DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 78.6 - - 77.4 - - 76.4 - - 71.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 238 - - 112 - - 19 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2987 - - 2509 - - 388 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3226 - - 2589 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4372 - - 3894 - - 1773 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2028 - - 1837 - - 3670 - - 2877 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 374 - - 285 - - 90 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 16 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 141 - - 154 - - 133 - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 599 - - 1004 - - -555 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3773 - - 2890 - - 2328 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 9 - - 75 - - -1305 - - -685 ODpotential blCL - - - 4363 - - 3819 - - 3078 - - 2264 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 94 - - 93 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 1910 - - 2660 - - 3190 - - 2740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 77.4 - - 76.4 - - 71.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.9 - - 69.5 - - 70.8 - - 70.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.9 - - 76.3 - - 76.1 - - 71.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 68.5 - - 70.3 - - 70.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 238 - - 112 - - 19 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2987 - - 2509 - - 388 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 75 - - 73 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 15 - - 17 - - 17 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] 98367 12 099 14 114 10 072 18 052 98367 90908 16 108 14 106 13 091 11 067 90908 85164 16 119 11 095 14 098 12 084 85164 80392 13 105 7 086 10 079 12 082 80392 76299 9 079 10 073 9 048 13 075 76299 72709 7 073 13 067 9 056 11 073 72709 69477 5 082 11 056 9 078 12 072 69477 66510 8 113 1 035 6 063 10 060 66510 63763 6 081 6 132 2 156 6 058 63763 61098 9 211 5 212 2 215 1 019 61098 58322 6 174 12 191 10 255 11 247 58322 55454 11 272 12 222 12 260 14 262 55454 52706 18 256 21 264 24 262 21 275 52706 50229 31 238 39 241 32 242 26 254 50229 48011 29 228 39 219 37 240 32 247 48011 46003 29 244 36 236 40 240 42 239 46003 44173 44 256 44 240 44 239 47 236 44173 42490 57 252 48 239 46 237 51 239 42490 40930 60 251 48 241 47 234 55 240 40930 39470 58 250 48 242 47 234 54 239 39470 38096 55 247 48 241 46 236 52 238 38096 36769 51 244 47 240 45 240 49 235 36769 35418 46 239 44 237 45 244 47 233 35418 34015 44 229 41 230 45 243 44 234 34015 32562 46 222 41 219 45 241 40 239 32562 31048 43 222 44 215 44 241 35 243 31048 29459 37 224 46 218 46 239 29 246 29459 27797 32 228 45 228 48 236 26 244 27797 26060 38 236 43 238 50 240 26 243 26060 24250 35 242 41 247 50 245 25 245 24250 22371 23 260 31 249 42 249 25 241 22371 20421 20 266 28 249 31 250 27 235 20421 18396 18 272 28 260 25 245 27 235 18396 16339 12 274 25 262 21 238 25 248 16339 14359 9 236 20 263 20 234 25 254 14359 12557 11 213 15 244 21 238 22 251 12557 10952 13 210 8 193 20 247 18 252 10952 9519 16 208 13 180 14 238 13 268 9519 8238 17 203 19 178 14 199 9 269 8238 7094 17 182 20 174 17 179 6 205 7094 6078 19 165 19 169 19 175 11 171 6078 5183 19 158 19 162 19 171 15 158 5183 4393 18*147 19*158 19 160 16 149 4393 3684 18*143 18*156 19 148 17 144 3684 3055 18 142 17 155 19 140 16 139 3055 2529 17 140 17 154 18 136 15 133 2529 2125 17 140 16 153 17 135 14 125 2125 1845 16 139 15 153 15*133 11 117 1845 1676 15 139 14 153 14*133 10*116 1676 1579 12 139 12 153 11 133 7*116 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