DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.4 - - 87.4 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 159 - - 92 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3204 - - 4334 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3267 - - 3838 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4589 - - 5719 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1225 - - 1724 - - - - - 2168 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 348 - - 332 - - - - - 33 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 19 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 174 - - 172 - - - - - 154 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 866 - - 558 - - - - - -385 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3723 - - 5161 - - - - - 1964 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5176 - - -1457 - - - - - -1390 ODpotential blCL - - - 9765 - - 7176 - - - - - 2969 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 84 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 2090 - - 2020 - - - - - 1960 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.4 - - 87.4 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.9 - - 69.8 - - - - - 72.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.2 - - 86.5 - - - - - 77.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.6 - - 68.5 - - - - - 72.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 159 - - 92 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3204 - - 4334 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 38 - - - - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - 18 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] 98792 38 110 31 107 29 062 98792 91259 35 113 30 105 29 083 91259 85464 30 098 31 100 30 091 85464 80688 24 093 36 092 33 093 80688 76603 25 100 36 090 30 096 76603 73006 25 100 27 095 26 095 73006 69760 23 102 19 104 23 085 69760 66798 16 100 14 117 19 091 66798 64068 11 121 12 132 17 108 64068 61434 12 139 12 160 9 105 61434 58705 10 118 15 147 5 164 58705 55908 7 103 12 108 7 122 55908 53273 6 073 15 071 11 105 53273 50917 14 020 17 020 16 073 50917 48804 12 034 19 007 25 057 48804 46874 10 070 13 017 24 040 46874 45087 9 044 15 016 22 024 45087 43417 14 018 6 044 16 022 43417 41845 16 018 15 111 11 051 41845 40360 12 035 19 102 10 066 40360 38952 13 063 16 086 12 098 38952 37588 11 082 13 063 16 108 37588 36198 12 070 13 057 16 083 36198 34754 17 048 16 061 15 050 34754 33263 17 030 19 075 16 025 33263 31708 14 042 14 072 14 022 31708 30078 14 027 10 026 8 035 30078 28375 15 038 9 012 6 074 28375 26599 9 108 4 068 5 148 26599 24752 9 132 2 148 4 126 24752 22840 4 104 3 058 8 061 22840 20858 4 041 7 022 11 041 20858 18796 6 078 6 062 10 075 18796 16691 7 080 6 073 9 083 16691 14658 7 082 5 061 9 069 14658 12801 7 136 6 138 7 073 12801 11144 13 169 15 171 3 175 11144 9669 19 186 22 183 15 189 9669 8357 24 195 26 191 21 185 8357 7190 27 198 23 188 21 188 7190 6155 25 196 21*180 22 191 6155 5242 22*186 21*177 24 187 5242 4434 20*179 20 174 26 179 4434 3712 19 176 20 172 29 166 3712 3074 18 174 19 171 29 158 3074 2541 18 173 19 170 28 156 2541 2132 17 171 18 169 25 155 2132 1849 16 171 17 168 21 154 1849 1677 15 171 16 168 18 154 1677 1579 12 170 13 167 12*154 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