DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/23 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1335z - - 1604z - - 1902z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 83.6 - - 92.0 - - 95.6 - - 94.8 - - 84.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 225 - - 413 - - 308 - - 53 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1828 - - 5782 - - 8346 - - 8789 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit 2343 - - 5580 - - 7490 - - 6347 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top 3213 - - 7167 - - 9731 - - 10174 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1815 - - 1802 - - 2463 - - 2612 - - 443 Hgt.Variab. W* 306 - - 550 - - 566 - - 331 - - 17 W* B/S 12 - - 16 - - 16 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 227 - - 153 - - 132 - - 139 - - 141 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 3 - - 10 - - 19 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2837 - - -1052 - - 426 - - 354 - - -6538 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6050 - - 8219 - - 9306 - - 9820 - - 8118 sfcLCL ODpotential -5596 - - -2820 - - -404 - - -465 - - -10578 ODpotential blCL 8809 - - 9987 - - 10135 - - 10639 - - 12158 blCL maxRH 84 - - 74 - - 72 - - 83 - - 53 maxRH CAPE 860 - - 580 - - 780 - - 350 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 83.6 - - 92.0 - - 95.6 - - 94.8 - - 84.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 62.5 - - 61.2 - - 60.0 - - 57.1 - - 55.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 81.8 - - 89.1 - - 93.4 - - 94.0 - - 87.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 62.1 - - 60.5 - - 59.2 - - 56.3 - - 54.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 225 - - 413 - - 308 - - 53 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1828 - - 5782 - - 8346 - - 8789 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 37 - - 0 - - 0 - - 33 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 12 - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 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] 98349 29 095 24 103 24 119 27 081 31 085 98349 90885 27 087 25 111 19 099 23 095 29 090 90885 85143 27 083 31 109 19 105 19 111 22 095 85143 80379 26 088 33 099 28 104 22 099 20 116 80379 76274 20 100 24 085 28 090 27 085 23 104 76274 72679 18 104 15 077 20 077 23 077 28 089 72679 69466 26 106 19 106 12 088 14 062 22 079 69466 66534 31 102 27 112 16 114 9 081 18 075 66534 63823 27 093 29 109 22 119 11 105 17 080 63823 61210 23 085 25 102 25 119 17 122 14 072 61210 58511 20 082 19 088 23 108 20 116 9 089 58511 55739 19 076 18 069 21 082 19 109 10 111 55739 53112 21 074 18 062 19 065 19 097 10 114 53112 50752 18 074 15 065 14 070 16 080 12 098 50752 48629 12 063 10 075 11 059 14 069 19 099 48629 46687 6 357 3 008 6 019 7 056 19 094 46687 44892 5 268 7 270 10 288 8 284 11 088 44892 43222 4 209 7 237 9 266 8 265 1 077 43222 41657 4 183 6 232 7 262 5 238 2 190 41657 40178 2 145 4 215 4 254 4 190 4 191 40178 38780 1 002 3 210 4 239 5 170 6 170 38780 37427 3 308 3 230 5 230 4 176 6 164 37427 36050 3 263 5 226 7 232 3 208 6 174 36050 34622 3 231 5 230 8 237 3 240 5 175 34622 33143 6 200 6 232 8 235 3 269 3 177 33143 31599 7 183 5 245 7 246 5 324 1 170 31599 29977 4 114 0 167 6 266 6 345 4 092 29977 28281 7 056 5 065 1 169 2 002 3 098 28281 26515 8 061 7 052 5 114 4 113 6 169 26515 24679 11 080 9 082 9 125 6 137 4 138 24679 22772 11 076 10 073 8 113 3 121 7 076 22772 20785 10 067 12 063 11 077 9 066 9 066 20785 18714 8 073 12 061 15 074 10 077 6 064 18714 16609 8 077 7 079 6 086 4 061 5 051 16609 14589 6 085 8 094 6 105 4 077 4 028 14589 12754 8 086 10 099 9 114 6 094 3 066 12754 11121 10 083 11 100 8*125 5*124 6 083 11121 9667 11 092 12 101 8*128 6*135 8 099 9667 8371 11 113 10 120 8 129 6 138 9 117 8371 7214 12 124 7*142 8 132 7 139 10 127 7214 6184 15 131 7*147 7 132 7 139 11 132 6184 5272 15 142 7 149 6 133 8 140 11 136 5272 4463 11 152 6 151 6 134 8 140 12 139 4463 3736 5*198 6 153 5 134 8 140 12 143 3736 3092 4*226 6 156 5 135 8 141 12 147 3092 2553 5 227 6 157 5 136 8 140 13 150 2553 2138 5 226 6 158 5 135 8 140 12 152 2138 1853 4 226 6 159 4 136 7 140 11 151 1853 1679 4 227 5 159 4 137 7 140 8*145 1679 1580 4 228 5 158 4 137 6 140 5*141 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