DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.5 - - 81.0 - - 78.5 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 283 - - -11 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3093 - - 3790 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3452 - - 3880 - - 1562 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4478 - - 5175 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 790 - - 873 - - 4360 - - 1706 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 437 - - 423 - - 42 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 17 - - 10 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 181 - - 167 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -720 - - -1436 - - -4401 - - -1438 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5198 - - 6612 - - 5981 - - 3017 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6440 - - -6603 - - -10075 - - -10691 ODpotential blCL - - - 10918 - - 11778 - - 11654 - - 12270 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 65 - - 65 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.5 - - 81.0 - - 78.5 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.0 - - 57.4 - - 57.6 - - 60.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.1 - - 79.2 - - 78.7 - - 69.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.4 - - 56.7 - - 57.2 - - 60.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 283 - - -11 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3093 - - 3790 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 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] 97091 40 243 39 251 50 269 40 281 97091 89688 30 258 29 263 32 254 34 267 89688 84035 22 278 20 257 19 258 25 267 84035 79399 22 250 19 290 14 288 16 245 79399 75446 11 227 13 267 14 276 13 307 75446 71973 7 297 8 263 7 251 9 321 71973 68856 5 234 6 282 7 284 1 307 68856 66026 8 158 6 228 7 287 7 303 66026 63411 9 180 7 205 5 196 11 294 63411 60893 6 142 5 208 10 194 11 251 60893 58288 3 095 5 262 12 215 13 232 58288 55573 1 256 3 273 9 226 12 228 55573 52938 5 247 1 014 3 241 11 223 52938 50527 2 269 5 230 6 252 12 237 50527 48339 4 359 4 217 9 241 12 249 48339 46340 7 006 4 319 8 243 8 241 46340 44508 10 355 9 319 8 275 4 235 44508 42818 15 358 11 352 7 293 2 271 42818 41252 12 349 15 343 13 336 9 358 41252 39793 13 046 11 007 15 348 15 348 39793 38422 19 035 15 027 15 356 18 000 38422 37095 23 027 20 030 17 015 20 015 37095 35748 23 021 22 029 18 020 17 017 35748 34348 23 019 20 025 17 014 17 009 34348 32899 20 022 16 021 18 006 19 003 32899 31386 17 030 12 016 18 003 17 001 31386 29796 16 034 11 015 16 002 17 001 29796 28127 17 036 11 022 13 004 15 004 28127 26378 14 042 11 014 11 003 13 357 26378 24554 11 029 11 001 11 001 11 351 24554 22656 14 032 11 013 5 007 8 340 22656 20683 15 043 10 041 2 345 7 314 20683 18628 14 040 13 038 5 347 12 357 18628 16532 14 041 13 039 13 015 17 011 16532 14506 10 049 6 026 12 010 14 021 14506 12654 2 287 8 314 12 344 13 011 12654 11007 5 200 9 262 8 305 10 014 11007 9546 8 172 11 226 12 249 5 270 9546 8248 10 200 12 217 16 239 12 246 8248 7093 14 201 17 209 18 214 17 240 7093 6069 19 196 18 191 20 183 19 220 6069 5171 19*190 18*184 21 173 21 201 5171 4378 18*188 18*182 22 171 22 189 4378 3669 18 187 18 182 21 170 25 175 3669 3042 18 188 18 181 21 169 29 162 3042 2520 17 187 17 181 20 168 28 159 2520 2119 16 188 17 180 19 168 25 158 2119 1842 15 188 16 180 17 168 21 158 1842 1675 14 188 15 181 14*167 16*158 1675 1579 12 188 12 180 10*167 11*158 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