DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.0 - - 71.9 - - 74.2 - - 67.1 - - 58.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 36 - - 182 - - 186 - - -13 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 193 - - 2995 - - 4711 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit 1562 - - 3148 - - 4414 - - 1562 - - 1561 Hcrit BL Top 1578 - - 4380 - - 6096 - - 1578 - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 962 - - 1680 - - 1547 - - 4979 - - 2753 Hgt.Variab. W* 86 - - 349 - - 403 - - 47 - - 38 W* B/S 11 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 11 - - 16 - - 15 - - 20 BL Wind Direction 263 - - 250 - - 326 - - 354 - - 015 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 5 - - -10 - - -7 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1737 - - -321 - - 444 - - -2465 - - -1678 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3315 - - 4701 - - 5652 - - 4043 - - 3256 sfcLCL ODpotential -5742 - - -3389 - - -2076 - - -3606 - - -9120 ODpotential blCL 7320 - - 7769 - - 8172 - - 5184 - - 10698 blCL maxRH 70 - - 67 - - 77 - - 75 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 140 - - 750 - - 570 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 65.0 - - 71.9 - - 74.2 - - 67.1 - - 58.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 55.7 - - 56.5 - - 54.7 - - 54.8 - - 49.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.5 - - 70.4 - - 72.9 - - 67.7 - - 59.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 54.5 - - 55.2 - - 53.8 - - 54.2 - - 49.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 36 - - 182 - - 186 - - -13 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 193 - - 2995 - - 4711 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 7 - - 1 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 - - 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] 96811 23 253 21 275 27 244 38 265 34 276 96811 89483 32 243 28 262 30 269 29 273 25 279 89483 83943 27 252 28 251 34 255 27 287 28 286 83943 79379 14 303 20 232 28 255 21 278 24 290 79379 75429 18 317 11 264 12 254 14 252 16 270 75429 71942 18 289 21 299 10 333 9 281 13 261 71942 68816 15 283 18 284 13 303 11 287 13 291 68816 65960 8 242 15 270 9 304 15 304 19 313 65960 63312 12 219 14 263 14 310 19 281 20 280 63312 60734 19 219 17 248 22 252 21 235 26 273 60734 58033 26 245 18 247 26 259 37 261 37 258 58033 55228 58 242 43 247 54 250 47 238 44 252 55228 52540 66 234 57 239 63 242 52 250 60 260 52540 50109 71 233 65 234 68 242 63 253 72 256 50109 47911 75 230 69 231 68 242 66 253 74 254 47911 45898 71 227 66 231 65 245 64 255 70 258 45898 44053 66 230 68 239 60 248 63 263 67 262 44053 42363 64 236 65 241 61 253 67 261 61 259 42363 40809 64 240 68 251 62 257 58 279 47 283 40809 39366 66 240 76 255 58 267 59 289 50 286 39366 38011 67 237 81 247 55 275 63 281 51 274 38011 36698 70 232 80 234 56 280 57 282 46 268 36698 35359 78 227 66 228 61 286 41 304 39 271 35359 33964 87 225 52 252 62 286 40 325 34 274 33964 32515 93 223 44 258 55 293 42 329 33 279 32515 30998 94 221 42 239 52 318 46 326 30 289 30998 29405 93 217 55 227 64 341 50 324 31 302 29405 27738 91 214 62 227 77 343 53 324 36 305 27738 25997 92 212 53 235 80 342 53 322 41 302 25997 24183 89 211 44 236 76 342 54 321 42 304 24183 22299 77 210 38 231 66 337 55 321 39 311 22299 20344 64 209 25 238 52 330 57 320 38 313 20344 18310 55 213 24 272 38 329 57 329 40 316 18310 16237 47 221 26 264 34 325 51 342 38 330 16237 14241 40 225 19 257 34 315 38 347 33 337 14241 12428 36 224 18 277 33 306 29 346 30 335 12428 10813 35 234 20 280 28 307 26 350 27 337 10813 9374 24 238 20 271 22 311 21 350 22 342 9374 8090 13 251 20 266 19 317 14 357 18 343 8090 6950 10 282 21 266 16*322 18 007 19 002 6950 5948 9 293 19 264 16*324 24 009 26 015 5948 5071 7 296 14*258 16 326 28 007 40 020 5071 4301 11 290 12*251 17 326 30 004 50 020 4301 3612 14 284 11 251 17 326 30 001 51 018 3612 3004 14 285 11 250 17 327 30 359 48 017 3004 2495 9 286 11 250 16 327 29 358 45 016 2495 2105 3 280 10 250 16 327 27 356 40 016 2105 1835 2 266 10 249 15 327 24 356 33 016 1835 1671 2 263 9 249 14 327 20 355 29*016 1671 1578 1*263 8 249 12 327 15*354 20*015 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