DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.9 - - 90.7 - - 88.2 - - 78.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 402 - - 384 - - 71 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9861 - - 12097 - - 8075 - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12351 - - 14152 - - 9640 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14710 - - 16946 - - 12924 - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2269 - - 944 - - 4423 - - 361 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 664 - - 699 - - 353 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 31 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 214 - - 207 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 19 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2450 - - 2512 - - -601 - - -5616 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12261 - - 14434 - - 13525 - - 10773 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 668 - - 1279 - - -2078 - - -8813 ODpotential blCL - - - 14042 - - 15667 - - 15002 - - 13969 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 99 - - 92 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 730 - - 300 - - 380 - - 390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.9 - - 90.7 - - 88.2 - - 78.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.6 - - 44.8 - - 46.5 - - 49.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.0 - - 88.0 - - 87.3 - - 81.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.4 - - 44.7 - - 46.2 - - 48.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 402 - - 384 - - 71 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9861 - - 12097 - - 8075 - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 38 - - 96 - - 66 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 98969 39 121 26 110 24 100 28 082 98969 91485 42 089 31 101 31 088 42 091 91485 85725 43 081 35 095 34 086 41 094 85725 80967 37 086 38 088 36 095 35 100 80967 76875 26 087 36 082 35 095 31 098 76875 73263 19 088 26 081 26 084 30 082 73263 70014 20 085 19 094 18 078 23 075 70014 67050 17 090 14 095 14 064 18 067 67050 64310 14 101 13 095 10 085 13 048 64310 61657 10 093 11 086 10 098 4 045 61657 58902 8 072 9 094 9 092 3 100 58902 56070 5 358 7 098 7 115 7 096 56070 53390 6 251 6 070 5 112 9 079 53390 50985 12 130 7 084 3 099 9 039 50985 48823 18 094 12 101 7 118 2 061 48823 46855 17 079 14 090 15 095 9 136 46855 45048 13 081 11 109 9 083 8 114 45048 43367 11 103 9 127 4 117 7 135 43367 41791 13 122 9 145 6 161 9 148 41791 40308 13 123 10 143 11 182 9 159 40308 38914 12 115 14 134 15 177 10 181 38914 37579 12 106 11 122 13 165 12 197 37579 36236 8 101 7 102 10 139 13 209 36236 34859 6 108 6 094 8 137 11 205 34859 33448 6 124 4 116 6 192 9 195 33448 31992 6 141 3 197 5 253 2 202 31992 30482 5 195 7 261 6 263 3 294 30482 28921 7 236 8 258 7 275 3 282 28921 27309 7 252 8 250 8 286 2 286 27309 25651 6 248 6 240 7 283 2 322 25651 23953 6 237 4 231 5 274 3 326 23953 22208 5 229 3 256 2 271 2 327 22208 20411 6 217 5 289 3 311 4 335 20411 18599 6 222 6*292 5 319 5 350 18599 16866 3 220 4*270 5 315 11 323 16866 15290 2*098 4 256 4 307 9 308 15290 13878 3*094 3 243 3*254 6 282 13878 12608 2 103 3 231 4*226 7 235 12608 11463 2 171 4 218 6 210 8 213 11463 10430 5 213 4 207 7 207 9 200 10430 9498 6 221 5 202 7 206 10 187 9498 8664 7 223 5 199 8 206 12 180 8664 7914 7 224 5 196 8 206 14 174 7914 7232 8 224 6 193 8 206 15 170 7232 6620 8 224 6 192 8 206 16 167 6620 6103 8 224 6 191 8 206 16 164 6103 5701 8 225 6 190 8 206 15 162 5701 5423 7 225 6 189 8 205 13 161 5423 5253 7 225 6 188 8 206 9*157 5253 5156 7 225 5 188 7 206 5*157 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