DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/27 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 66.3 - - 75.8 - - 80.0 - - 76.2 - - 68.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 74 - - 293 - - 235 - - -12 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 193 - - 3836 - - 4790 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit 1562 - - 3927 - - 4563 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top 1578 - - 5221 - - 6175 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1629 - - 1263 - - 1543 - - 5842 - - 434 Hgt.Variab. W* 101 - - 429 - - 430 - - 33 - - 13 W* B/S 2 - - 7 - - 11 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 11 - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 071 - - 109 - - 124 - - 119 - - 105 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1380 - - -949 - - -2075 - - -5330 - - -4670 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2958 - - 6170 - - 8251 - - 6910 - - 6249 sfcLCL ODpotential -6211 - - -4272 - - -4549 - - -8267 - - -11281 ODpotential blCL 7789 - - 9493 - - 10724 - - 9846 - - 12860 blCL maxRH 81 - - 66 - - 55 - - 57 - - 50 maxRH CAPE 40 - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 66.3 - - 75.8 - - 80.0 - - 76.2 - - 68.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 58.6 - - 54.2 - - 49.2 - - 51.5 - - 47.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 65.5 - - 73.8 - - 78.1 - - 76.8 - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 58.2 - - 53.4 - - 48.2 - - 50.7 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 74 - - 293 - - 235 - - -12 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 193 - - 3836 - - 4790 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 23 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 11 - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 96706 18 265 26 275 28 270 30 303 22 293 96706 89477 22 259 23 258 24 258 21 274 13 282 89477 83923 18 261 20 263 20 267 21 267 13 274 83923 79291 14 265 13 243 18 256 25 259 16 279 79291 75293 10 269 13 251 14 258 19 251 18 289 75293 71758 15 266 18 249 12 265 17 250 19 269 71758 68570 20 276 13 263 16 284 13 272 11 285 68570 65669 18 311 14 276 22 274 23 293 23 315 65669 63022 22 313 18 316 17 294 29 293 36 312 63022 60493 24 306 23 334 24 311 32 305 26 307 60493 57836 44 333 44 324 40 324 41 319 41 325 57836 55059 65 317 64 309 57 316 55 318 58 307 55059 52418 62 298 67 299 66 304 64 309 60 301 52418 50043 62 296 67 298 68 299 65 307 64 307 50043 47900 65 300 71 300 73 301 67 306 67 307 47900 45936 67 302 72 302 76 300 68 302 68 306 45936 44123 67 305 71 304 73 298 69 299 70 309 44123 42439 69 309 69 306 69 300 68 300 72 310 42439 40872 72 311 69 306 69 306 67 304 73 310 40872 39407 77 311 70 305 71 309 69 308 72 309 39407 38032 80 310 71 305 73 310 71 310 71 309 38032 36708 79 309 71 305 72 309 70 310 70 311 36708 35364 75 309 69 304 70 307 67 311 69 314 35364 33969 72 310 68 304 68 305 64 310 67 315 33969 32525 72 314 65 302 66 307 62 310 62 313 32525 31019 68 318 63 304 66 314 60 312 57 312 31019 29439 61 316 60 307 63 317 54 311 53 315 29439 27784 56 309 52 309 54 316 48 307 49 315 27784 26052 51 303 47 307 47 315 44 305 47 312 26052 24248 46 303 48 306 45 313 46 307 44 307 24248 22375 43 306 46 306 45 314 45 316 39 310 22375 20425 42 309 44 310 45 313 45 324 35 323 20425 18390 43 311 42 314 45 317 43 327 32 332 18390 16316 44 318 43 323 42 321 37 328 29 332 16316 14322 35 321 35 326 33 321 31 321 26 315 14322 12509 23 333 16 328 18 317 25 313 28 309 12509 10898 17 339 10 310 9 298 19 304 23 311 10898 9467 11 009 5 315 9 301 8 280 17 291 9467 8192 11 026 3 323 3 285 3 216 14 252 8192 7059 11 021 7 123 6*131 8 153 11 194 7059 6055 12 056 14*109 7*126 9 143 12 172 6055 5168 17 091 13*107 8 125 9 135 12 166 5168 4381 21 099 12 108 8 124 9 130 11 158 4381 3673 22 097 12 109 8 124 9 127 12 144 3673 3047 22 088 11 110 7 123 9 124 13 130 3047 2523 21 083 11 111 7 124 9 122 15 122 2523 2120 17 078 10 112 7 124 9 120 16 120 2120 1843 12 073 10 112 7 124 8 120 14 120 1843 1675 11 072 9 113 6 124 7*119 8*115 1675 1579 9*071 8 113 6 124 5*119 4*105 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