32481 21 268 23 273 30 312 32481 30980 24 267 20 274 29 310 30980 29403 24 265 21 272 24 311 29403 27753 19 262 21 265 20 294 27753 26031 16 256 16 262 20 287 26031 24238 16 248 14 267 17 289 24238 22375 14 234 18 269 14 289 22375 20434 12 220 18 266 12 282 20434 18410 10 214 14 255 10 302 18410 16351 5 220 9 269 16 322 16351 14369 5 331 10 315 18 322 14369 12563 7 328 11 330 14 335 12563 10951 4 272 11 289 15 340 10951 9511 7 236 14 268 11 339 9511 8227 12 252 13 242 6 260 8227 7084 15 232 13 196 13 202 7084 6070 18 210 15*180 16 190 6070 5173 17 186 15*178 20 178 5173 4380 17*174 15 176 23 170 4380 3670 16*172 15 176 27 161 3670 3044 16 171 15 175 28 155 3044 2522 16 171 14 175 27 153 2522 2120 15 170 13 175 24 153 2120 1844 14 170 13 175 20 153 1844 1675 13 170 12 175 16*153 1675 1579 11 169 10 175 12*152 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