DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 65.3 - - 73.0 - - - - - 61.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 220 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1360 - - 1829 - - - - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2065 - - 2347 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2745 - - 3214 - - - - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 472 - - 651 - - - - - 180 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 294 - - 307 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 11 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 226 - - 217 - - - - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 3 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4681 - - -4445 - - - - - -3839 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7426 - - 7659 - - - - - 5418 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13741 - - -11318 - - - - - -12615 ODpotential blCL - - - 16486 - - 14532 - - - - - 14193 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 41 - - - - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.3 - - 73.0 - - - - - 61.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.8 - - 45.1 - - - - - 43.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.5 - - 71.3 - - - - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 43.9 - - - - - 42.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 220 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1360 - - 1829 - - - - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 96668 35 263 29 252 30 261 96668 89335 33 264 27 248 26 260 89335 83795 32 258 31 239 24 260 83795 79217 23 238 31 241 23 264 79217 75243 15 231 28 245 26 261 75243 71728 25 279 17 255 22 263 71728 68556 37 279 28 280 27 272 68556 65655 37 274 36 279 38 284 65655 63000 34 268 34 279 39 287 63000 60454 32 283 30 286 39 291 60454 57799 36 291 31 299 45 297 57799 55030 39 292 34 296 45 299 55030 52360 39 292 40 297 44 300 52360 49929 40 294 46 300 40 302 49929 47733 39 297 48 294 38 306 47733 45736 36 293 47 289 37 309 45736 43905 33 286 43 290 36 308 43905 42219 29 284 37 294 29 315 42219 40661 25 287 31 291 28 316 40661 39216 23 291 24 288 22 294 39216 37861 24 291 20 289 17 277 37861 36552 22 287 20 294 12 264 36552 35222 20 285 22 296 10 268 35222 33842 16 284 21 288 12 284 33842 32414 13 281 17 280 15 288 32414 30923 12 292 16 279 14 287 30923 29356 15 302 17 283 14 288 29356 27714 18 301 18 288 15 288 27714 25994 19 298 20 287 16 286 25994 24200 19 294 22 287 18 295 24200 22335 19 296 23 291 18 309 22335 20395 19 298 22 299 17 306 20395 18370 21 300 20 306 15 296 18370 16303 21 303 19 311 14 292 16303 14311 19 294 18 301 14 299 14311 12498 16 289 15 290 12 314 12498 10886 11 285 10 276 13 324 10886 9452 6 267 7 248 14 322 9452 8174 4 255 8 233 15 309 8174 7037 3 254 8 243 12 291 7037 6028 5 280 7 261 10 262 6028 5139 10 286 8 265 12 234 5139 4354 18 266 11 248 15 212 4354 3651 22 242 12*223 18 194 3651 3031 19*231 11*218 19 180 3031 2512 17*227 11 217 20 171 2512 2113 16 226 11 217 20 166 2113 1839 15 226 10 217 16 165 1839 1673 14 225 10 216 10*164 1673 1578 12 225 8 216 6*164 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