DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 72.7 - - 79.9 - - - - - 69.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 274 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2863 - - 4005 - - - - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3218 - - 4031 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4248 - - 5390 - - - - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 645 - - 961 - - - - - 316 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 400 - - 426 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 187 - - 178 - - - - - 160 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -353 - - -1923 - - - - - -3401 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4601 - - 7314 - - - - - 4979 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6436 - - -6512 - - - - - -10510 ODpotential blCL - - - 10684 - - 11902 - - - - - 12088 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 63 - - - - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 79.9 - - - - - 69.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.9 - - 53.2 - - - - - 52.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.5 - - 77.8 - - - - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 52.4 - - - - - 52.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 274 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2863 - - 4005 - - - - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 9 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] 96983 40 258 43 272 44 282 96983 89633 29 260 31 266 32 274 89633 84002 22 267 26 263 21 282 84002 79381 13 256 19 256 13 289 79381 75430 9 254 10 259 10 294 75430 71942 10 269 8 292 9 321 71942 68807 8 286 8 305 9 341 68807 65950 8 355 10 358 8 019 65950 63319 13 001 12 003 19 028 63319 60785 19 357 13 343 21 359 60785 58145 23 342 20 345 17 349 58145 55384 29 351 24 007 27 020 55384 52735 38 360 46 354 41 357 52735 50339 45 350 41 346 35 331 50339 48163 41 342 28 359 20 316 48163 46149 29 349 30 031 22 009 46149 44284 34 021 41 035 45 024 44284 42581 56 023 63 021 63 027 42581 41029 67 015 73 016 70 026 41029 39587 62 013 67 014 70 025 39587 38225 51 013 61 017 69 026 38225 36903 55 017 57 020 68 027 36903 35558 62 018 58 021 66 029 35558 34160 63 017 60 021 62 031 34160 32712 59 015 59 023 55 034 32712 31200 57 012 56 024 39 037 31200 29613 51 012 50 024 36 040 29613 27949 34 012 42 025 37 035 27949 26207 30 353 35 018 35 016 26207 24391 29 336 33 005 38 006 24391 22503 29 331 33 002 39 013 22503 20540 23 328 34 353 31 016 20540 18500 13 295 30 352 26 012 18500 16423 15 271 20 342 21 350 16423 14421 11 291 13 311 21 332 14421 12595 8 327 10 290 18 310 12595 10967 7 338 7 294 16 289 10967 9514 6 337 4 298 13 285 9514 8220 3 298 5 266 11 279 8220 7073 1 345 6 212 10 244 7073 6062 2 112 10*179 14 197 6062 5172 7 186 10*177 18 179 5172 4384 8*189 10 177 19 174 4384 3677 8*189 10 178 20 172 3677 3050 9 188 10 178 20 172 3050 2525 9 188 10 179 19 171 2525 2121 8 187 9 180 18 170 2121 1843 8 186 9 179 14 168 1843 1675 8 186 8 180 9 164 1675 1578 7 186 7 180 5*160 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