DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.9 - - 85.9 - - 82.3 - - 71.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 393 - - 236 - - 24 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7982 - - 8322 - - 307 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10813 - - 10820 - - 5139 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12831 - - 13171 - - 5156 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3212 - - 4040 - - 10365 - - 1338 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 614 - - 530 - - 85 - - 45 W* B/S - - - 34 - - 25 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 139 - - 125 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 17 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 681 - - 863 - - -5477 - - -1024 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12150 - - 12308 - - 10633 - - 6179 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -379 - - -383 - - -7107 - - -5156 ODpotential blCL - - - 13210 - - 13554 - - 12263 - - 10311 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 100 - - 100 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 300 - - 500 - - 1110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.9 - - 85.9 - - 82.3 - - 71.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.1 - - 49.4 - - 53.3 - - 62.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.0 - - 83.9 - - 82.1 - - 74.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 48.9 - - 52.5 - - 60.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 393 - - 236 - - 24 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7982 - - 8322 - - 307 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 99 - - 100 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 14 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] 98672 19 089 25 091 18 100 30 085 98672 91325 28 100 23 096 26 095 27 098 91325 85643 30 091 26 108 25 080 26 089 85643 80883 29 081 26 108 26 081 27 079 80883 76799 24 083 21 095 23 083 25 081 76799 73225 20 102 17 084 17 083 21 076 73225 70000 19 113 16 094 12 096 16 061 70000 67037 16 120 17 098 12 102 9 072 67037 64299 13 122 14 097 11 106 7 096 64299 61661 8 123 8 108 7 098 8 087 61661 58931 8 106 7 116 4 118 7 068 58931 56138 12 083 8 088 8 104 7 073 56138 53506 12 029 12 045 12 043 13 061 53506 51144 15 347 19 016 19 019 20 034 51144 49011 20 358 21 007 21 018 23 020 49011 47053 24 008 22 013 21 032 22 024 47053 45241 22 004 25 011 28 037 24 033 45241 43551 14 349 27 015 30 037 25 034 43551 41963 8 354 16 001 27 046 23 041 41963 40464 8 023 8 345 19 046 16 056 40464 39051 11 046 8 026 10 057 10 062 39051 37692 14 042 11 043 10 070 8 077 37692 36323 17 032 12 038 11 056 10 095 36323 34920 16 029 12 037 13 033 11 074 34920 33489 15 047 11 048 11 035 13 046 33489 32017 9 058 10 049 9 056 11 048 32017 30496 6 095 8 059 7 063 9 064 30496 28925 7 125 5 091 3 077 7 070 28925 27306 7 144 6 139 3 139 4 081 27306 25642 7 146 10 152 6 182 2 177 25642 23938 6 153 9 140 7 167 5 195 23938 22184 6 168 5 133 4 160 7 172 22184 20379 7 176 3 219 4 311 4 156 20379 18561 7 189 5 252 5 282 4 288 18561 16824 3 206 5 264 4 299 9 322 16824 15246 2 020 5 265 2 330 14 323 15246 13835 2*002 3*249 1 043 13 322 13835 12569 0*195 2*234 2 104 8 316 12569 11427 2 178 2 213 4 117 4 292 11427 10396 3 182 3 157 6 123 2 248 10396 9469 4 185 4 142 7 124 3 152 9469 8638 4 185 5 134 7 124 7 132 8638 7893 4 186 5 131 8 124 13 131 7893 7215 4 185 6 128 8 124 18 132 7215 6608 4 187 6 126 7 124 23 132 6608 6095 4 186 6 126 7 125 24 131 6095 5697 4 186 6 125 6 126 22 131 5697 5421 4 185 6 124 5 126 17 130 5421 5252 4 185 6 124 5*127 13*129 5252 5155 4 185 6 123 4*125 6*126 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