DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.6 - - 87.3 - - 85.8 - - 75.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 272 - - 519 - - 151 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6061 - - 10991 - - 11109 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9104 - - 13416 - - 12664 - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10910 - - 15840 - - 15958 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2709 - - 1985 - - 2136 - - 2400 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 496 - - 750 - - 499 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 246 - - 243 - - 242 - - 163 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -19 - - -3 - - -11 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3797 - - -377 - - -947 - - -9157 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14708 - - 16218 - - 16906 - - 14313 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5937 - - -1929 - - -3339 - - -13450 ODpotential blCL - - - 16847 - - 17769 - - 19297 - - 18605 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 59 - - 53 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.6 - - 87.3 - - 85.8 - - 75.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.7 - - 33.2 - - 28.8 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.5 - - 84.0 - - 84.2 - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 33.0 - - 28.7 - - 31.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 272 - - 519 - - 151 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6061 - - 10991 - - 11109 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 98260 9 132 15 143 2 152 5 116 98260 90785 9 124 10 151 3 176 11 066 90785 85031 12 109 12 114 10 132 3 091 85031 80267 12 085 10 102 10 116 6 105 80267 76207 12 101 8 084 14 088 11 077 76207 72665 12 115 8 092 11 088 10 058 72665 69474 11 106 11 089 14 069 12 097 69474 66557 10 092 12 111 10 081 15 081 66557 63866 8 100 7 147 4 146 9 091 63866 61268 7 157 6 122 3 211 6 120 61268 58564 9 181 6 221 9 230 2 205 58564 55739 5 269 2 210 11 185 13 211 55739 53025 34 260 27 265 28 274 28 266 53025 50587 48 253 45 258 40 270 33 261 50587 48405 53 251 54 255 48 267 36 267 48405 46421 56 245 57 250 52 261 42 268 46421 44601 55 247 56 249 50 256 47 263 44601 42919 59 256 58 255 49 260 47 257 42919 41349 63 258 59 256 52 264 46 255 41349 39871 60 256 55 254 53 263 45 258 39871 38479 56 254 49 252 50 260 44 260 38479 37144 51 252 45 252 46 255 42 261 37144 35802 47 250 43 252 41 252 37 260 35802 34428 45 250 40 253 38 252 33 259 34428 33026 43 251 38 255 35 256 31 259 33026 31584 41 253 35 258 32 262 30 262 31584 30093 39 255 31 262 29 265 27 267 30093 28556 31 257 27 267 24 264 23 268 28556 26973 30 270 20 267 18 263 18 259 26973 25349 44 266 18 280 11 272 12 248 25349 23687 53 254 24 277 9 294 8 242 23687 21977 49 246 40 263 12 300 5 274 21977 20216 48 244 44 255 19 290 8 309 20216 18434 44 245 37 255 23 274 16 286 18434 16727 40 241 26*252 15*253 17 260 16727 15172 38 236 17*242 12*241 11 245 15172 13779 36 234 16 241 12 241 8 235 13779 12527 26 232 16 242 11 241 7 227 12527 11396 15*234 15 242 11 241 7 219 11396 10375 13*237 15 242 11 241 7 214 10375 9455 13 240 15 243 11 242 7 211 9455 8629 13 244 15 244 11 242 7 206 8629 7887 13 246 15 244 11 242 8 203 7887 7213 13 249 15 244 11 243 8 199 7213 6606 13 250 15 244 10 242 8 195 6606 6094 13 252 14 245 10 243 8 192 6094 5696 13 253 14 244 10 243 8 186 5696 5421 12 253 14 244 10 243 7 181 5421 5252 12 253 13 245 9 243 6*172 5252 5155 11 254 12 244 8 243 4*163 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