DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.7 - - 88.3 - - - - - 74.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 508 - - 484 - - - - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10291 - - 12892 - - - - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12826 - - 14952 - - - - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15140 - - 17741 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2268 - - 1506 - - - - - 1867 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 728 - - 773 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 159 - - 181 - - - - - 137 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 28 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1467 - - 721 - - - - - -5421 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13674 - - 17021 - - - - - 10576 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -598 - - -568 - - - - - -8840 ODpotential blCL - - - 15738 - - 18309 - - - - - 13995 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 79 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 290 - - 20 - - - - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.7 - - 88.3 - - - - - 74.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 30.6 - - - - - 45.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.5 - - 85.1 - - - - - 75.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.9 - - 30.4 - - - - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 508 - - 484 - - - - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10291 - - 12892 - - - - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 15 - - - - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98320 14 115 11 100 14 070 98320 90869 13 102 14 080 14 062 90869 85154 13 107 10 059 11 048 85154 80411 11 091 10 079 11 077 80411 76339 8 057 10 066 12 079 76339 72770 7 092 7 038 16 061 72770 69559 8 075 4 081 14 030 69559 66622 4 113 0 249 9 045 66622 63906 10 117 6 153 4 100 63906 61278 4 215 6 136 3 169 61278 58519 12 195 10 274 5 307 58519 55662 20 283 24 270 24 270 55662 52975 21 269 21 273 36 282 52975 50579 29 294 37 290 37 277 50579 48434 48 286 49 280 33 283 48434 46484 51 281 45 276 47 292 46484 44693 51 287 45 286 70 293 44693 43031 63 293 56 290 83 291 43031 41471 70 293 61 291 82 288 41471 39999 64 295 56 290 75 285 39999 38611 60 296 49 287 67 284 38611 37279 59 294 45 284 59 285 37279 35938 59 292 42 282 50 285 35938 34560 55 291 47 281 39 280 34560 33148 50 285 54 279 32 271 33148 31690 46 280 55 278 29 271 31690 30180 43 277 55 278 30 276 30180 28618 39 276 50 277 33 279 28618 27012 33 281 44 273 36 277 27012 25362 20 285 31 268 39 271 25362 23676 15 263 21 260 36 263 23676 21954 12 247 17 250 30 260 21954 20193 10 253 16 245 28 260 20193 18417 15 255 13*231 28 247 18417 16714 15*231 8*194 24 243 16714 15160 10*209 8 191 17 252 15160 13768 8 186 8 187 13 260 13768 12515 8 173 9 183 12 258 12515 11384 8 162 9 180 11 247 11384 10363 8 158 10 178 11 226 10363 9443 9 155 11 177 12 205 9443 8618 9 155 11 177 13 182 8618 7877 9 154 11 176 15 164 7877 7203 9 152 11 176 24 146 7203 6600 9 153 11 176 31 139 6600 6090 9 152 12 176 31 138 6090 5694 9 152 11 175 28 138 5694 5419 9 152 11 175 23 138 5419 5252 9 152 11 175 19*138 5252 5155 8 151 10 175 10*137 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