DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 81.4 - - 84.2 - - - - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 452 - - 239 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3793 - - 6084 - - - - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7527 - - 9096 - - - - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8642 - - 10933 - - - - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2019 - - 2918 - - - - - 742 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 504 - - 488 - - - - - 37 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 9 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 149 - - - - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 19 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -630 - - 1379 - - - - - -435 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9273 - - 9554 - - - - - 5591 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2913 - - -316 - - - - - -3862 ODpotential blCL - - - 11555 - - 11249 - - - - - 9018 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 82 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 830 - - 1520 - - - - - 2490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.4 - - 84.2 - - - - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.1 - - 59.6 - - - - - 66.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.4 - - 82.3 - - - - - 74.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.8 - - 58.7 - - - - - 65.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 452 - - 239 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3793 - - 6084 - - - - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 28 - - - - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - 16 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] 98924 38 110 23 101 48 081 98924 91439 42 110 40 105 37 082 91439 85698 51 101 45 109 32 102 85698 80916 36 087 40 099 33 113 80916 76788 21 093 34 086 38 100 76788 73175 25 127 27 087 40 083 73175 69929 36 118 27 096 29 076 69929 66948 44 099 29 106 22 087 66948 64202 41 081 34 100 26 100 64202 61594 28 067 33 088 33 098 61594 58931 16 082 22 092 33 091 58931 56182 14 117 14 113 28 090 56182 53551 23 132 22 129 22 103 53551 51183 33 130 31 129 21 125 51183 49056 41 133 37 133 26 137 49056 47114 45 133 38 134 27 134 47114 45314 39 128 37 130 27 132 45314 43630 30 125 34 131 27 131 43630 42045 25 133 28 129 20 127 42045 40551 20 142 22 123 17 118 40551 39146 14 144 19 130 19 113 39146 37797 9 136 19 130 20 110 37797 36438 9 136 18 127 20 110 36438 35041 11 129 15 130 19 111 35041 33608 9 123 13 130 18 111 33608 32130 8 162 11 110 16 112 32130 30597 12 168 10 079 15 111 30597 29013 11 153 5 086 16 113 29013 27380 10 135 10 135 13 127 27380 25707 8 142 16 130 11 162 25707 24001 10 165 11 138 14 153 24001 22251 19 179 7 170 13 127 22251 20445 25 181 9 191 10 109 20445 18617 27 174 11 201 4 118 18617 16865 27 170 13 200 4 188 16865 15273 28 170 13 194 7 139 15273 13857 28 171 13 191 9 112 13857 12588 27 169 12 180 8 125 12588 11445 25 169 11*169 9 148 11445 10413 23 171 10*161 11 160 10413 9484 18*173 10 157 12 168 9484 8651 10*173 10 153 13 174 8651 7903 8 172 10 149 13 180 7903 7223 6 170 10 145 12 186 7223 6613 6 170 10 143 10 195 6613 6098 5 169 9 140 7 215 6098 5698 5 169 9 139 6 257 5698 5421 4 168 9 138 7 296 5421 5253 4 168 8 137 6*305 5253 5156 4 168 8 137 4*307 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