DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.6 - - 68.8 - - 69.0 - - 68.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 161 - - 43 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1817 - - 1061 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 1562 - - 1562 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3202 - - 2446 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2015 - - 1775 - - 2801 - - 2494 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 279 - - 153 - - 36 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 13 - - 11 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 137 - - 133 - - 143 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 919 - - 711 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2283 - - 1735 - - 1579 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 479 - - 170 - - -529 - - -477 ODpotential blCL - - - 2723 - - 2276 - - 2108 - - 2056 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 960 - - 920 - - 1300 - - 890 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.6 - - 68.8 - - 69.0 - - 68.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.8 - - 66.2 - - 67.3 - - 66.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 68.3 - - 69.0 - - 67.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.1 - - 65.8 - - 67.2 - - 66.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 161 - - 43 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1817 - - 1061 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 14 - - 15 - - 15 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] 97660 22 248 23 231 29 270 30 290 97660 90258 18 270 18 273 23 280 29 279 90258 84563 20 281 19 291 16 263 20 278 84563 79839 20 272 19 285 17 277 17 302 79839 75768 16 267 18 282 17 284 16 314 75768 72204 13 264 15 270 14 287 9 300 72204 69016 7 248 13 246 13 276 7 268 69016 66116 8 227 12 244 15 265 13 274 66116 63455 13 255 16 269 12 230 12 253 63455 60883 21 265 22 278 13 268 12 247 60883 58193 30 255 27 265 26 272 18 265 58193 55383 39 245 41 246 42 254 36 255 55383 52682 46 246 50 236 52 240 47 241 52682 50243 46 251 45 236 51 236 53 238 50243 48049 57 257 46 248 57 243 64 236 48049 46059 60 258 56 249 65 242 70 233 46059 44247 58 259 61 248 68 243 72 237 44247 42589 58 259 66 250 71 247 73 242 42589 41052 56 258 69 252 68 249 61 249 41052 39614 54 259 60 252 64 249 47 253 39614 38254 51 258 51 252 55 250 46 251 38254 36935 46 253 47 254 49 246 49 249 36935 35589 42 254 46 255 46 247 47 248 35589 34188 38 255 44 254 45 247 45 246 34188 32734 34 254 44 254 40 244 44 243 32734 31214 30 253 38 250 37 247 42 242 31214 29615 28 246 32 240 39 246 41 235 29615 27940 25 236 29 227 37 240 42 230 27940 26190 22 245 31 238 34 232 41 231 26190 24366 20 245 27 238 32 227 39 235 24366 22470 22 235 24 230 30 226 32 235 22470 20502 19 238 24 223 29 230 28 226 20502 18461 15 243 23 225 30 238 31 230 18461 16387 13 233 17 236 29 245 30 236 16387 14388 10 203 16 230 23 244 24 233 14388 12564 12 206 17 228 17 220 20 226 12564 10936 16 184 19 214 15 204 17 218 10936 9488 18 188 18 198 14 204 16 195 9488 8202 17 187 17 184 16 186 21 180 8202 7058 16 178 19 164 21 171 23 174 7058 6047 16 166 20 152 24 159 24 167 6047 5156 17 155 20 147 26 151 27 160 5156 4369 18 147 19 145 26 146 28 156 4369 3664 18*145 18 144 26 142 28 152 3664 3040 18*144 18 143 26 138 28 150 3040 2519 17 143 17*140 24 136 26 147 2519 2118 17 142 15*138 21 134 24 145 2118 1842 16 142 14 137 18 133 21 143 1842 1675 15 142 13 136 15*133 19*143 1675 1579 12 142 10 135 11*133 13*143 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