DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 79.4 - - 82.5 - - - - - 72.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 151 - - 95 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2123 - - 2792 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2473 - - 2769 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3508 - - 4177 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1776 - - 1511 - - - - - 1504 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 300 - - 292 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 089 - - 122 - - - - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -6 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -582 - - -885 - - - - - -302 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4090 - - 5062 - - - - - 1881 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3909 - - -3998 - - - - - -5489 ODpotential blCL - - - 7417 - - 8175 - - - - - 7068 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 69 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 1240 - - 1270 - - - - - 1390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.4 - - 82.5 - - - - - 72.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.5 - - 65.4 - - - - - 69.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.3 - - 81.4 - - - - - 74.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.2 - - 64.1 - - - - - 68.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 151 - - 95 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2123 - - 2792 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 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] 98272 9 082 16 089 13 071 98272 90818 18 096 10 095 19 055 90818 85096 15 106 13 080 11 057 85096 80370 13 098 12 074 9 098 80370 76312 8 057 3 042 10 054 76312 72748 8 063 2 070 17 044 72748 69540 4 087 4 085 9 018 69540 66605 4 039 3 338 5 035 66605 63897 7 052 5 335 13 042 63897 61276 4 004 7 286 13 359 61276 58531 3 268 9 268 15 311 58531 55678 16 291 11 297 18 278 55678 52964 25 290 20 295 18 290 52964 50539 25 283 26 300 31 308 50539 48382 26 289 33 303 42 310 48382 46436 27 294 37 305 48 300 46436 44654 27 299 30 312 46 296 44654 42997 29 317 38 338 41 298 42997 41442 46 334 67 328 34 310 41442 39974 72 333 70 321 36 316 39974 38585 76 330 67 324 38 320 38585 37237 58 324 67 328 41 324 37237 35865 43 311 61 332 44 316 35865 34439 30 296 48 325 42 310 34439 32961 21 283 42 309 40 309 32961 31418 18 270 38 296 42 310 31418 29799 20 274 32 290 45 311 29799 28105 21 286 26 290 43 309 28105 26339 23 300 24 294 35 312 26339 24504 26 309 23 298 27 304 24504 22604 25 320 20 300 19 284 22604 20635 24 334 13 303 16 289 20635 18585 18 337 12 318 14 302 18585 16495 14 335 16 319 13 312 16495 14484 14 333 15 330 12 326 14484 12658 12 334 12 350 9 350 12658 11035 5 350 9 000 7 031 11035 9588 3 358 6 000 6 062 9588 8296 1 005 2 003 5 072 8296 7143 1 074 2 211 3 079 7143 6119 2 098 2 171 3 102 6119 5216 4 124 3 129 5 110 5216 4417 4 122 4*120 9 124 4417 3702 3*095 5*119 13 135 3702 3068 3*091 6 121 15 143 3068 2537 3 089 6 122 15 149 2537 2129 3 089 6 124 14 151 2129 1847 3 088 6 123 12 149 1847 1677 3 089 6 124 8 147 1677 1579 3 091 6 123 4*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