DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 73.3 - - 78.4 - - - - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 359 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6644 - - 10314 - - - - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9741 - - 12653 - - - - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11493 - - 15163 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3127 - - 2585 - - - - - 2526 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 580 - - 648 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 20 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 225 - - - - - 272 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 7 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2090 - - 593 - - - - - -7276 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13584 - - 14571 - - - - - 12432 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3717 - - -125 - - - - - -10857 ODpotential blCL - - - 15210 - - 15288 - - - - - 16012 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 84 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 78.4 - - - - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.4 - - 31.9 - - - - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.7 - - 75.9 - - - - - 69.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 31.9 - - - - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 359 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6644 - - 10314 - - - - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 72 - - 36 - - - - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 97543 26 278 32 289 37 314 97543 90169 20 287 23 297 28 302 90169 84480 16 303 16 313 26 329 84480 79783 13 311 12 314 17 315 79783 75775 11 311 13 317 12 301 75775 72247 12 267 11 305 5 328 72247 69031 12 244 15 248 17 299 69031 66086 20 266 22 230 22 240 66086 63372 30 257 17 241 22 227 63372 60735 34 243 35 234 36 246 60735 57986 36 237 43 238 42 249 57986 55139 46 248 41 247 42 244 55139 52426 56 252 49 250 43 241 52426 49990 60 249 57 247 47 240 49990 47817 57 243 61 242 60 244 47817 45869 59 243 63 242 71 245 45869 44104 65 245 68 246 72 248 44104 42473 68 238 71 246 72 250 42473 40942 66 234 69 243 72 249 40942 39498 66 230 68 242 71 248 39498 38137 63 228 69 243 70 248 38137 36830 62 231 68 243 68 248 36830 35512 62 234 66 244 67 247 35512 34156 63 238 61 244 64 245 34156 32768 64 241 56 242 60 244 32768 31337 64 244 53 241 56 244 31337 29852 60 247 52 243 53 245 29852 28318 54 246 52 247 52 248 28318 26739 51 247 52 247 55 251 26739 25121 50 252 51 246 55 252 25121 23468 47 253 50 246 49 250 23468 21770 50 250 50 246 43 244 21770 20024 49 243 47 246 37 234 20024 18260 44 236 40 241 34 226 18260 16566 37 227 32*235 29 221 16566 15025 28 215 28*232 21 220 15025 13647 23 205 24 228 18 218 13647 12409 18*205 23 227 17 220 12409 11293 14*221 20 225 15 227 11293 10286 12 238 19 224 15 240 10286 9379 11 254 19 224 15 253 9379 8566 11 264 18 223 17 264 8566 7837 11 266 18 223 18 271 7837 7173 11 267 17 223 18 277 7173 6578 11 268 17 223 18 280 6578 6076 11 268 16 222 17 281 6076 5685 10 269 16 222 15 282 5685 5415 10 269 16 222 11 280 5415 5250 10 269 15 222 8*277 5250 5155 9 268 13 222 5*272 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