DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/18 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 95.6 - - 96.7 - - 92.5 - - 80.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 516 - - 372 - - 185 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10507 - - 15714 - - 5728 - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13012 - - 17115 - - 8641 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15356 - - 20563 - - 10577 - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5974 - - 2186 - - 10729 - - 2057 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 737 - - 756 - - 428 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 43 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 258 - - 301 - - 070 - - 120 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 96 - - 16 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5037 - - 1631 - - -3880 - - -5171 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20394 - - 18933 - - 14458 - - 10327 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7584 - - 159 - - -5397 - - -8667 ODpotential blCL - - - 22940 - - 20404 - - 15974 - - 13823 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 93 - - 83 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 290 - - 1110 - - 1210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 95.6 - - 96.7 - - 92.5 - - 80.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.2 - - 30.2 - - 46.6 - - 53.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 92.2 - - 93.8 - - 90.9 - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.0 - - 30.3 - - 46.5 - - 53.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 516 - - 372 - - 185 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10507 - - 15714 - - 5728 - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 72 - - 31 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 8 - - 10 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] 98508 39 123 23 140 16 085 25 076 98508 91049 31 096 26 121 16 099 28 088 91049 85326 28 098 27 098 24 107 24 103 85326 80581 27 107 26 104 26 090 22 100 80581 76487 26 104 28 109 21 092 21 091 76487 72869 26 098 26 097 24 093 23 092 72869 69612 21 098 23 093 23 089 23 091 69612 66656 15 119 20 097 17 084 22 079 66656 63941 16 119 14 110 11 097 14 065 63941 61328 13 111 9 104 15 103 12 072 61328 58621 12 087 6 093 9 092 6 069 58621 55841 10 043 6 048 8 054 9 051 55841 53210 7 029 8 039 7 054 8 034 53210 50841 10 010 7 030 5 035 7 359 50841 48704 10 003 9 015 3 012 5 330 48704 46748 20 360 21 014 10 040 5 069 46748 44940 26 354 24 011 15 044 11 071 44940 43251 25 354 25 018 22 031 17 046 43251 41666 22 354 23 025 23 024 18 033 41666 40175 18 350 17 022 22 020 18 025 40175 38776 16 357 13 021 19 019 17 020 38776 37436 16 007 12 025 18 020 18 020 37436 36091 17 005 14 023 20 017 20 024 36091 34713 17 354 14 014 20 007 19 023 34713 33310 16 346 14 358 18 350 17 012 33310 31866 14 353 12 355 16 345 15 358 31866 30371 16 012 12 017 13 345 14 357 30371 28825 17 013 13 030 11 349 13 001 28825 27231 17 006 14 021 12 352 13 012 27231 25591 12 359 15 010 12 001 12 016 25591 23909 9 355 10 323 8 002 12 015 23909 22181 10 339 12*296 5 294 10 343 22181 20406 18 322 11*292 8 253 9 309 20406 18612 17 302 8 286 8 246 9 292 18612 16884 17*308 6 282 8 244 10 286 16884 15305 12*304 5 281 7 243 7 281 15305 13889 6 258 4 281 4 234 5 270 13889 12615 7 253 3 283 2 185 3 245 12615 11465 7 252 2 291 3*100 2 138 11465 10429 7 251 2 317 7*082 5 083 10429 9495 7 251 2 356 10 074 8 073 9495 8658 7 252 2 022 11 073 9 074 8658 7907 7 251 3 034 13 070 9 084 7907 7224 7 252 3 038 14 069 13 112 7224 6614 7 252 3 041 14 069 21 123 6614 6099 7 252 4 043 15 068 22 123 6099 5700 7 252 4 043 15 068 21 123 5700 5422 7 252 4 043 14 067 19 122 5422 5253 7 253 4 044 14 068 17*122 5253 5156 6 252 3 043 12 067 11*120 5156 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