DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 72.2 - - 81.0 - - 76.5 - - 70.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 188 - - -1 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 194 - - 4471 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1563 - - 4240 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1579 - - 5856 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2978 - - 1349 - - 4815 - - 2364 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 65 - - 398 - - 45 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 21 - - 11 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 171 - - 170 - - 149 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -344 - - 944 - - -2042 - - -514 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1924 - - 4912 - - 3621 - - 2093 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -853 - - 68 - - -3078 - - -1421 ODpotential blCL - - - 2432 - - 5788 - - 4657 - - 3000 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 92 - - 92 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 1790 - - 1500 - - 1510 - - 920 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.2 - - 81.0 - - 76.5 - - 70.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.6 - - 64.5 - - 65.7 - - 66.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.9 - - 79.7 - - 76.9 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 63.7 - - 65.1 - - 65.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 188 - - -1 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 194 - - 4471 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 66 - - 67 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 13 - - 14 - - 14 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] 97365 42 287 43 292 43 304 41 315 97365 90025 29 299 34 301 38 313 33 318 90025 84365 17 308 16 291 26 316 26 314 84365 79696 11 309 9 301 12 309 17 308 79696 75700 6 266 9 343 6 000 2 350 75700 72173 10 244 6 296 5 315 6 357 72173 68984 8 239 13 206 15 200 11 232 68984 66067 11 257 8 199 17 190 16 196 66067 63381 21 239 26 252 28 238 23 234 63381 60818 36 233 35 233 29 231 27 231 60818 58139 38 227 35 229 30 238 28 237 58139 55324 46 240 43 237 46 242 46 247 55324 52620 53 245 59 238 65 239 66 244 52620 50194 63 244 64 236 71 233 74 237 50194 48031 68 242 63 240 68 233 72 237 48031 46079 67 242 65 246 74 246 73 244 46079 44296 63 245 67 249 76 250 76 248 44296 42648 63 245 69 251 73 245 75 247 42648 41108 63 242 73 250 71 240 70 238 41108 39657 64 242 71 245 66 236 67 234 39657 38285 64 239 66 241 64 235 67 236 38285 36955 61 237 61 236 64 235 66 236 36955 35603 59 238 57 235 63 234 65 234 35603 34199 56 239 55 235 62 233 64 231 34199 32747 53 237 55 236 60 233 63 230 32747 31230 50 237 54 238 59 234 62 231 31230 29638 47 238 51 238 56 234 59 233 29638 27971 45 238 48 236 53 233 55 234 27971 26231 43 239 45 234 50 231 52 233 26231 24419 41 242 43 234 47 230 49 231 24419 22537 39 243 39 235 43 232 47 232 22537 20580 35 242 35 234 39 233 43 235 20580 18543 30 239 33 242 36 236 37 237 18543 16468 23 241 27 240 33 238 30 236 16468 14468 12 237 13 222 21 221 26 229 14468 12639 16 200 17 191 24 211 27 216 12639 11005 23 195 24 196 23 211 26 213 11005 9545 27 200 27 202 22 213 21 214 9545 8243 28 204 27 201 23 206 21 207 8243 7088 28 201 23 187 23 190 22 196 7088 6069 25 184 23*178 23 179 23 189 6069 5173 25 175 22*174 23 168 21 181 5173 4381 24 174 22 172 24 158 22 166 4381 3673 24 173 22 170 24 155 29 153 3673 3047 23 171 21 169 23 153 30 148 3047 2524 21 171 21 168 22 152 28 147 2524 2121 19 171 20 168 20 151 25 145 2121 1844 17 171 19 167 18 150 21 145 1844 1675 15*171 17 167 14 149 16*144 1675 1579 11*171 14 166 11*149 12*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