DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 70.6 - - 68.4 - - - - - 64.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 52 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2645 - - 1930 - - - - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2813 - - 1562 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4030 - - 3315 - - - - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1693 - - 1752 - - - - - 2466 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 315 - - 197 - - - - - 31 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 157 - - 133 - - - - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 2 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 880 - - 456 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3151 - - 2859 - - - - - 1578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 579 - - -168 - - - - - -449 ODpotential blCL - - - 3451 - - 3483 - - - - - 2027 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 930 - - 650 - - - - - 700 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.6 - - 68.4 - - - - - 64.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.1 - - 61.2 - - - - - 63.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 67.8 - - - - - 64.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.2 - - 60.6 - - - - - 63.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 52 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2645 - - 1930 - - - - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 101 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - 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] 97638 25 229 30 227 21 241 97638 90210 31 233 23 228 20 258 90210 84526 33 242 27 240 22 262 84526 79822 32 244 32 252 22 270 79822 75786 24 249 24 255 16 259 75786 72232 18 275 12 260 12 247 72232 69026 14 276 7 268 7 270 69026 66092 12 239 11 271 6 272 66092 63385 13 245 16 254 13 276 63385 60782 20 271 22 255 18 274 60782 58070 31 267 27 268 25 275 58070 55246 37 257 35 266 34 268 55246 52539 42 265 39 262 37 267 52539 50086 47 266 41 262 43 277 50086 47868 52 263 49 265 53 272 47868 45841 57 261 56 259 54 267 45841 43981 54 260 53 258 53 267 43981 42269 48 259 49 261 52 267 42269 40691 45 258 44 257 44 264 40691 39227 45 257 33 256 40 261 39227 37861 45 252 30 254 35 259 37861 36547 40 246 28 252 34 255 36547 35215 36 240 28 250 33 248 35215 33834 33 240 28 245 38 234 33834 32406 32 244 27 243 35 222 32406 30911 30 247 25 242 34 225 30911 29339 29 249 28 242 35 233 29339 27690 27 249 32 243 28 241 27690 25965 24 252 33 248 27 250 25965 24166 20 262 26 250 22 261 24166 22296 16 246 17 237 19 271 22296 20351 14 267 18 254 12 279 20351 18326 13 254 20 256 9 303 18326 16261 10 220 20 242 9 301 16261 14273 11 210 17 227 6 288 14273 12466 10 193 12 227 5 223 12466 10858 13 201 9 206 11 202 10858 9425 13 197 13 187 14 192 9425 8150 15 180 16 185 14 181 8150 7016 15 168 17 182 15 164 7016 6012 15 160 16 170 18 153 6012 5126 14 156 15 155 20 151 5126 4343 14*155 14 144 21 150 4343 3645 14*155 12*139 21 149 3645 3026 13 156 9*135 20 148 3026 2510 13 157 8 133 19 147 2510 2113 12 158 8 133 17 147 2113 1840 11 158 7 132 15 146 1840 1674 11 159 7 132 13 146 1674 1578 9 159 6 132 9*146 1578 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