DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.6 - - 81.7 - - 79.3 - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 293 - - -5 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3408 - - 4889 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3699 - - 4737 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4793 - - 6274 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 764 - - 1071 - - 5135 - - 2306 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 454 - - 465 - - 42 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 13 - - 9 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 177 - - 160 - - 156 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -726 - - -717 - - -5040 - - -1802 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5519 - - 6991 - - 6619 - - 3381 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6153 - - -5073 - - -9802 - - -8832 ODpotential blCL - - - 10946 - - 11347 - - 11381 - - 10411 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 73 - - 67 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.6 - - 81.7 - - 79.3 - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.8 - - 56.4 - - 55.8 - - 60.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.1 - - 79.7 - - 79.3 - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.1 - - 55.6 - - 55.3 - - 60.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 293 - - -5 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3408 - - 4889 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 - - 12 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] 96988 40 250 42 255 49 259 44 275 96988 89587 30 267 29 247 39 266 28 271 89587 83971 15 242 29 258 23 255 20 265 83971 79377 6 263 20 259 15 260 15 273 79377 75432 11 323 9 267 5 282 5 206 75432 71965 4 273 4 330 8 309 5 054 71965 68868 6 075 7 113 5 185 5 259 68868 66019 4 035 12 039 10 073 8 124 66019 63378 10 168 10 318 9 006 14 040 63378 60862 21 104 6 208 8 267 11 346 60862 58257 36 046 17 075 11 165 7 189 58257 55516 34 014 30 039 19 055 7 106 55516 52857 28 351 30 018 24 023 15 042 52857 50445 24 348 23 005 27 009 22 019 50445 48276 20 343 15 344 22 003 23 004 48276 46301 12 351 14 307 15 350 18 351 46301 44486 9 036 15 299 9 320 14 342 44486 42804 15 070 14 318 12 358 11 014 42804 41242 25 059 19 352 19 006 24 042 41242 39781 31 048 30 004 30 015 29 033 39781 38407 36 039 33 008 36 016 39 025 38407 37077 40 032 31 013 33 015 43 022 37077 35726 44 031 30 016 28 020 36 024 35726 34322 43 035 31 024 28 030 28 030 34322 32871 39 036 32 032 30 038 26 037 32871 31356 34 027 30 037 30 043 27 042 31356 29763 29 021 28 044 32 050 28 047 29763 28093 31 008 26 042 27 053 26 057 28093 26344 26 017 27 034 26 045 21 057 26344 24519 25 024 28 031 27 031 20 050 24519 22625 30 030 29 026 26 027 25 045 22625 20657 25 051 28 036 19 047 27 040 20657 18602 17 036 18 039 12 043 18 033 18602 16500 20 024 17 027 14 024 21 020 16500 14473 19 030 14 035 12 031 20 044 14473 12632 10 023 8 036 7 020 10 065 12632 10996 5 024 4 002 6 320 4 040 10996 9539 2 057 4 310 7 309 5 317 9539 8240 3 085 2 309 5 291 7 310 8240 7085 7 091 9*167 9 174 6 277 7085 6064 8 164 12*163 15 164 12 218 6064 5167 13*176 13 162 16 161 16 200 5167 4377 14*176 13 161 16 160 18 182 4377 3669 14 176 13 160 16 159 23 164 3669 3044 14 177 13 159 16 158 26 158 3044 2522 14 176 13 159 16 157 26 158 2522 2120 13 177 13 158 16 157 23 158 2120 1843 12 177 12 158 14 156 18 159 1843 1675 12 177 12 158 12 156 14*158 1675 1579 10 177 10 157 9*156 10*158 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