DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - 52.2 - - 58.6 - - - - - 60.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 16 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 192 - - 192 - - - - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1561 - - 1561 - - - - - 1561 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1577 - - 1577 - - - - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1461 - - 2325 - - - - - 2373 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 39 - - 66 - - - - - 33 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 053 - - 070 - - - - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2228 - - -3108 - - - - - -3384 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3805 - - 4685 - - - - - 4962 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11996 - - -11589 - - - - - -11862 ODpotential blCL - - - 13573 - - 13166 - - - - - 13440 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 310 - - - - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 58.6 - - - - - 60.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.4 - - 43.9 - - - - - 44.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.2 - - 58.4 - - - - - 60.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.6 - - 43.0 - - - - - 43.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 16 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 192 - - 192 - - - - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 97472 13 266 11 266 18 324 97472 90169 6 316 5 031 7 344 90169 84528 11 139 7 076 9 083 84528 79834 12 112 8 130 10 082 79834 75780 4 072 7 098 9 076 75780 72205 3 276 4 086 3 027 72205 68998 2 217 1 297 8 301 68998 66084 11 323 5 241 10 282 66084 63407 21 296 15 307 8 260 63407 60820 31 287 25 285 11 275 60820 58128 34 288 31 285 20 309 58128 55359 42 285 38 285 36 300 55359 52725 47 287 42 284 42 294 52725 50335 56 287 49 288 48 291 50335 48168 66 283 59 285 56 283 48168 46184 70 276 65 280 61 277 46184 44352 75 269 73 274 67 273 44352 42651 84 262 81 267 74 266 42651 41064 90 260 87 265 82 258 41064 39579 93 260 93 263 88 252 39579 38182 94 261 94 262 91 251 38182 36834 92 265 87 264 91 251 36834 35469 86 267 74 261 87 251 35469 34055 75 259 69 254 79 252 34055 32597 70 258 63 254 69 254 32597 31080 67 264 55 256 59 261 31080 29490 60 266 50 265 49 266 29490 27824 54 268 45 262 47 269 27824 26082 47 269 42 258 45 270 26082 24268 46 267 43 262 42 273 24268 22385 50 265 46 268 36 276 22385 20426 50 269 43 271 37 279 20426 18388 29 281 31 265 30 287 18388 16309 16 300 19 268 19 270 16309 14299 17 256 14 254 16 257 14299 12465 20 225 17 243 18 232 12465 10832 9 233 14 252 13 206 10832 9386 2 308 3 168 10 190 9386 8104 5 162 4 103 10 198 8104 6965 6 147 4 057 12 187 6965 5959 5 088 7 059 11 176 5959 5075 15 088 16 096 9 137 5075 4299 26 087 22 093 13 107 4299 3610 29 081 20 081 16 110 3610 3002 27 074 16 072 16 115 3002 2494 20 064 14 070 16 116 2494 2104 16 058 13 070 14 115 2104 1835 14 057 12 070 12 114 1835 1671 12 055 10 070 9*113 1671 1578 9*053 8*070 6*112 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