DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - 64.2 - - 64.1 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 29 - - - - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 554 - - 193 - - - - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1562 - - 1562 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1939 - - 1578 - - - - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 982 - - 1354 - - - - - 722 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 161 - - 74 - - - - - 42 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 155 - - - - - 110 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 361 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1578 - - 1578 - - - - - 1578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 198 - - 0 - - - - - 0 ODpotential blCL - - - 1741 - - 1578 - - - - - 1578 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 320 - - 500 - - - - - 720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 64.1 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.0 - - 63.9 - - - - - 62.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.1 - - 63.6 - - - - - 61.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 63.7 - - - - - 62.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 29 - - - - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 554 - - 193 - - - - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 101 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 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] 97827 8 226 8 250 9 307 97827 90384 4 223 1 085 12 345 90384 84664 4 050 2 077 12 018 84664 79940 7 095 3 089 10 049 79940 75867 4 022 7 028 7 059 75867 72275 3 048 7 004 9 005 72275 69059 5 007 3 335 13 341 69059 66133 10 315 9 295 10 311 66133 63429 11 287 15 272 13 312 63429 60817 17 283 19 262 25 282 60817 58118 22 267 24 259 27 258 58118 55328 24 260 22 271 23 267 55328 52644 21 278 32 283 30 282 52644 50207 34 274 41 267 44 276 50207 48010 45 261 45 261 49 269 48010 46004 50 265 47 264 49 269 46004 44158 55 273 52 270 54 270 44158 42454 60 276 61 271 57 267 42454 40877 65 277 66 269 58 265 40877 39409 67 279 67 270 59 266 39409 38031 68 279 64 271 58 266 38031 36702 67 276 60 271 56 266 36702 35353 67 277 58 270 52 267 35353 33952 68 277 60 271 49 270 33952 32504 64 274 64 273 46 271 32504 30994 58 274 62 277 39 272 30994 29414 56 277 53 278 33 275 29414 27764 50 282 46 277 33 276 27764 26039 45 288 39 281 36 276 26039 24239 37 291 35 285 27 284 24239 22369 31 291 30 286 27 284 22369 20423 27 286 25 280 26 281 20423 18398 27 283 24 274 24 276 18398 16338 24 281 23 264 25 278 16338 14354 20 279 22 264 26 276 14354 12540 16 244 21 268 25 269 12540 10919 16 254 19 274 18 278 10919 9474 23 247 16 263 11 294 9474 8187 18 228 13 215 6 238 8187 7046 18 203 18 195 17 177 7046 6036 20 198 20 198 19 167 6036 5145 21 200 18 201 19 163 5145 4357 19 200 12 202 18 159 4357 3653 15 198 10 203 17 157 3653 3029 10 181 7 183 16 153 3029 2510 7 143 6 170 14 139 2510 2112 7*123 4 158 11 120 2112 1839 6*120 4 156 9 114 1839 1673 6 119 3 155 7*111 1673 1578 5 118 3*155 6*110 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