DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/18 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 - - - - - - 1005z - - 1902z - - 1907z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 6 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.9 - - 63.3 - - 53.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 386 - - 24 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5683 - - 5020 - - 172 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5460 - - 1541 - - 1540 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7068 - - 6405 - - 1557 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 851 - - 1363 - - 3797 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 529 - - 205 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 094 - - 110 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3110 - - -3377 - - -5437 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10179 - - 9782 - - 6994 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9033 - - -9720 - - -13007 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16101 - - 16125 - - 14564 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 77 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.9 - - 63.3 - - 53.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.6 - - 25.9 - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.7 - - 62.9 - - 56.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.0 - - 25.5 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 386 - - 24 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5683 - - 5020 - - 172 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96989 11 294 17 292 17 314 96989 89604 6 293 13 298 10 320 89604 83940 3 012 7 315 4 316 83940 79267 5 010 2 355 3 315 79267 75266 4 004 4 342 3 293 75266 71748 7 306 13 317 7 322 71748 68580 8 278 15 299 16 295 68580 65690 19 292 16 282 19 289 65690 63024 28 290 25 299 25 300 63024 60450 43 285 33 294 34 300 60450 57767 43 282 43 291 42 294 57767 54964 47 286 52 283 53 290 54964 52266 54 282 59 275 59 283 52266 49823 59 280 61 277 66 290 49823 47624 67 283 68 286 78 293 47624 45617 73 285 77 288 81 289 45617 43765 73 284 77 286 78 287 43765 42040 74 283 75 285 79 291 42040 40425 74 282 74 288 84 295 40425 38909 73 281 76 288 91 297 38909 37483 71 280 78 283 91 295 37483 36107 67 276 79 279 86 292 36107 34720 60 266 71 278 81 284 34720 33296 53 253 53 273 78 280 33296 31841 52 252 46 258 63 276 31841 30345 52 254 47 253 47 267 30345 28790 44 252 45 255 45 261 28790 27169 38 247 43 254 42 260 27169 25478 38 249 41 252 39 258 25478 23719 36 255 37 255 39 256 23719 21890 32 262 31 261 38 255 21890 19983 26 269 27 270 32 262 19983 17988 22 273 23 275 23 271 17988 15950 18 266 21 277 19 277 15950 13984 10 268 13 276 15 285 13984 12194 5 237 8 251 11 288 12194 10605 5 187 4 197 4 290 10605 9199 5 137 9 116 5 113 9199 7955 9*094 11 111 10 116 7955 6854 10*094 12*110 14 107 6854 5882 10 094 12*110 17 103 5882 5023 11 094 13 110 17 105 5023 4262 11 094 14 110 17 107 4262 3580 11 094 14 110 17 109 3580 2975 11 094 14 110 16 112 2975 2469 11 094 14 109 15 114 2469 2080 11 093 13 109 14 116 2080 1812 11 094 13 109 11 114 1812 1650 10 093 12 109 7*105 1650 1557 9 093 9 109 4*094 1557 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