DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.6 - - 68.0 - - - - - 67.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 23 - - - - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 305 - - 194 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1562 - - 1562 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1690 - - 1579 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1521 - - 1439 - - - - - 1270 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 116 - - 69 - - - - - 63 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 6 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 190 - - 166 - - - - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 3 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 111 - - 0 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1579 - - 1579 - - - - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 84 - - 0 - - - - - 0 ODpotential blCL - - - 1606 - - 1579 - - - - - 1579 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1780 - - 1800 - - - - - 1590 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.6 - - 68.0 - - - - - 67.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.2 - - 67.8 - - - - - 67.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.0 - - 67.5 - - - - - 67.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.9 - - 67.7 - - - - - 67.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 23 - - - - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 305 - - 194 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 15 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] 97629 17 254 19 267 31 296 97629 90241 22 262 22 269 31 306 90241 84527 22 268 22 274 27 316 84527 79792 19 294 19 288 13 307 79792 75765 10 291 14 301 6 316 75765 72232 3 273 9 280 6 336 72232 69044 5 239 10 215 12 250 69044 66133 9 232 13 177 13 237 66133 63452 14 261 9 231 18 250 63452 60865 23 243 14 253 18 239 60865 58142 26 216 27 254 20 200 58142 55283 35 209 34 236 36 245 55283 52550 45 228 52 234 49 238 52550 50102 63 231 56 231 49 232 50102 47914 72 230 61 232 50 239 47914 45933 78 226 72 227 48 238 45933 44123 82 223 77 221 41 241 44123 42457 83 218 75 216 39 244 42457 40906 81 209 72 205 38 240 40906 39451 79 202 71 197 35 235 39451 38078 75 194 67 198 34 233 38078 36753 67 189 62 198 34 235 36753 35408 63 187 55 197 36 235 35408 34013 63 191 53 197 38 233 34013 32571 66 199 47 204 40 230 32571 31065 62 204 40 215 42 226 31065 29484 53 205 46 208 44 225 29484 27826 48 207 48 208 45 226 27826 26093 52 217 43 216 47 228 26093 24291 53 235 44 219 46 226 24291 22422 48 239 46 223 40 228 22422 20479 43 246 49 228 33 238 20479 18457 42 253 49 238 31 244 18457 16396 36 258 45 241 28 251 16396 14407 29 265 36 237 24 251 14407 12592 22 262 26 233 22 250 12592 10973 21 245 20 229 18 256 10973 9527 24 219 17 222 16 270 9527 8236 27 202 16 206 12 235 8236 7086 29 189 17 190 15 199 7086 6070 27 189 19 181 17 185 6070 5174 28 191 19 176 19 181 5174 4381 27 193 17 175 21 172 4381 3672 24 193 15 178 22 163 3672 3044 23 192 14 181 21 161 3044 2521 22 192 12 178 20 159 2521 2119 20 191 11 174 18 158 2119 1842 18*190 9 170 16 157 1842 1675 16*190 7*168 13*156 1675 1579 12 190 6*166 10*155 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