DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 Marfa_TX 4849ft pt18183@-103.864,30.408,4919ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.2 degF SPONSORED BY: Marfa Gliders RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0949z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1852z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 74.1 - - 83.8 - - 87.2 - - 84.9 - - 74.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 186 - - 535 - - 517 - - 163 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1998 - - 7054 - - 10090 - - 6878 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit 5881 - - 10196 - - 12670 - - 9445 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top 6847 - - 11903 - - 14939 - - 11727 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2315 - - 3566 - - 1868 - - 3647 - - 1827 Hgt.Variab. W* 302 - - 653 - - 728 - - 437 - - 10 W* B/S 7 - - 11 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 213 - - 069 - - 061 - - 073 - - 102 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - -8 - - -28 - - -25 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3113 - - -2200 - - 30 - - -3442 - - -7197 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9960 - - 14103 - - 14909 - - 15170 - - 12353 sfcLCL ODpotential -6352 - - -3850 - - -1790 - - -6742 - - -11348 ODpotential blCL 13199 - - 15753 - - 16729 - - 18469 - - 16503 blCL maxRH 48 - - 76 - - 61 - - 43 - - 50 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 74.1 - - 83.8 - - 87.2 - - 84.9 - - 74.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 48.3 - - 39.5 - - 39.2 - - 35.9 - - 38.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 72.5 - - 80.5 - - 83.9 - - 83.3 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 48.2 - - 39.3 - - 38.9 - - 35.7 - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 186 - - 535 - - 517 - - 163 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1998 - - 7054 - - 10090 - - 6878 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98573 57 094 54 099 39 100 42 081 50 075 98573 91196 46 088 51 087 47 093 47 094 49 089 91196 85503 46 091 42 087 47 089 51 095 50 098 85503 80793 46 099 33 092 41 085 44 087 50 093 80793 76753 44 101 33 102 35 085 37 084 42 089 76753 73207 43 101 37 102 31 090 33 092 31 092 73207 70006 36 094 39 100 31 097 29 098 27 096 70006 67057 29 091 36 099 32 100 25 102 18 100 67057 64322 22 093 27 100 29 101 22 100 18 110 64322 61665 18 084 16 096 22 096 20 089 20 096 61665 58907 12 077 7 045 15 084 15 089 19 085 58907 56073 16 077 8 065 7 049 11 039 18 059 56073 53387 19 051 14 082 2 067 4 335 12 350 53387 50981 23 020 19 033 15 025 10 064 10 015 50981 48819 23 001 24 014 21 017 21 027 20 019 48819 46847 21 359 27 018 24 018 28 013 19 012 46847 45024 25 015 30 018 26 021 26 016 20 009 45024 43322 32 018 32 015 32 030 29 023 24 012 43322 41725 31 016 39 012 38 027 33 020 31 020 41725 40223 33 016 42 009 43 021 40 019 39 024 40223 38811 39 014 42 006 46 015 46 018 43 022 38811 37459 44 013 44 008 47 010 46 014 43 018 37459 36103 46 019 44 008 45 008 44 013 40 018 36103 34718 51 021 39 008 47 009 48 015 39 018 34718 33302 56 024 39 016 46 009 49 012 40 016 33302 31840 49 025 41 019 41 010 47 012 40 017 31840 30323 37 021 38 015 37 010 43 010 43 010 30323 28756 27 018 30 007 33 004 39 008 45 006 28756 27145 20 014 25 004 29 355 36 007 42 007 27145 25494 17 014 21 006 26 356 33 007 36 010 25494 23805 16 012 18 009 24 005 29 009 32 015 23805 22073 17 013 17 017 19 014 25 010 30 018 22073 20292 17 013 18 014 22 017 22 014 26 017 20292 18496 17 005 18 012 23 010 23 018 26 015 18496 16775 21 017 20 025 19 013 21 015 28 007 16775 15206 28 031 24 034 13*025 17 007 23 358 15206 13801 33 033 22 033 11*031 8 016 18 347 13801 12538 30 030 18*035 10 042 6*039 15 344 12538 11400 25 036 14*046 10 046 6*051 10 352 11400 10374 26 058 12 060 10 060 7 062 5 044 10374 9452 22 071 11 067 11 066 9 071 8 094 9452 8625 12 081 11 070 11 070 9 075 12 105 8625 7884 5 094 11 073 11 072 10 076 14 110 7884 7209 4*192 11 075 12 073 11 078 15 114 7209 6604 8*210 11 077 12 075 11 079 16 116 6604 6092 8 212 11 078 12 076 11 079 16 116 6092 5695 8 213 11 079 12 076 11 079 15 113 5695 5419 8 214 10 079 12 076 11 079 12 107 5419 5252 7 214 10 080 11 076 11 079 9 104 5252 5155 7 215 9 079 10 076 10 079 5*102 5155 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