DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.1 - - 86.8 - - 83.4 - - 76.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 78 - - -25 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3188 - - 4292 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3245 - - 3777 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4573 - - 5677 - - 1580 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1154 - - 1627 - - 4868 - - 2351 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 345 - - 326 - - 62 - - 36 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 182 - - 173 - - 156 - - 151 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 666 - - 261 - - -2704 - - -616 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3907 - - 5416 - - 4284 - - 2195 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5510 - - -4906 - - -4522 - - -6557 ODpotential blCL - - - 10083 - - 10583 - - 6102 - - 8136 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 72 - - 75 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 1910 - - 1660 - - 1900 - - 1810 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.1 - - 86.8 - - 83.4 - - 76.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.0 - - 68.2 - - 69.7 - - 71.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.8 - - 86.1 - - 84.2 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.5 - - 66.8 - - 68.5 - - 71.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 78 - - -25 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3188 - - 4292 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 38 - - 0 - - 2 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - 16 - - 17 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] 98514 46 101 43 108 31 101 32 084 98514 91061 43 095 34 093 39 092 32 090 91061 85340 35 092 26 086 33 087 32 075 85340 80605 33 097 26 090 26 078 30 074 80605 76525 30 096 28 091 26 083 27 078 76525 72930 27 088 30 085 24 092 24 086 72930 69686 19 084 28 079 23 083 21 085 69686 66719 14 083 19 077 18 081 17 081 66719 63977 8 082 8 084 7 083 12 069 63977 61318 5 146 3 204 1 037 5 051 61318 58586 3 255 5 280 8 299 9 006 58586 55818 2 160 1 274 5 275 5 335 55818 53203 13 353 15 007 10 023 6 353 53203 50844 18 352 17 352 18 350 17 341 50844 48726 22 354 22 004 22 351 18 342 48726 46790 26 341 26 356 21 358 18 351 46790 44996 27 325 26 349 24 359 18 006 44996 43316 27 323 28 333 27 351 20 010 43316 41737 27 322 27 331 26 339 23 357 41737 40250 24 319 28 332 29 327 27 338 40250 38849 21 322 28 332 32 326 28 335 38849 37499 20 326 26 332 32 328 28 334 37499 36128 18 328 24 334 30 331 30 333 36128 34703 17 328 23 335 29 333 28 334 34703 33228 21 336 23 340 27 337 26 337 33228 31687 27 350 23 349 25 343 25 339 31687 30070 26 001 23 357 21 350 23 339 30070 28376 20 015 22 002 20 354 23 343 28376 26604 15 029 19 010 20 355 20 341 26604 24756 14 015 12 011 18 357 18 342 24756 22839 17 360 13 356 15 356 20 356 22839 20850 16 038 15 009 18 016 19 018 20850 18784 11 055 12 039 24 032 23 028 18784 16676 12 076 10 056 23 042 21 039 16676 14639 13 091 10 100 13 065 18 050 14639 12780 12 098 11 112 7 114 7 076 12780 11125 9 105 8 112 6 147 4 134 11125 9652 8 158 8 166 10 174 10 182 9652 8342 16 189 16 193 15 189 17 186 8342 7179 24 194 18 189 16 192 18 190 7179 6148 25 194 17*182 17 187 17 192 6148 5238 19*188 16*179 17 179 17 188 5238 4433 17*184 16 176 18 170 18 175 4433 3713 16 183 16 174 19 166 22 163 3713 3075 16 182 15 172 19 163 24 157 3075 2542 15 182 15 170 18 161 24 155 2542 2132 14 181 14 170 17 159 22 154 2132 1849 14 181 14 169 16 158 18 152 1849 1678 13 181 13 169 13*157 14 151 1678 1579 11 181 11 168 10*156 9*151 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