DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 67.4 - - 60.6 - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 204 - - 143 - - -17 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1289 - - 1687 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1923 - - 2053 - - 1561 - - 1561 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2674 - - 3072 - - 1578 - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 593 - - 789 - - 649 - - 169 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 263 - - 257 - - 17 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 213 - - 213 - - 236 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -7 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4833 - - -4313 - - -3383 - - -3594 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7507 - - 7386 - - 4961 - - 5173 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15210 - - -12174 - - -11417 - - -12773 ODpotential blCL - - - 17884 - - 15246 - - 12995 - - 14351 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 90 - - 77 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 67.4 - - 60.6 - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 40.9 - - 44.7 - - 41.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 66.1 - - 62.4 - - 62.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 40.6 - - 44.6 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 204 - - 143 - - -17 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1289 - - 1687 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 59 - - 7 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 - - 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] 95578 63 260 57 263 53 269 50 265 95578 88499 44 275 41 266 42 282 30 295 88499 83113 36 281 33 288 30 292 26 317 83113 78666 32 292 31 303 21 306 24 324 78666 74833 29 315 25 314 16 314 21 321 74833 71439 30 332 22 324 19 328 20 314 71439 68364 31 330 24 329 23 336 19 323 68364 65527 31 321 28 327 25 320 20 319 65527 62890 35 300 32 316 25 319 21 313 62890 60351 34 288 38 294 34 305 34 288 60351 57721 43 279 48 282 44 283 38 284 57721 54983 48 273 56 274 47 277 49 282 54983 52364 52 266 56 264 58 270 57 273 52364 50008 47 269 55 261 60 262 61 264 50008 47894 53 277 56 263 55 259 60 258 47894 45970 62 274 59 265 58 258 63 253 45970 44200 63 270 63 261 65 254 64 246 44200 42554 62 265 67 260 68 251 66 241 42554 41013 60 265 68 258 70 248 66 242 41013 39557 56 264 66 257 71 245 67 247 39557 38179 48 260 64 258 69 243 67 247 38179 36841 45 260 60 257 66 245 66 244 36841 35478 44 263 57 255 61 246 67 243 35478 34063 41 269 54 254 57 248 67 244 34063 32598 40 271 51 259 54 250 67 246 32598 31069 40 266 43 255 50 249 61 246 31069 29471 39 260 36 257 42 252 51 248 29471 27803 37 259 35 261 38 256 46 249 27803 26062 33 265 39 248 42 264 42 257 26062 24249 25 266 32 246 41 258 37 264 24249 22367 20 271 25 245 37 249 35 267 22367 20415 17 269 22 248 31 253 36 272 20415 18385 19 269 23 264 26 266 36 275 18385 16318 20 276 23 281 25 285 33 275 16318 14323 18 287 21 292 22 289 29 276 14323 12508 18 303 18 312 19 295 25 275 12508 10894 20 310 20 323 18 307 21 276 10894 9458 20 305 21 311 18 324 17 285 9458 8178 19 290 20 297 22 337 19 300 8178 7039 15 284 17 285 24 339 25 306 7039 6028 14 283 14 280 20 335 26 304 6028 5134 16 262 15 272 15 311 22 299 5134 4345 19 235 17 241 13 272 16 285 4345 3640 19 218 16*219 16 233 16 253 3640 3020 17*214 13*213 19 216 20 227 3020 2504 14*213 12 213 18 214 21 213 2504 2109 13 213 12 214 14 222 19 209 2109 1837 12 213 11 214 11 231 15 217 1837 1672 11 214 10 214 8*235 10*224 1672 1578 9 213 9 215 5*236 5*225 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