DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.1 - - 52.3 - - 52.7 - - 57.9 - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 14 - - 11 - - -4 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 192 - - 192 - - 192 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit 1561 - - 1561 - - 1561 - - 1561 - - 1561 Hcrit BL Top 1577 - - 1577 - - 1577 - - 1578 - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1336 - - 1249 - - 854 - - 1105 - - 837 Hgt.Variab. W* 44 - - 62 - - 56 - - 29 - - 34 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 085 - - 090 - - 067 - - 083 - - 099 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1386 - - -616 - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2964 - - 2193 - - 1581 - - 1578 - - 1578 sfcLCL ODpotential -10448 - - -9482 - - -8283 - - -3261 - - -208 ODpotential blCL 12025 - - 11059 - - 9860 - - 4839 - - 1786 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 570 - - 600 - - 630 - - 620 - - 350 CAPE Temp@2m 54.1 - - 52.3 - - 52.7 - - 57.9 - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 46.9 - - 48.4 - - 51.2 - - 56.4 - - 56.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.3 - - 52.0 - - 52.4 - - 57.9 - - 56.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.9 - - 47.7 - - 51.0 - - 56.2 - - 56.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 14 - - 11 - - -4 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 192 - - 192 - - 192 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 - - 10 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] 97680 12 244 12 230 7 261 11 251 10 299 97680 90293 4 047 3 187 4 208 8 324 11 341 90293 84601 13 066 4 050 2 111 6 004 8 011 84601 79887 13 070 4 046 7 046 9 060 8 068 79887 75831 5 046 5 358 9 022 10 053 9 062 75831 72260 5 242 3 059 2 339 5 025 8 045 72260 69044 2 031 1 067 1 295 6 309 4 348 69044 66118 1 116 10 200 9 266 11 298 9 302 66118 63440 6 315 5 229 11 244 14 276 9 309 63440 60848 23 312 11 295 10 267 12 256 12 273 60848 58160 28 286 24 296 17 296 11 276 16 257 58160 55396 25 262 31 266 31 275 28 280 21 278 55396 52750 24 277 27 245 37 251 35 257 31 260 52750 50346 33 287 26 251 34 242 37 240 38 251 50346 48168 43 288 31 281 31 260 34 240 41 251 48168 46166 53 284 43 283 38 271 36 258 42 258 46166 44313 60 271 53 273 48 270 50 264 50 261 44313 42592 58 261 57 262 58 262 59 260 52 259 42592 40985 50 262 56 256 59 259 58 261 50 261 40985 39483 54 266 58 259 60 259 60 265 56 266 39483 38075 60 265 62 260 62 260 64 266 65 267 38075 36723 61 263 64 261 64 259 65 265 69 266 36723 35358 57 264 60 261 63 260 62 265 67 266 35358 33949 55 266 52 260 56 260 56 264 59 263 33949 32499 53 266 50 259 53 261 50 264 49 260 32499 30991 50 267 48 259 52 261 48 265 45 263 30991 29410 47 268 43 260 47 262 46 265 45 266 29410 27754 43 268 37 259 41 261 43 263 43 264 27754 26023 39 272 31 260 36 257 40 258 37 262 26023 24222 33 279 29 260 34 255 38 255 34 257 24222 22355 32 279 29 262 29 256 34 254 33 253 22355 20413 31 277 26 263 24 256 28 254 30 252 20413 18386 24 273 21 251 21 245 23 251 25 255 18386 16314 19 232 18 228 23 239 24 250 24 260 16314 14310 21 205 19 233 17 237 23 255 24 265 14310 12483 15 183 18 231 17 212 17 223 17 252 12483 10858 15 168 16 217 21 205 21 207 14 219 10858 9417 17 155 24 204 21 198 23 200 21 203 9417 8135 14 127 26 195 22 192 26 186 24 193 8135 6997 16 142 23 163 24 172 27 162 26 178 6997 5990 15 148 21 135 21 154 25 141 29 164 5990 5103 14 144 21 123 23 149 26 134 30 157 5103 4321 17 134 22 123 26 141 27 136 30 150 4321 3623 21 123 24 123 26 124 28 126 29 138 3623 3007 22 106 22 111 25 109 27 110 27 128 3007 2495 20 093 19 099 21 093 24 095 23 117 2495 2104 16 088 14 093 16 075 20 088 17 108 2104 1834 13 087 11 092 13 070 16 085 13 103 1834 1671 11 086 10*090 12*068 13*084 10*101 1671 1578 8*085 8*090 9*067 10*083 8*099 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