DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.3 - - 84.7 - - 81.6 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 205 - - -3 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4047 - - 3854 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3952 - - 3823 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5432 - - 5239 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1134 - - 2712 - - 4953 - - 2523 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 393 - - 391 - - 45 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 138 - - 124 - - 143 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -3 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1013 - - 680 - - -2163 - - -145 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4420 - - 4559 - - 3743 - - 1725 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -366 - - -894 - - -3452 - - -1515 ODpotential blCL - - - 5798 - - 6133 - - 5032 - - 3095 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 81 - - 98 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 1410 - - 2430 - - 2420 - - 3450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.3 - - 84.7 - - 81.6 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.9 - - 69.7 - - 70.1 - - 73.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.7 - - 83.1 - - 81.7 - - 77.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.6 - - 68.7 - - 69.4 - - 73.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 205 - - -3 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4047 - - 3854 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 25 - - 94 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 15 - - 17 - - 19 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] 98337 6 084 11 054 14 051 16 071 98337 90853 5 056 6 060 10 020 15 027 90853 85114 5 085 7 058 9 017 8 025 85114 80364 10 090 7 083 6 037 2 008 80364 76289 14 066 11 102 8 084 6 042 76289 72717 10 061 13 081 14 074 13 063 72717 69505 11 077 10 065 13 081 14 061 69505 66579 10 080 10 045 12 076 12 054 66579 63891 11 106 5 045 15 069 10 054 63891 61307 17 119 1 164 9 019 10 026 61307 58624 5 090 6 257 7 311 6 340 58624 55832 16 294 12 268 12 300 7 327 55832 53151 27 278 27 281 29 282 23 284 53151 50737 27 267 30 275 33 273 31 266 50737 48564 26 266 31 275 34 276 33 269 48564 46578 27 262 29 270 35 277 36 275 46578 44750 29 255 28 257 27 267 29 271 44750 43065 30 254 29 244 24 241 27 248 43065 41504 29 261 27 238 26 232 25 239 41504 40042 28 266 23 249 23 231 24 239 40042 38659 26 262 22 260 18 238 21 238 38659 37315 26 253 22 262 16 245 20 239 37315 35944 26 248 22 260 16 249 19 242 35944 34518 27 243 22 258 17 253 18 247 34518 33041 30 241 24 255 19 251 17 254 33041 31500 31 247 27 253 23 245 17 259 31500 29884 29 253 29 253 25 239 17 254 29884 28194 20 258 25 249 24 241 18 245 28194 26433 17 249 21 247 23 247 18 252 26433 24602 26 242 21 252 21 246 20 257 24602 22701 24 246 18 253 16 240 18 256 22701 20725 10 258 13 245 11 231 10 251 20725 18673 1 228 5 171 7 210 7 271 18673 16584 7 187 2 019 7 138 3 244 16584 14571 10 178 4 234 2 196 3 007 14571 12732 9 156 4 315 7 349 7 041 12732 11091 8 118 4 019 5 005 11 062 11091 9627 9 086 5 058 5 028 14 069 9627 8323 9 064 7 108 5 080 11 083 8323 7167 6 110 8 129 7 131 7 092 7167 6142 8*161 9 138 8 135 6 093 6142 5238 8*164 10*140 8 130 8 104 5238 4435 8 164 10*140 9 127 11 113 4435 3715 8 165 10 139 9 125 14 129 3715 3077 8 164 10 138 9 124 16 141 3077 2543 8 164 10 137 9 124 17 145 2543 2133 7 163 10 137 9 124 15 145 2133 1850 7 163 10 136 9 123 13 145 1850 1678 7 162 9 136 8*124 10*144 1678 1580 6 162 8 136 6*124 6*143 1580 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