DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.3 - - 87.4 - - - - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 302 - - 247 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3056 - - 4116 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3355 - - 4080 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4441 - - 5501 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 991 - - 1485 - - - - - 2599 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 405 - - 418 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 160 - - - - - 143 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 567 - - 531 - - - - - -81 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3874 - - 4970 - - - - - 1660 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3809 - - -395 - - - - - -905 ODpotential blCL - - - 8250 - - 5896 - - - - - 2484 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 83 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 3430 - - 3800 - - - - - 4290 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.3 - - 87.4 - - - - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.0 - - 70.4 - - - - - 74.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.2 - - 85.5 - - - - - 77.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.3 - - 69.8 - - - - - 74.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 302 - - 247 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3056 - - 4116 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 33 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 20 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] 97879 11 218 21 207 12 277 97879 90383 13 201 14 210 15 286 90383 84636 18 231 13 250 12 246 84636 79892 16 233 16 262 7 238 79892 75830 4 243 6 235 4 205 75830 72279 6 029 8 108 5 110 72279 69079 4 246 5 194 4 265 69079 66163 10 144 11 199 10 192 66163 63484 13 201 12 224 11 225 63484 60913 26 212 25 237 27 250 60913 58260 31 250 37 238 30 255 58260 55507 42 270 38 252 35 255 55507 52866 47 277 44 275 43 252 52866 50469 56 275 49 272 52 250 50469 48298 62 271 57 264 57 250 48298 46310 66 267 62 263 60 255 46310 44479 68 266 65 265 66 263 44479 42784 67 267 68 267 73 268 42784 41204 66 269 71 269 79 274 41204 39723 68 272 73 271 85 281 39723 38332 71 272 74 271 87 286 38332 36992 73 271 73 271 82 285 36992 35633 71 270 71 271 76 280 35633 34224 70 272 70 271 73 275 34224 32767 68 273 71 271 73 271 32767 31252 64 272 70 272 71 270 31252 29664 60 270 66 269 67 272 29664 28004 54 267 61 266 59 271 28004 26273 49 266 56 263 50 266 26273 24473 47 260 50 262 45 260 24473 22603 50 252 46 259 41 255 22603 20658 50 250 44 257 37 255 20658 18632 40 248 39 254 31 254 18632 16564 30 225 31 245 24 244 16564 14565 29 205 28 219 24 230 14565 12736 30 195 28 215 22 236 12736 11102 26 192 24 219 18 250 11102 9644 24 191 18 222 14 262 9644 8343 18 205 10 256 9 258 8343 7183 8 254 6 286 4 190 7183 6152 9 322 4*205 5 130 6152 5241 8*307 5*184 8 155 5241 4437 6*254 6 172 13 155 4437 3717 7 235 7 160 16 150 3717 3078 8 230 8 156 20 148 3078 2544 8 227 8 154 20 147 2544 2133 8 225 8 153 19 146 2133 1850 8 224 8 152 16 145 1850 1678 7 224 8 152 13 143 1678 1579 7 223 7 152 9*143 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