DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.7 - - 60.6 - - 67.8 - - 66.1 - - 59.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 48 - - 305 - - 257 - - -26 - - -61 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 459 - - 2783 - - 3365 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit 1560 - - 3140 - - 3517 - - 1562 - - 1561 Hcrit BL Top 1844 - - 4168 - - 4750 - - 1578 - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 744 - - 900 - - 963 - - 3880 - - 203 Hgt.Variab. W* 118 - - 389 - - 392 - - 30 - - 24 W* B/S 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 14 - - 21 - - 19 - - 7 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 203 - - 208 - - 212 - - 201 - - 189 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 4 - - -9 - - -7 - - 2 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1534 - - -709 - - -1668 - - -4023 - - -2968 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3378 - - 4878 - - 6418 - - 5601 - - 4546 sfcLCL ODpotential -13718 - - -9395 - - -9741 - - -11673 - - -13589 ODpotential blCL 15562 - - 13563 - - 14491 - - 13251 - - 15167 blCL maxRH 70 - - 78 - - 62 - - 60 - - 51 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.7 - - 60.6 - - 67.8 - - 66.1 - - 59.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.7 - - 44.8 - - 45.2 - - 47.1 - - 44.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.3 - - 58.9 - - 66.2 - - 67.2 - - 61.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.9 - - 44.1 - - 44.5 - - 46.6 - - 44.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 48 - - 305 - - 257 - - -26 - - -61 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 459 - - 2783 - - 3365 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96565 26 256 21 281 19 244 24 263 21 279 96565 89337 17 239 18 234 22 237 22 259 16 277 89337 83824 15 243 17 230 22 237 24 260 15 271 83824 79232 10 248 16 241 19 265 18 260 11 272 79232 75241 13 277 13 242 18 273 18 273 15 299 75241 71701 12 286 11 270 14 279 19 270 13 288 71701 68496 17 291 15 282 16 292 18 281 15 297 68496 65569 24 301 18 304 20 291 21 290 20 292 65569 62891 30 316 25 311 26 301 24 293 30 295 62891 60325 40 311 32 304 26 298 28 310 29 274 60325 57645 42 302 36 307 33 316 33 323 34 319 57645 54870 46 306 44 307 49 323 60 322 46 321 54870 52231 56 304 55 307 60 317 57 315 43 314 52231 49839 59 298 54 310 53 317 40 316 33 322 49839 47678 50 299 48 312 42 320 43 336 43 347 47678 45717 44 313 41 325 47 344 59 347 66 350 45717 43941 43 337 37 337 56 353 58 350 72 350 43941 42315 47 345 33 347 54 355 51 354 53 359 42315 40803 44 345 34 354 40 356 43 351 32 013 40803 39380 39 347 33 345 32 351 34 344 25 014 39380 38033 37 349 33 336 28 352 27 337 26 346 38033 36727 38 346 32 335 26 001 21 345 25 340 36727 35395 33 339 31 341 28 009 17 357 24 342 35395 34007 28 335 32 348 30 006 15 353 25 343 34007 32568 27 339 31 346 30 359 13 346 25 344 32568 31063 29 344 25 332 29 357 17 335 26 345 31063 29481 35 347 24 325 28 357 22 333 28 345 29481 27822 36 343 25 325 23 348 22 339 27 340 27822 26086 30 336 25 333 24 343 22 345 25 332 26086 24276 29 331 29 333 27 337 22 340 19 324 24276 22395 32 334 30 326 30 331 26 335 19 322 22395 20435 30 338 23 325 27 321 29 333 28 323 20435 18387 19 329 14 319 21 309 26 321 30 327 18387 16300 15 322 12 288 19 285 26 306 29 328 16300 14294 16 314 15 291 21 286 25 303 29 322 14294 12473 17 314 18 295 22 292 24 303 29 314 12473 10855 16 311 17 292 20 295 22 300 26 306 10855 9416 14 300 16 283 18 290 19 298 24 296 9416 8136 9 284 14 282 16 274 16 292 23 288 8136 7000 7 291 13 294 16 265 16 275 23 278 7000 5992 19 228 17 244 18 224 18 220 25 262 5992 5109 30 212 24 214 20*212 21 204 27 220 5109 4333 31 207 25*208 20*211 21 202 32 203 4333 3638 29 205 24*208 20 211 20 201 31 200 3638 3022 28 203 22 208 20 211 19 201 30 197 3022 2506 26 202 21 208 19 212 18 201 29 193 2506 2110 21*202 20 209 18 213 16 201 27 190 2110 1837 16*202 19 209 17 213 14 201 22 189 1837 1672 14 203 17 209 16 213 11 201 15*189 1672 1578 11 203 14 209 13 213 7*201 8*189 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