DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 90.7 - - 93.3 - - 89.8 - - 80.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 504 - - 460 - - 107 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9295 - - 11618 - - 9155 - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11999 - - 13866 - - 10829 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14144 - - 16467 - - 14004 - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2701 - - 2043 - - 3508 - - 2848 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 700 - - 733 - - 416 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 111 - - 089 - - 087 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -246 - - 1174 - - 428 - - -4726 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14391 - - 15293 - - 13577 - - 9882 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2112 - - 518 - - -907 - - -8389 ODpotential blCL - - - 16256 - - 15949 - - 14911 - - 13545 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 83 - - 82 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 140 - - 210 - - 640 - - 1090 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.7 - - 93.3 - - 89.8 - - 80.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.1 - - 43.5 - - 47.9 - - 54.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.4 - - 90.1 - - 88.7 - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 43.4 - - 47.9 - - 54.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 504 - - 460 - - 107 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9295 - - 11618 - - 9155 - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 32 - - 29 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 11 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] 98786 44 108 27 114 27 083 39 067 98786 91388 47 089 41 108 33 107 31 098 91388 85682 40 090 43 100 36 106 34 108 85682 80926 29 096 35 092 32 090 35 099 80926 76833 24 105 28 082 27 094 29 090 76833 73217 21 104 27 091 22 091 27 087 73217 69948 17 104 24 094 19 081 24 068 69948 66964 15 096 20 102 18 087 18 068 66964 64216 15 087 17 090 15 090 14 068 64216 61580 16 069 14 065 13 083 10 092 61580 58855 16 067 8 023 15 039 14 046 58855 56065 15 059 2 355 13 007 15 016 56065 53438 16 049 6 057 11 354 14 014 53438 51077 16 041 12 041 9 000 14 014 51077 48942 12 030 15 030 8 025 13 017 48942 46981 9 030 12 019 12 034 12 022 46981 45165 7 039 8 000 10 017 14 023 45165 43473 8 055 4 019 8 350 13 355 43473 41891 6 084 2 084 9 343 12 328 41891 40406 6 125 5 174 8 345 12 313 40406 39009 5 155 7 191 5 317 11 336 39009 37670 4 319 5 321 8 333 15 350 37670 36324 12 345 10 002 10 346 17 352 36324 34941 14 358 10 021 9 356 15 001 34941 33527 15 006 10 027 7 004 13 011 33527 32070 14 014 10 030 5 018 11 019 32070 30559 12 026 11 033 5 048 10 022 30559 28996 13 033 12 029 9 053 11 023 28996 27382 17 035 13 038 12 046 12 023 27382 25723 12 052 10 040 11 037 12 027 25723 24023 15 078 10 057 10 051 11 049 24023 22279 19 083 15 067 11 058 14 065 22279 20483 19 082 17 067 13 066 12 062 20483 18664 17 075 13 074 10 049 11 036 18664 16918 14 090 9*080 8 050 16 021 16918 15328 14*114 8*085 8*070 22 019 15328 13905 13*118 9 087 9*077 21 023 13905 12626 11 117 9 088 10 080 16 026 12626 11475 10 116 9 089 13 086 12 033 11475 10436 8 109 10 090 14 088 10 050 10436 9501 8 108 11 091 15 089 9 070 9501 8663 8 106 11 091 15 089 9 093 8663 7911 8 106 11 091 15 090 11 117 7911 7229 8 105 12 090 15 090 17 132 7229 6617 8 104 12 091 15 090 23 136 6617 6101 8 103 12 091 15 090 23 137 6101 5701 7 103 12 090 15 090 21 137 5701 5423 7 103 11 090 15 090 17 137 5423 5253 7 103 11 090 14 090 14*136 5253 5156 7 102 10 090 12 090 9*136 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