DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 85.2 - - 81.5 - - - - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 522 - - 170 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7593 - - 7850 - - - - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10625 - - 10217 - - - - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12442 - - 12699 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5027 - - 2459 - - - - - 4771 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 664 - - 462 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 238 - - - - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - -43 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 46 - - -1509 - - - - - -8343 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12396 - - 14208 - - - - - 13498 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1818 - - -3509 - - - - - -11567 ODpotential blCL - - - 14260 - - 16208 - - - - - 16722 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 100 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 530 - - 20 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 81.5 - - - - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.2 - - 36.8 - - - - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.0 - - 80.0 - - - - - 79.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.1 - - 36.6 - - - - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 522 - - 170 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7593 - - 7850 - - - - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 100 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 98129 16 090 7 118 12 052 98129 90694 14 085 16 089 7 045 90694 85011 10 098 20 067 9 070 85011 80305 16 094 13 059 17 076 80305 76245 14 076 11 088 14 073 76245 72679 15 028 12 076 14 069 72679 69488 8 030 8 042 14 044 69488 66573 11 096 6 083 12 044 66573 63873 10 082 8 115 1 115 63873 61272 6 291 2 175 1 123 61272 58580 6 262 5 227 1 290 58580 55763 22 266 17 286 13 258 55763 53037 40 264 33 260 35 259 53037 50589 48 263 43 258 50 257 50589 48408 54 271 56 267 61 258 48408 46433 67 275 70 270 71 260 46433 44622 77 275 81 270 80 260 44622 42950 81 272 81 266 84 260 42950 41389 75 266 78 261 82 257 41389 39921 71 262 76 257 80 252 39921 38536 70 262 72 255 77 249 38536 37207 69 264 69 255 76 249 37207 35869 66 263 67 255 74 250 35869 34498 64 260 64 253 67 251 34498 33094 63 257 60 247 60 253 33094 31648 59 252 58 243 55 256 31648 30147 55 246 56 242 52 255 30147 28598 52 244 55 243 53 252 28598 27002 50 245 57 247 53 251 27002 25367 47 249 57 252 46 248 25367 23698 41 253 43 258 38 240 23698 21986 37 252 35 258 32 236 21986 20221 33 242 35 251 28 245 20221 18439 25 228 38 247 23 255 18439 16730 22 214 35 246 20 255 16730 15171 16 210 29 242 18 249 15171 13776 12 229 25*238 18 239 13776 12521 11*240 21*234 18 233 12521 11389 9*242 17 232 18 229 11389 10368 8 242 14 232 17 228 10368 9448 7 242 12 234 16 228 9448 8623 6 241 11 238 14 230 8623 7882 6 240 10 242 12 232 7882 7209 6 239 9 246 9 231 7209 6604 5 239 8 250 8 229 6604 6093 5 237 8 253 6 226 6093 5696 5 237 8 254 6 223 5696 5420 5 235 8 255 5 215 5420 5252 4 236 7 255 3 200 5252 5155 4 236 7 256 3*188 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