DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 67.0 - - 71.1 - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 100 - - 8 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 837 - - 978 - - 194 - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1561 - - 1562 - - 1562 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2222 - - 2363 - - 1579 - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 574 - - 555 - - 3095 - - 1557 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 166 - - 194 - - 57 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 074 - - 067 - - 038 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -3 - - -1 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 465 - - 529 - - -491 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1757 - - 1834 - - 2070 - - 1578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3118 - - -7 - - -1151 - - -692 ODpotential blCL - - - 5340 - - 2370 - - 2730 - - 2270 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 99 - - 98 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 910 - - 660 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 67.0 - - 71.1 - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.8 - - 63.9 - - 66.8 - - 63.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.9 - - 66.1 - - 70.8 - - 65.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.2 - - 63.2 - - 66.4 - - 63.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 100 - - 8 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 837 - - 978 - - 194 - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 96 - - 92 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 13 - - 15 - - 13 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] 97734 18 215 17 247 17 269 18 300 97734 90271 13 237 12 227 10 256 14 266 90271 84523 12 232 10 214 11 244 15 264 84523 79751 10 264 6 212 14 242 17 271 79751 75680 7 284 3 316 2 248 9 241 75680 72119 3 068 1 197 1 204 2 045 72119 68910 2 357 4 189 5 167 2 001 68910 65976 7 315 5 306 0 040 6 297 65976 63297 12 308 12 304 10 298 11 286 63297 60738 27 281 21 270 18 283 15 282 60738 58061 41 267 29 270 30 288 20 284 58061 55270 48 266 43 268 41 276 42 281 55270 52607 53 267 49 267 53 274 56 274 52607 50205 54 274 52 271 63 269 59 266 50205 48049 65 282 66 281 70 275 71 273 48049 46107 81 277 89 282 93 277 90 273 46107 44341 87 271 86 276 96 268 91 267 44341 42701 82 264 77 270 87 263 85 262 42701 41159 80 261 71 270 76 261 82 257 41159 39702 79 261 68 274 66 264 82 255 39702 38321 79 263 68 277 63 271 81 256 38321 36981 80 266 70 278 64 270 78 257 36981 35613 77 270 71 276 66 273 75 258 35613 34192 70 272 68 272 68 274 73 259 34192 32721 68 276 67 272 67 274 73 262 32721 31186 66 278 70 272 68 273 72 266 31186 29577 64 280 71 272 69 273 70 270 29577 27894 63 279 69 272 70 272 63 267 27894 26135 61 276 67 273 66 271 51 263 26135 24305 59 274 63 273 58 267 45 264 24305 22407 64 273 58 273 55 266 42 264 22407 20440 53 264 51 271 53 267 41 262 20440 18398 54 261 47 262 47 267 42 259 18398 16326 39 250 40 256 37 260 38 249 16326 14335 33 231 28 243 34 246 33 238 14335 12522 31 224 22 230 28 235 28 232 12522 10905 17 242 17 207 18 243 18 241 10905 9464 16 230 9 204 8 245 10 274 9464 8179 17 224 9 233 1 340 6 312 8179 7038 11 227 7 287 7 089 8 060 7038 6027 3 319 6 340 11 089 17 075 6027 5137 10 041 6 036 14 086 21 076 5137 4351 18 050 7 071 16 082 23 078 4351 3647 20 056 8 095 16 080 23 063 3647 3027 19 061 11 081 16 077 25 044 3027 2510 17*061 10*074 15 073 24 038 2510 2114 13*062 10*073 14 070 22 038 2114 1840 12 063 9 074 12 068 19 037 1840 1674 11 063 9 074 11*067 16 037 1674 1578 9 064 7 074 8*067 12*038 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