DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.9 - - 93.9 - - - - - 80.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 492 - - 491 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9241 - - 10820 - - - - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11945 - - 13243 - - - - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14090 - - 15669 - - - - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1726 - - 1667 - - - - - 2567 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 694 - - 731 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 066 - - 079 - - - - - 131 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -10 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -388 - - -355 - - - - - -8005 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14479 - - 16025 - - - - - 13161 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2992 - - -3151 - - - - - -13542 ODpotential blCL - - - 17082 - - 18820 - - - - - 18698 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 53 - - - - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.9 - - 93.9 - - - - - 80.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.9 - - 40.9 - - - - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.6 - - 90.6 - - - - - 81.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.8 - - 40.8 - - - - - 41.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 492 - - 491 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9241 - - 10820 - - - - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 98953 25 118 24 107 28 077 98953 91450 42 107 36 113 36 091 91450 85673 38 094 39 108 37 091 85673 80941 29 086 33 098 30 103 80941 76876 23 084 25 080 27 113 76876 73267 25 098 21 096 25 096 73267 70003 30 107 24 112 20 078 70003 67014 26 099 20 103 16 081 67014 64253 23 091 17 091 15 104 64253 61597 22 084 19 094 12 103 61597 58864 20 070 20 086 12 098 58864 56068 16 065 15 066 15 079 56068 53424 11 072 10 068 15 050 53424 51056 13 076 12 081 11 028 51056 48931 14 061 18 064 9 054 48931 46992 7 115 20 042 15 055 46992 45202 12 131 6 068 14 024 45202 43533 9 109 9 135 9 024 43533 41967 7 077 8 141 8 065 41967 40490 7 049 6 128 10 061 40490 39098 8 048 6 103 11 064 39098 37755 9 064 7 088 13 074 37755 36403 9 049 7 102 16 086 36403 35016 8 071 8 129 14 110 35016 33595 11 130 5 126 13 114 33595 32127 12 139 4 039 12 118 32127 30607 6 129 5 030 11 112 30607 29036 7 114 5 069 9 092 29036 27416 10 114 6 081 8 083 27416 25752 12 114 7 099 8 083 25752 24045 14 114 11 116 10 088 24045 22291 17 118 14 123 12 097 22291 20487 19 117 15 129 15 094 20487 18662 21 107 15 130 17 078 18662 16909 20 094 9*114 15 039 16909 15315 17*071 6*070 12 349 15315 13893 12*050 6 068 9 346 13893 12616 11 050 6 069 8 016 12616 11465 8 059 6 071 7 033 11465 10425 5 071 7 076 5 066 10425 9490 4 079 8 081 6 127 9490 8654 3 090 8 082 12 140 8654 7903 3 095 9 085 18 141 7903 7222 2 102 10 086 24 139 7222 6612 2 114 10 086 29 136 6612 6098 2 127 10 087 29 135 6098 5699 2 131 10 087 26 135 5699 5422 2 135 10 087 20 134 5422 5253 1 134 10 087 17*133 5253 5156 1 136 9 087 9*131 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