DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 77.0 - - 70.1 - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 113 - - 0 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1297 - - 1826 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1760 - - 2021 - - 1562 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2682 - - 3211 - - 1578 - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 762 - - 1354 - - 1888 - - 160 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 236 - - 246 - - 16 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 2 - - 9 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 359 - - 011 - - 359 - - 248 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -6 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4061 - - -5614 - - -5898 - - -6072 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6744 - - 8826 - - 7476 - - 7650 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9750 - - -11338 - - -12010 - - -13785 ODpotential blCL - - - 12432 - - 14549 - - 13588 - - 15363 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 88 - - 81 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 77.0 - - 70.1 - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.3 - - 44.0 - - 43.4 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.0 - - 75.9 - - 74.3 - - 70.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.3 - - 43.0 - - 42.7 - - 37.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 113 - - 0 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1297 - - 1826 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 51 - - 23 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 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] 96775 38 231 42 238 40 267 32 284 96775 89333 25 243 24 250 25 257 30 257 89333 83731 18 259 17 272 20 267 15 245 83731 79160 9 272 12 257 12 259 12 269 79160 75235 10 314 13 261 7 288 9 265 75235 71770 9 327 9 253 10 287 8 258 71770 68667 12 291 6 277 12 270 15 269 68667 65857 15 274 7 299 6 258 16 253 65857 63269 16 257 14 263 9 262 18 241 63269 60755 23 247 25 252 19 265 19 253 60755 58098 26 258 31 261 29 266 29 252 58098 55299 33 254 40 253 37 258 39 255 55299 52595 46 251 49 253 48 259 50 260 52595 50141 51 252 56 256 56 256 59 262 50141 47939 61 256 60 255 58 259 62 262 47939 45956 65 253 62 255 58 264 61 263 45956 44159 63 251 60 256 58 264 60 263 44159 42512 60 253 58 254 58 258 59 264 42512 40981 59 256 58 252 57 254 56 266 40981 39540 59 257 56 253 56 257 55 268 39540 38174 60 257 55 256 56 259 54 268 38174 36848 64 257 55 259 53 262 53 268 36848 35497 64 258 57 262 51 265 53 266 35497 34092 62 254 58 265 50 265 52 266 34092 32637 62 247 57 265 48 267 49 265 32637 31118 56 244 56 262 46 269 46 265 31118 29525 51 244 56 259 46 268 43 268 29525 27858 50 250 55 257 49 267 42 273 27858 26114 49 255 48 262 50 266 41 276 26114 24295 46 256 39 269 45 267 40 277 24295 22405 41 255 37 264 37 269 35 276 22405 20447 34 259 35 261 32 266 27 269 20447 18417 32 267 31 267 30 260 26 266 18417 16351 28 264 30 264 29 263 27 265 16351 14359 25 266 26 266 28 273 26 269 14359 12542 22 270 22 270 25 282 26 277 12542 10923 18 267 18 268 21 286 23 282 10923 9482 16 264 15 267 18 286 19 282 9482 8200 12 273 9 282 11 295 15 279 8200 7060 7 287 8 311 8 320 11 274 7060 6049 5 302 10 316 10 338 8 283 6049 5157 5 322 10 329 9 347 4 314 5157 4370 7 334 9 344 6 353 4 001 4370 3665 9 350 7*010 4 004 3 021 3665 3041 9*359 7*012 3 014 2 053 3041 2519 8*359 6 011 3 007 2 097 2519 2117 6 359 6 010 2 357 2 153 2117 1841 6 359 6 012 2 354 2 193 1841 1674 6 360 6 011 2 356 2 190 1674 1578 5 360 5 011 2*359 1*248 1578 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