DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 0654z - - 0703z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 76.8 - - 85.0 - - 88.4 - - 85.8 - - 77.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 66 - - 248 - - 194 - - 1 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2474 - - 4183 - - 5777 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit 2134 - - 4157 - - 5272 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top 3859 - - 5568 - - 7162 - - 1580 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1097 - - 1287 - - 1702 - - 6452 - - 2289 Hgt.Variab. W* 238 - - 429 - - 444 - - 60 - - 33 W* B/S 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 16 - - 15 - - 16 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 172 - - 163 - - 156 - - 141 - - 142 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 915 - - 257 - - 496 - - -4275 - - -1540 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2944 - - 5311 - - 6666 - - 5855 - - 3120 sfcLCL ODpotential 19 - - -3039 - - -2919 - - -5510 - - -5668 ODpotential blCL 3840 - - 8607 - - 10081 - - 7090 - - 7247 blCL maxRH 93 - - 75 - - 71 - - 72 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 610 - - 700 - - 570 - - 610 - - 850 CAPE Temp@2m 76.8 - - 85.0 - - 88.4 - - 85.8 - - 77.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 68.9 - - 66.8 - - 64.4 - - 65.3 - - 68.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 76.1 - - 83.2 - - 87.0 - - 85.7 - - 78.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 68.2 - - 65.6 - - 63.1 - - 64.4 - - 68.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 66 - - 248 - - 194 - - 1 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2474 - - 4183 - - 5777 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 74 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 15 - - 13 - - 12 - - 14 - - 16 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] 98688 21 098 35 089 35 108 26 106 27 075 98688 91202 34 094 31 100 27 108 21 100 30 096 91202 85441 32 088 26 103 31 103 23 093 29 089 85441 80697 29 090 24 111 25 098 29 085 28 077 80697 76637 31 090 27 108 18 099 28 077 27 075 76637 73049 28 088 29 097 24 112 20 088 21 076 73049 69803 26 086 28 092 30 107 19 104 16 089 69803 66834 20 080 20 083 27 093 22 107 14 096 66834 64101 12 077 13 070 20 079 21 104 13 100 64101 61477 12 102 7 084 13 082 17 096 12 094 61477 58765 12 100 15 109 9 097 13 088 17 091 58765 55979 8 087 15 102 10 111 9 086 15 083 55979 53340 8 104 7 083 12 114 7 099 8 077 53340 50971 18 089 8 059 13 105 8 111 6 098 50971 48840 23 075 12 065 15 086 10 103 8 079 48840 46891 21 056 15 061 15 059 13 084 10 060 46891 45087 21 037 16 052 15 041 14 067 12 059 45087 43405 19 035 16 041 15 041 17 052 14 068 43405 41827 18 035 16 034 13 050 15 047 15 072 41827 40341 18 031 15 047 9 053 13 040 14 067 40341 38934 20 031 12 067 7 102 7 050 9 062 38934 37572 21 039 12 085 11 144 5 100 4 076 37572 36185 21 049 12 105 13 150 8 121 7 116 36185 34743 20 059 12 118 13 154 10 132 8 124 34743 33250 15 074 13 133 10 156 11 143 9 143 33250 31692 12 097 11 137 10 162 14 144 12 148 31692 30056 12 105 9 135 8 171 13 150 10 150 30056 28347 7 104 5 139 6 161 10 155 6 163 28347 26568 5 259 2 305 3 235 1 098 3 073 26568 24720 6 236 4 256 6 269 2 339 5 045 24720 22801 6 129 5 123 3 132 7 097 11 086 22801 20803 11 100 12 111 13 108 8 136 9 125 20803 18727 13 107 16 123 15 132 9 175 7 152 18727 16615 12 102 14 127 14 141 11 172 8 164 16615 14582 12 112 14 134 15 151 13 166 9 184 14582 12732 14 131 16 144 15 166 13 169 10 201 12732 11087 16 147 16 154 16 173 13 176 13 191 11087 9626 18 169 18 170 17 172 13 173 16 177 9626 8327 22 181 21 180 16 165 15 159 16 166 8327 7172 24 185 21 177 16*161 16 150 18 155 7172 6146 23 185 17*168 17*159 18 147 20 145 6146 5240 21 177 16*165 17 158 19 145 22 138 5240 4436 19*173 16 164 17 157 19 144 22 136 4436 3716 19*173 16 163 17 156 19 144 25 140 3716 3077 18 172 16 162 16 155 19 143 28 144 3077 2543 17 172 15 162 16 154 19 143 27 145 2543 2132 16 172 14 161 15 153 18 143 25 145 2132 1849 14 172 14 160 15 154 17 142 20 144 1849 1678 13 172 13 161 14 153 15*142 15 143 1678 1579 10 172 11 160 12 153 11*141 10*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