DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - 83.2 - - 80.1 - - - - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 82 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2796 - - 1797 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2943 - - 1810 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4181 - - 3182 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3153 - - 2153 - - - - - 2881 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 326 - - 230 - - - - - 50 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 129 - - 108 - - - - - 121 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 2 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 401 - - 942 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3780 - - 2241 - - - - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1180 - - 181 - - - - - -490 ODpotential blCL - - - 5361 - - 3001 - - - - - 2069 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 99 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1370 - - 2550 - - - - - 2190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.2 - - 80.1 - - - - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.4 - - 74.9 - - - - - 74.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.9 - - 79.1 - - - - - 76.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 74.0 - - - - - 74.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 82 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2796 - - 1797 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 97 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 19 - - - - - 19 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] 98527 23 100 22 104 23 073 98527 91044 16 092 22 094 22 094 91044 85311 18 116 26 075 22 076 85311 80582 24 110 26 093 17 073 80582 76525 26 081 20 099 21 079 76525 72931 23 072 15 085 21 073 72931 69691 14 101 12 077 12 069 69691 66749 10 127 7 117 9 051 66749 64033 9 142 6 122 7 021 64033 61412 10 119 7 109 5 351 61412 58720 10 040 10 102 1 087 58720 55970 11 319 5 010 2 336 55970 53372 18 298 17 309 14 317 53372 51041 20 297 25 304 20 286 51041 48940 22 289 25 295 25 283 48940 47007 23 271 25 282 26 283 47007 45210 25 262 25 275 26 274 45210 43532 21 254 23 269 25 266 43532 41955 15 259 21 265 23 261 41955 40466 13 278 19 259 21 260 40466 39056 13 276 15 253 20 255 39056 37688 11 286 12 252 19 248 37688 36294 12 306 10 242 18 248 36294 34843 14 310 10 231 16 251 34843 33341 16 300 10 243 16 257 33341 31773 17 284 16 246 18 269 31773 30132 17 269 22 252 20 274 30132 28416 17 259 22 262 20 275 28416 26625 15 252 20 271 16 265 26625 24762 14 252 17 271 11 250 24762 22833 13 239 14 257 9 237 22833 20835 13 223 12 244 8 241 20835 18759 8 223 9 235 7 233 18759 16644 5 179 6 197 9 214 16644 14604 8 141 12 152 11 185 14604 12746 11 127 13 126 12 161 12746 11094 11 116 11 117 8 135 11094 9627 12 116 8 133 7 071 9627 8324 11 123 10 146 8 054 8324 7164 12 129 11 148 8 080 7164 6133 12 133 9 150 9 103 6133 5225 11 133 7 147 11 104 5225 4422 10*132 7 144 12 110 4422 3705 9*131 6*136 13 118 3705 3070 9 130 6*127 13 120 3070 2539 9 129 6 108 13 121 2539 2130 8 129 6 103 13 122 2130 1848 8 128 6 101 12 121 1848 1678 7 129 6 099 11 121 1678 1579 6 129 5 099 8*121 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