DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - 69.8 - - 71.4 - - - - - 67.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 58 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2063 - - 2310 - - - - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2247 - - 1562 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3448 - - 3695 - - - - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1882 - - 2244 - - - - - 3161 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 263 - - 223 - - - - - 27 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 122 - - 122 - - - - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 4 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 616 - - 918 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2832 - - 2777 - - - - - 1578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 239 - - 245 - - - - - -450 ODpotential blCL - - - 3209 - - 3450 - - - - - 2028 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 650 - - 1150 - - - - - 1010 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.8 - - 71.4 - - - - - 67.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.7 - - 64.4 - - - - - 65.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.6 - - 70.6 - - - - - 67.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 63.6 - - - - - 65.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 58 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2063 - - 2310 - - - - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 97 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 13 - - - - - 14 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] 97736 27 233 24 218 27 268 97736 90323 20 230 18 239 20 281 90323 84620 17 262 22 255 18 278 84620 79894 19 276 22 267 18 282 79894 75851 16 264 16 271 14 293 75851 72294 8 242 11 258 11 302 72294 69076 7 262 9 261 12 265 69076 66135 9 250 10 255 16 234 66135 63432 16 243 12 267 10 229 63432 60833 18 257 20 267 15 292 60833 58127 32 253 31 263 29 272 58127 55312 40 260 38 255 38 256 55312 52616 47 264 43 258 42 260 52616 50179 47 266 45 259 49 264 50179 47984 48 266 51 261 58 264 47984 45988 50 260 56 261 63 262 45988 44167 49 265 61 269 63 265 44167 42495 58 276 60 273 64 273 42495 40950 56 282 57 276 65 278 40950 39507 52 293 59 282 63 281 39507 38145 46 295 59 284 56 281 38145 36823 41 291 52 283 51 277 36823 35477 36 285 47 287 44 282 35477 34080 33 284 43 295 42 278 34080 32632 33 284 40 287 40 266 32632 31118 35 283 38 277 36 267 31118 29526 30 293 31 278 30 271 29526 27860 21 305 24 283 16 268 27860 26117 17 303 18 290 16 277 26117 24304 16 308 15 300 16 284 24304 22423 10 304 12 300 13 294 22423 20467 7 289 10 290 9 311 20467 18427 4 263 10 232 7 286 18427 16346 8 211 14 215 8 243 16346 14342 11 164 11 198 7 207 14342 12518 15 161 14 180 7 178 12518 10897 18 158 15 167 11 161 10897 9459 18 151 14 166 12 157 9459 8180 16 149 11 163 14 155 8180 7040 13 154 11 155 20 145 7040 6033 10 160 13 143 19 136 6033 5147 9 156 15 133 19 133 5147 4362 9 148 15*126 19 131 4362 3659 9*129 14*124 19 129 3659 3037 9*124 13 123 18 127 3037 2517 9 122 12 122 18 126 2517 2117 9 122 12 122 16 125 2117 1842 8 121 11 122 13 123 1842 1674 8 121 11 122 11 123 1674 1578 7 121 9 122 8*123 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