DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 75.3 - - 77.8 - - - - - 61.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 415 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6506 - - 7319 - - - - - 305 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9637 - - 10302 - - - - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11355 - - 12168 - - - - - 5154 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2073 - - 1915 - - - - - 93 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 579 - - 607 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 289 - - - - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - -5 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5798 - - -6157 - - - - - -8991 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17154 - - 18326 - - - - - 14146 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10361 - - -9819 - - - - - -15180 ODpotential blCL - - - 21716 - - 21987 - - - - - 20334 blCL maxRH - - - 20 - - 20 - - - - - 22 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.3 - - 77.8 - - - - - 61.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.4 - - 14.4 - - - - - 17.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.5 - - 75.0 - - - - - 66.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.2 - - 14.2 - - - - - 17.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 415 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6506 - - 7319 - - - - - 305 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 96545 27 252 25 259 38 263 96545 89239 28 254 19 269 22 260 89239 83686 18 264 27 248 19 270 83686 79089 18 279 30 220 20 287 79089 75118 25 279 23 237 28 293 75118 71627 27 279 31 268 31 294 71627 68510 29 293 28 282 29 284 68510 65674 34 293 31 305 27 293 65674 63057 37 297 34 306 31 311 63057 60537 40 301 39 310 35 311 60537 57908 42 306 45 315 35 313 57908 55149 42 308 48 315 34 318 55149 52474 40 306 48 309 36 317 52474 50034 37 302 45 304 39 314 50034 47829 35 300 41 302 38 314 47829 45823 32 299 34 300 34 310 45823 43986 31 297 30 307 29 310 43986 42291 30 293 30 312 26 312 42291 40718 25 292 29 310 23 316 40718 39253 21 302 24 310 26 316 39253 37886 23 313 21 316 28 308 37886 36580 25 303 20 321 23 290 36580 35271 25 295 16 320 17 277 35271 33928 22 294 13 308 15 277 33928 32559 20 295 14 299 18 274 32559 31152 20 297 17 302 23 266 31152 29697 20 299 18 303 26 265 29697 28193 18 300 18 303 26 262 28193 26639 18 301 19 305 26 265 26639 25042 18 302 20 305 23 278 25042 23405 18 302 20 300 25 287 23405 21722 17 306 20 299 26 293 21722 19983 15 314 19 300 24 302 19983 18221 14 320 18 301 19 304 18221 16527 13 307 17 297 16 302 16527 14984 14 288 16 287 15 301 14984 13606 14 284 13 288 14 301 13606 12371 10*286 11*293 13 297 12371 11260 6*302 11*293 13 291 11260 10258 6 316 11 293 13 289 10258 9357 6 317 12 291 13 289 9357 8549 8 313 12 290 13 292 8549 7823 10 305 12 289 13 297 7823 7164 11 302 13 287 13 301 7164 6572 11 300 13 286 14 304 6572 6071 11 298 13 285 13 306 6071 5683 11 296 13 284 13 307 5683 5413 11 295 12 284 11 307 5413 5248 10 295 12 283 8 305 5248 5154 9 295 11 283 6*305 5154 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