DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 73.4 - - 79.5 - - 84.2 - - 80.3 - - 71.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 128 - - 176 - - 201 - - -15 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2079 - - 4253 - - 4928 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit 2293 - - 4056 - - 4622 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top 3464 - - 5638 - - 6313 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 550 - - 1547 - - 1315 - - 4981 - - 2665 Hgt.Variab. W* 269 - - 386 - - 421 - - 49 - - 27 W* B/S 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 23 - - 23 - - 22 - - 13 - - 12 BL Wind Direction 176 - - 172 - - 161 - - 149 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear 11 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 792 - - 1197 - - -134 - - -3897 - - -926 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2672 - - 4441 - - 6447 - - 5476 - - 2505 sfcLCL ODpotential 49 - - -44 - - -4733 - - -8694 - - -7963 ODpotential blCL 3415 - - 5682 - - 11046 - - 10273 - - 9542 blCL maxRH 92 - - 79 - - 76 - - 73 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 1730 - - 1950 - - 1530 - - 1420 - - 1530 CAPE Temp@2m 73.4 - - 79.5 - - 84.2 - - 80.3 - - 71.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 66.7 - - 65.1 - - 61.1 - - 61.5 - - 65.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 72.4 - - 78.3 - - 82.8 - - 80.5 - - 72.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 66.2 - - 64.2 - - 60.1 - - 61.0 - - 65.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 128 - - 176 - - 201 - - -15 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2079 - - 4253 - - 4928 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 68 - - 18 - - 3 - - 0 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 14 - - 12 - - 11 - - 12 - - 14 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] 97877 10 221 10 267 16 225 19 263 19 284 97877 90360 4 188 7 240 2 191 8 228 15 286 90360 84607 2 133 2 193 4 063 6 085 7 352 84607 79862 11 052 7 146 4 105 9 025 10 046 79862 75781 12 031 14 084 7 134 4 066 9 050 75781 72216 3 067 10 043 10 073 13 106 8 118 72216 69025 10 175 7 204 3 357 13 059 5 101 69025 66103 8 163 16 180 15 181 2 215 5 182 66103 63395 13 238 10 205 18 187 20 206 20 224 63395 60791 24 249 19 219 25 219 24 222 37 219 60791 58115 37 224 30 215 29 234 27 227 31 231 58115 55323 45 237 39 237 35 251 40 264 32 248 55323 52628 62 242 61 244 61 254 60 258 50 253 52628 50193 68 239 70 240 72 245 69 249 59 250 50193 48006 64 243 65 239 68 240 68 244 63 251 48006 46017 61 247 62 247 63 245 68 248 67 252 46017 44190 62 251 65 252 65 251 70 252 70 252 44190 42499 64 255 64 254 65 254 70 253 70 252 42499 40927 62 256 59 252 61 252 70 255 66 253 40927 39459 55 254 53 248 57 250 67 256 61 255 39459 38082 48 250 47 243 54 248 60 256 55 256 38082 36757 44 250 42 233 52 246 54 255 51 256 36757 35414 42 248 40 227 50 243 54 253 48 257 35414 34023 44 246 39 224 48 240 56 248 49 255 34023 32586 45 246 37 225 49 239 47 244 53 254 32586 31091 41 247 37 228 51 240 43 245 59 252 31091 29521 37 244 37 232 50 240 43 246 58 250 29521 27878 35 240 37 235 46 241 42 245 57 250 27878 26158 35 242 39 236 40 241 41 243 54 253 26158 24365 39 244 41 239 37 239 39 243 43 252 24365 22503 41 246 38 245 38 243 38 245 34 246 22503 20562 32 253 36 251 39 249 40 248 32 246 20562 18534 18 249 29 252 35 252 36 254 33 251 18534 16463 15 228 21 230 28 239 25 250 32 256 16463 14460 20 192 17 239 17 235 26 231 26 260 14460 12631 21 184 18 235 17 227 20 220 19 246 12631 10996 20 183 24 209 23 204 22 192 20 232 10996 9535 19 181 26 187 23 176 26 178 21 219 9535 8236 18 177 25 172 23 168 23 175 26 181 8236 7087 18 172 25 172 23*166 22 167 34 170 7087 6073 21 174 25*173 23*164 23 159 34 167 6073 5178 26 178 25*173 23 163 25 155 30 163 5178 4387 29 177 25 172 23 161 25 153 31 154 4387 3679 27*176 24 172 22 160 25 152 32 146 3679 3052 26*176 23 171 22 160 25 151 31 144 3052 2527 25 175 22 171 22 159 25 150 30 144 2527 2123 23 176 21 171 21 158 23 150 27 144 2123 1845 21 176 20 170 20 158 21 149 22 144 1845 1676 19 176 18 170 18 158 17 149 18*144 1676 1579 14 176 14 170 15 157 13*149 12*144 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