DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - 75.5 - - 76.3 - - - - - 74.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 17 - - - - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1094 - - 195 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1737 - - 1563 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2479 - - 1580 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 570 - - 3775 - - - - - 1989 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 241 - - 76 - - - - - 51 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 10 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 131 - - - - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 356 - - -550 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2123 - - 2130 - - - - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4437 - - -1213 - - - - - -498 ODpotential blCL - - - 6916 - - 2793 - - - - - 2077 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 2300 - - 2910 - - - - - 3210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.5 - - 76.3 - - - - - 74.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.9 - - 71.6 - - - - - 72.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.6 - - 75.9 - - - - - 74.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 70.8 - - - - - 72.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 17 - - - - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1094 - - 195 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 102 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 17 - - - - - 18 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] 98044 3 176 11 198 15 357 98044 90622 7 146 4 167 7 005 90622 84909 11 114 10 084 3 052 84909 80179 9 071 13 042 5 077 80179 76125 5 072 3 046 16 085 76125 72547 11 128 10 129 12 099 72547 69322 10 150 13 133 5 139 69322 66383 5 110 13 138 9 151 66383 63685 8 213 10 209 5 063 63685 61079 21 215 21 204 10 251 61079 58376 29 208 20 204 20 200 58376 55561 18 204 21 224 25 185 55561 52851 29 253 40 236 42 227 52851 50423 62 231 60 227 60 232 50423 48256 73 228 72 222 64 230 48256 46282 78 230 82 220 69 225 46282 44463 84 224 86 221 69 222 44463 42771 80 221 82 223 69 226 42771 41187 74 223 77 224 69 228 41187 39701 65 224 69 226 68 228 39701 38305 54 219 53 231 65 225 38305 36960 44 214 42 232 57 223 36960 35598 43 217 39 229 47 221 35598 34192 41 215 37 226 37 220 34192 32742 39 211 38 224 32 226 32742 31234 36 216 35 223 34 231 31234 29652 34 216 35 223 35 230 29652 27996 34 214 35 221 34 230 27996 26271 35 214 34 220 32 236 26271 24476 37 218 32 219 32 242 24476 22613 37 223 38 218 32 248 22613 20671 36 222 41 219 31 255 20671 18645 36 221 39 222 28 262 18645 16574 35 227 35 228 25 260 16574 14570 33 236 30 232 23 251 14570 12738 27 241 23 230 20 239 12738 11101 22 242 20 220 16 216 11101 9639 18 238 17 204 13 190 9639 8333 16 227 17 179 19 177 8333 7168 15 206 21 161 27 168 7168 6134 18 185 24 154 31 163 6134 5221 22 167 23 148 32 161 5221 4417 26 156 22 144 30 159 4417 3699 30 150 21 141 28 154 3699 3065 31 147 18 138 27 147 3065 2535 29*144 17 135 25 144 2535 2128 27*143 16 134 22 143 2128 1847 24 142 15 132 19 142 1847 1677 22 141 13*131 16 142 1677 1579 17 141 10*131 12*142 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