DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.6 - - 88.8 - - 86.0 - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 364 - - 243 - - 0 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3325 - - 6994 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3616 - - 6305 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4710 - - 8379 - - 1580 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3652 - - 3218 - - 9865 - - 2468 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 441 - - 499 - - 48 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 18 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 189 - - 163 - - 152 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -14 - - 4 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -104 - - -504 - - -5194 - - -1548 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4814 - - 8883 - - 6774 - - 3128 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2437 - - -4077 - - -6047 - - -5347 ODpotential blCL - - - 7147 - - 12456 - - 7627 - - 6926 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 48 - - 82 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 3460 - - 1570 - - 2730 - - 2750 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.6 - - 88.8 - - 86.0 - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.4 - - 55.0 - - 61.5 - - 66.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.1 - - 86.9 - - 86.0 - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 53.8 - - 61.0 - - 66.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 364 - - 243 - - 0 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3325 - - 6994 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 0 - - 29 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 7 - - 12 - - 15 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] 97662 15 259 22 252 19 273 12 276 97662 90228 8 278 12 261 9 253 10 336 90228 84523 3 282 3 227 2 254 10 360 84523 79796 4 202 2 181 5 010 4 025 79796 75732 6 136 3 144 1 215 3 009 75732 72154 6 104 6 103 7 119 2 163 72154 68935 6 102 5 135 7 095 7 114 68935 65991 3 028 5 101 4 177 2 274 65991 63282 12 238 10 259 14 218 10 238 63282 60653 24 241 20 264 19 281 7 214 60653 57892 24 248 28 268 36 274 24 263 57892 55032 33 258 37 247 39 262 38 259 55032 52330 42 261 41 259 43 270 48 268 52330 49917 54 266 49 273 53 275 54 273 49917 47747 62 270 61 275 63 274 58 275 47747 45764 66 273 69 274 68 275 67 279 45764 43939 70 278 73 275 73 278 81 282 43939 42252 72 279 74 276 78 280 92 283 42252 40684 70 278 70 275 78 282 95 283 40684 39219 64 277 62 273 73 281 91 284 39219 37846 60 277 56 274 64 279 84 283 37846 36528 57 276 55 276 57 275 72 280 36528 35194 55 274 53 277 51 274 63 276 35194 33812 53 273 50 278 47 275 55 273 33812 32383 52 273 48 278 41 275 46 271 32383 30893 49 273 47 276 37 277 40 272 30893 29329 45 275 44 276 37 280 34 274 29329 27695 39 270 41 277 37 282 30 277 27695 25986 31 260 39 264 38 284 27 277 25986 24204 27 257 35 254 32 270 26 274 24204 22354 25 256 29 259 28 254 24 267 22354 20430 27 258 27 265 24 263 21 253 20430 18428 29 260 29 263 28 272 21 253 18428 16384 29 261 29 253 30 257 23 253 16384 14407 26 267 22 257 21 260 24 238 14407 12600 20 289 13 269 13 265 19 239 12600 10989 17 306 6 244 9 199 14 222 10989 9551 10 314 6*197 10 183 13 200 9551 8269 4 327 6*185 10 176 12 185 8269 7125 4 204 6 185 11 172 12 172 7125 6108 8 193 6 185 11 169 13 160 6108 5207 8*190 6 186 12 167 15 150 5207 4410 8*188 5 189 12 165 20 147 4410 3696 8 188 5 192 13 165 24 149 3696 3064 8 188 4 194 13 164 26 150 3064 2535 8 188 4 197 12 164 25 151 2535 2128 8 189 4 198 12 164 23 152 2128 1847 7 188 4 199 11 163 19 152 1847 1677 7 188 3 200 10*163 15*152 1677 1579 6 188 3 200 8*163 10*152 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