DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 82.1 - - 86.8 - - 83.5 - - 77.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 219 - - 208 - - 13 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3119 - - 4369 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3304 - - 4211 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4504 - - 5754 - - 1580 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2228 - - 3217 - - 6108 - - 3023 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 373 - - 408 - - 70 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 11 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 107 - - 081 - - 050 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 469 - - 208 - - -2318 - - -176 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4035 - - 5546 - - 3898 - - 1755 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -976 - - -773 - - -3147 - - -1514 ODpotential blCL - - - 5480 - - 6527 - - 4727 - - 3093 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 79 - - 86 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 2230 - - 2390 - - 3510 - - 3880 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.1 - - 86.8 - - 83.5 - - 77.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.4 - - 67.6 - - 71.3 - - 74.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.4 - - 85.0 - - 83.2 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.3 - - 66.6 - - 70.5 - - 73.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 219 - - 208 - - 13 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3119 - - 4369 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 16 - - 44 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - 17 - - 19 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] 98351 6 137 4 058 5 030 14 041 98351 90849 10 112 5 095 7 065 7 109 90849 85097 11 096 12 078 8 088 10 056 85097 80338 9 094 12 091 9 093 11 045 80338 76272 11 101 9 116 10 081 12 072 76272 72703 11 083 13 096 12 082 15 072 72703 69491 8 087 11 090 11 065 12 069 69491 66568 9 090 2 098 12 033 17 068 66568 63880 12 082 1 052 8 007 15 035 63880 61292 6 059 4 357 8 002 8 006 61292 58600 3 323 4 303 8 346 4 341 58600 55793 11 270 10 267 7 303 9 274 55793 53091 22 271 21 265 17 270 15 267 53091 50638 23 264 26 259 25 262 24 272 50638 48431 23 254 30 257 30 262 29 274 48431 46436 22 246 29 258 28 267 33 281 46436 44629 19 247 24 264 23 275 31 289 44629 42978 17 260 20 269 22 278 26 292 42978 41442 22 276 22 271 24 284 26 287 41442 39993 30 274 32 274 29 286 26 280 39993 38619 31 278 42 273 31 282 26 280 38619 37285 29 284 42 275 33 283 24 280 37285 35925 23 297 27 290 29 292 24 293 35925 34511 16 302 15 293 21 297 25 308 34511 33044 15 291 12 280 18 289 19 313 33044 31510 17 303 15 291 18 284 18 297 31510 29898 12 298 17 298 16 285 22 297 29898 28210 9 313 13 285 16 293 21 313 28210 26444 12 336 10 292 10 287 18 337 26444 24607 9 317 9 305 9 307 9 327 24607 22704 7 306 8 296 6 341 4 304 22704 20726 6 266 8 282 4 006 3 271 20726 18668 5 284 6 285 4 350 2 278 18668 16572 2 298 5 313 4 319 4 012 16572 14552 3 046 4 038 3 353 6 038 14552 12711 4 038 7 054 3 016 9 054 12711 11073 4 081 12 077 7 077 10 072 11073 9616 6 086 13 086 14 090 12 089 9616 8320 7 096 10 094 13 098 16 087 8320 7168 10 115 7 110 9 107 17 088 7168 6145 11 119 7*110 8 111 14 094 6145 5239 11*119 7*109 8 106 11 101 5239 4436 11*119 7 108 8 097 10 103 4436 3715 10 119 7 107 9 092 10 098 3715 3077 10 119 7 106 9 087 11 090 3077 2543 10 119 7 105 9 084 10 082 2543 2133 10 119 7 105 9 084 10 074 2133 1850 9 120 7 105 9 082 9 067 1850 1678 9 120 6 105 8*082 7 055 1678 1579 8 120 6 106 7*081 5*050 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