DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 61.6 - - 67.8 - - 70.7 - - 70.2 - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 126 - - 374 - - 163 - - 10 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1654 - - 4497 - - 4848 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit 1961 - - 4524 - - 4411 - - 1562 - - 1561 Hcrit BL Top 3039 - - 5882 - - 6233 - - 1578 - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2430 - - 630 - - 1123 - - 6088 - - 256 Hgt.Variab. W* 246 - - 488 - - 382 - - 58 - - 18 W* B/S 5 - - 10 - - 8 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 130 - - 131 - - 125 - - 110 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - 3 - - -4 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4466 - - -2540 - - -2764 - - -7306 - - -6399 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7505 - - 8422 - - 8997 - - 8884 - - 7978 sfcLCL ODpotential -12801 - - -8195 - - -7984 - - -11726 - - -12602 ODpotential blCL 15840 - - 14077 - - 14217 - - 13304 - - 14180 blCL maxRH 78 - - 90 - - 100 - - 79 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m 61.6 - - 67.8 - - 70.7 - - 70.2 - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.4 - - 36.4 - - 36.8 - - 36.9 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 60.4 - - 65.5 - - 69.4 - - 70.1 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.4 - - 35.3 - - 35.8 - - 35.9 - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 126 - - 374 - - 163 - - 10 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1654 - - 4497 - - 4848 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 12 - - 61 - - 100 - - 14 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 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] 97325 37 241 35 241 36 252 44 255 35 267 97325 89904 35 242 35 252 40 248 41 257 31 265 89904 84218 27 264 30 260 32 248 36 250 34 262 84218 79514 22 292 23 256 24 244 27 262 29 264 79514 75503 15 285 18 263 14 258 20 251 23 263 75503 71996 14 292 12 272 17 297 16 282 14 263 71996 68838 14 305 8 300 14 287 11 294 10 300 68838 65957 17 322 12 328 9 309 6 283 10 280 65957 63301 26 298 19 298 16 306 17 276 14 295 63301 60711 29 284 24 290 24 283 21 282 18 297 60711 57980 31 280 34 283 38 285 39 280 30 267 57980 55119 38 291 49 276 48 274 46 273 41 271 55119 52373 54 287 51 272 53 276 54 276 57 279 52373 49904 62 284 55 278 61 277 64 280 68 280 49904 47683 70 282 65 276 69 274 72 278 74 277 47683 45659 76 277 74 271 77 270 74 281 75 277 45659 43798 78 275 78 270 82 274 82 282 79 280 43798 42088 87 282 83 275 87 276 88 280 86 280 42088 40511 106 284 87 277 82 279 82 279 87 277 40511 39043 119 283 83 279 85 285 80 284 85 278 39043 37665 121 283 83 284 92 286 85 288 85 281 37665 36337 115 283 88 285 96 284 88 286 86 283 36337 34989 102 284 90 283 95 281 87 284 87 282 34989 33592 90 282 87 281 92 280 86 282 86 280 33592 32147 82 279 81 281 89 281 86 282 84 280 32147 30639 73 278 73 279 84 282 84 283 83 284 30639 29058 66 277 67 275 73 281 72 282 72 286 29058 27411 62 280 64 276 65 278 60 282 56 283 27411 25699 52 282 57 278 56 281 49 288 45 288 25699 23916 40 281 49 277 40 283 41 293 38 294 23916 22063 34 283 38 274 35 274 35 291 35 290 22063 20134 27 280 25 264 35 261 28 283 36 283 20134 18129 19 293 19 269 30 263 29 277 40 284 18129 16093 12 289 17 276 18 262 31 279 44 287 16093 14133 9 269 12 264 13 261 28 285 39 290 14133 12345 7 264 11 247 13 273 18 274 28 292 12345 10748 5 277 8 265 13 263 16 296 17 281 10748 9326 3 273 3 230 9 258 9 301 6 255 9326 8068 1 355 7 157 7 183 5 173 8 174 8068 6954 4 010 8 148 9*139 8 147 10 167 6954 5968 2 019 8*136 9*130 9 138 9 151 5968 5095 5 133 9*134 9 128 10 125 10 125 5095 4323 9 130 9 132 9 126 10 120 13 107 4323 3630 11*130 9 131 9 124 10 116 17 099 3630 3016 11*131 9 130 9 123 11 114 19 097 3016 2503 11 130 9 130 8 122 11 113 19 097 2503 2109 8 130 8 129 8 121 10 112 18 096 2109 1837 7 129 8 129 8 121 10 111 15 094 1837 1672 6 128 7 129 8 121 9*110 10*088 1672 1578 6 128 7 128 7 122 7*110 5*080 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