DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.3 - - 86.3 - - 83.9 - - 76.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 105 - - -27 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3180 - - 4021 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3264 - - 3694 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4565 - - 5406 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1030 - - 1312 - - 4433 - - 2065 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 351 - - 338 - - 61 - - 35 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 19 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 179 - - 179 - - 163 - - 162 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 595 - - 182 - - -2868 - - -514 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3970 - - 5225 - - 4449 - - 2095 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5849 - - -5012 - - -7980 - - -7490 ODpotential blCL - - - 10414 - - 10418 - - 9560 - - 9070 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 85 - - 87 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 1440 - - 1530 - - 1750 - - 1840 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.3 - - 86.3 - - 83.9 - - 76.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.8 - - 68.5 - - 69.3 - - 71.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.1 - - 85.5 - - 84.6 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 67.1 - - 68.3 - - 71.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 105 - - -27 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3180 - - 4021 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 39 - - 47 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 14 - - 16 - - 18 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] 98559 23 116 33 101 33 091 41 080 98559 91105 37 094 39 103 37 105 32 095 91105 85341 39 089 40 093 36 100 30 099 85341 80576 29 094 34 077 33 089 34 090 80576 76510 26 099 26 089 30 086 32 086 76510 72932 26 091 25 102 19 087 25 078 72932 69706 22 088 18 099 16 087 15 086 69706 66756 14 104 13 087 17 084 15 100 66756 64019 8 152 9 106 14 069 17 103 64019 61366 8 174 10 152 4 100 10 088 61366 58618 3 161 9 141 7 156 1 190 58618 55825 7 099 8 077 8 109 5 110 55825 53209 10 035 12 031 14 020 17 044 53209 50856 18 358 27 359 26 359 27 022 50856 48734 21 342 26 351 28 352 30 002 48734 46794 25 336 23 346 26 352 32 350 46794 45000 20 339 21 346 27 359 32 353 45000 43329 18 345 20 348 32 003 33 001 43329 41762 20 333 21 353 34 001 32 004 41762 40284 22 324 25 358 34 360 30 003 40284 38885 25 321 27 358 33 003 30 002 38885 37527 25 318 30 340 29 008 29 008 37527 36144 17 328 18 326 22 359 26 013 36144 34707 14 355 8 357 14 346 15 006 34707 33225 22 006 11 001 11 348 13 353 33225 31681 21 013 12 331 10 353 14 346 31681 30060 15 071 5 332 10 345 6 333 30060 28361 15 095 3 137 6 328 6 329 28361 26586 7 075 3 240 8 285 9 309 26586 24734 11 008 7 317 8 320 4 282 24734 22813 18 357 13 356 18 026 7 034 22813 20825 17 354 17 002 25 013 16 038 20825 18765 11 006 12 002 9 027 17 026 18765 16665 7 036 8 028 4 003 9 020 16665 14636 8 135 4 136 1 303 4 039 14636 12783 7 161 5 164 4 159 4 131 12783 11130 7 168 8 174 8 170 8 165 11130 9659 11 179 12 182 13 177 13 184 9659 8349 19 186 20 188 17 185 18 186 8349 7183 25 185 22 188 20 189 20 188 7183 6150 26 186 21*184 21 186 21 196 6150 5239 21*183 21*182 21 180 23 197 5239 4434 19*181 20 180 22 175 23 191 4434 3713 19 180 20 179 22 172 26 176 3713 3075 18 179 20 178 22 169 28 166 3075 2542 18 178 19 177 21 168 27 164 2542 2132 17 178 18 176 20 167 24 164 2132 1850 16 178 17 176 17 165 20 163 1850 1678 14 178 16 176 14*164 16*163 1678 1580 12 177 13 175 11*163 10*162 1580 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