DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.5 - - 69.3 - - 60.2 - - 54.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 73 - - -18 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 193 - - 1285 - - 193 - - 192 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1562 - - 1562 - - 1561 - - 1561 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1578 - - 2670 - - 1578 - - 1577 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1516 - - 2104 - - 720 - - 234 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 86 - - 190 - - 25 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 329 - - 018 - - 007 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -5 - - -3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -377 - - 148 - - -148 - - -858 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1955 - - 2522 - - 1726 - - 2435 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2136 - - -625 - - -5858 - - -8490 ODpotential blCL - - - 3714 - - 3295 - - 7436 - - 10067 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 84 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 1080 - - 1010 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.5 - - 69.3 - - 60.2 - - 54.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.0 - - 63.2 - - 57.8 - - 49.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.0 - - 68.4 - - 61.2 - - 57.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.7 - - 62.8 - - 57.4 - - 48.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 73 - - -18 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 193 - - 1285 - - 193 - - 192 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 80 - - 35 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 13 - - 11 - - 8 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] 96916 31 231 31 237 34 265 29 265 96916 89610 29 261 27 262 31 258 31 266 89610 84003 19 251 25 254 24 263 24 252 84003 79383 8 258 20 213 24 235 20 270 79383 75403 12 243 10 244 15 214 13 262 75403 71883 11 217 9 274 8 206 9 178 71883 68693 15 191 14 217 12 215 7 233 68693 65771 22 212 27 211 23 211 22 210 65771 63095 26 220 33 210 28 229 26 224 63095 60510 34 231 39 229 39 246 34 241 60510 57787 50 238 56 242 54 245 52 241 57787 54931 61 236 62 240 63 240 68 238 54931 52179 67 231 67 239 69 237 76 234 52179 49708 75 228 74 235 75 236 82 234 49708 47529 80 230 80 234 84 233 88 234 47529 45589 89 234 89 236 92 235 95 237 45589 43823 103 240 100 239 102 239 105 238 43823 42186 108 236 109 238 110 237 110 235 42186 40651 102 229 112 235 112 233 112 233 40651 39199 98 229 108 232 111 232 112 232 39199 37823 98 231 100 231 105 232 111 233 37823 36487 96 232 95 230 97 229 106 234 36487 35134 95 231 96 229 95 224 98 232 35134 33734 95 229 96 228 95 222 97 230 33734 32285 92 228 95 226 94 222 97 228 32285 30773 89 226 93 223 91 222 93 228 30773 29187 88 225 91 223 87 225 88 228 29187 27529 85 225 86 225 81 230 82 228 27529 25804 80 227 79 228 73 234 73 232 25804 24015 73 231 72 231 65 236 65 235 24015 22160 65 233 63 232 59 235 59 237 22160 20231 59 232 56 233 55 235 55 239 20231 18219 55 232 51 234 50 236 49 240 18219 16168 49 232 48 237 43 238 42 242 16168 14191 40 231 42 241 36 244 34 246 14191 12391 36 221 34 239 30 249 29 251 12391 10790 29 213 28 232 25 250 25 254 10790 9366 21 219 25 233 22 255 22 255 9366 8099 16 244 19 244 21 265 19 266 8099 6973 15 258 14 271 21 275 20 283 6973 5974 13 251 13 274 20 290 18 296 5974 5096 12 216 11 269 21 316 19 337 5096 4321 13 202 10 266 23 327 27 349 4321 3628 12 202 9 268 22 337 31 348 3628 3014 8 207 7*286 20 352 30 349 3014 2501 5 217 5*322 19 007 25 357 2501 2106 2 243 4 329 16 015 20 007 2106 1835 2 243 4 332 12 018 16 009 1835 1671 2 244 4 333 9*019 11 010 1671 1577 2*245 4 332 6*018 6*007 1577 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