DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 77.5 - - - - - 70.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 128 - - 86 - - - - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2342 - - 2523 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2536 - - 2464 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3727 - - 3908 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1403 - - 2137 - - - - - 2079 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 266 - - - - - 62 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 12 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 183 - - 180 - - - - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 5 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1407 - - 1022 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2320 - - 2886 - - - - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 543 - - -32 - - - - - -359 ODpotential blCL - - - 3184 - - 3940 - - - - - 1938 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 91 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 2540 - - 2680 - - - - - 1810 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 77.5 - - - - - 70.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.0 - - 69.8 - - - - - 69.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.2 - - 76.7 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.8 - - 68.6 - - - - - 69.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 128 - - 86 - - - - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2342 - - 2523 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 64 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 16 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] 97451 33 276 34 277 38 305 97451 90122 20 272 27 292 30 307 90122 84471 14 302 19 301 23 317 84471 79799 13 331 14 316 13 324 79799 75778 11 330 8 304 10 320 75778 72240 9 262 4 306 5 312 72240 69052 8 232 8 230 9 280 69052 66141 14 258 14 210 18 240 66141 63457 22 266 13 264 14 228 63457 60856 39 251 34 256 26 251 60856 58138 43 233 39 247 37 253 58138 55315 42 230 44 250 41 248 55315 52624 45 239 48 245 45 239 52624 50218 46 248 46 242 46 241 50218 48076 48 261 45 246 52 248 48076 46138 53 262 47 251 59 249 46138 44361 45 257 44 250 58 248 44361 42715 35 259 42 253 52 250 42715 41178 33 262 44 257 50 254 41178 39730 31 260 44 257 50 253 39730 38360 30 260 43 254 45 250 38360 37031 30 258 41 252 42 251 37031 35676 30 255 38 252 40 251 35676 34266 28 252 35 253 41 249 34266 32804 28 249 33 252 42 249 32804 31275 27 245 33 247 42 254 31275 29668 27 241 33 243 42 255 29668 27986 30 242 36 244 40 249 27986 26232 33 248 39 245 41 244 26232 24411 33 252 38 242 40 243 24411 22527 32 255 33 237 37 243 22527 20569 26 256 27 236 30 250 20569 18532 18 256 21 242 23 266 18532 16458 16 284 16 258 15 269 16458 14459 12 308 12 267 13 261 14459 12638 7 318 8 261 14 233 12638 11013 0 306 9 238 14 214 11013 9564 7 194 10 238 12 216 9564 8267 13 214 9 230 11 222 8267 7111 16 223 12 216 10 214 7111 6088 18 212 14 205 13 185 6088 5188 20 199 14 201 16 175 5188 4393 21*192 14*197 18 165 4393 3681 20*188 13*189 23 154 3681 3052 19 186 12 181 23 152 3052 2526 17 182 12 178 23 151 2526 2122 16 181 12 177 21 150 2122 1844 15 180 11 176 19 149 1844 1676 14 180 11 176 16*148 1676 1579 11 179 9 175 12*148 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