DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 80.2 - - - - - 70.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 492 - - 200 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8284 - - 9207 - - - - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11165 - - 11395 - - - - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13133 - - 14056 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3660 - - 4427 - - - - - 782 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 671 - - 515 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 15 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 147 - - - - - 063 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 18 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1277 - - 670 - - - - - -3487 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11856 - - 13387 - - - - - 8642 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 58 - - -478 - - - - - -7010 ODpotential blCL - - - 13075 - - 14534 - - - - - 12165 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 100 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 600 - - 220 - - - - - 740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 80.2 - - - - - 70.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 39.0 - - - - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.4 - - 78.4 - - - - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.8 - - 38.9 - - - - - 50.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 492 - - 200 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8284 - - 9207 - - - - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 101 - - - - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 9 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] 98382 20 087 6 130 18 047 98382 90937 13 108 14 100 9 052 90937 85222 16 118 18 101 10 101 85222 80468 14 111 20 093 12 105 80468 76375 15 096 15 085 15 112 76375 72778 14 078 11 110 21 103 72778 69538 12 109 7 105 15 066 69538 66580 12 114 9 218 8 050 66580 63863 6 121 13 159 10 073 63863 61226 6 252 4 303 5 028 61226 58443 11 220 14 267 14 277 58443 55542 17 245 19 252 24 263 55542 52802 17 266 20 261 22 270 52802 50373 29 282 20 280 25 307 50373 48199 33 273 26 298 35 314 48199 46211 27 278 35 294 44 302 46211 44382 32 298 36 291 46 296 44382 42691 34 300 34 292 43 293 42691 41119 39 303 33 295 39 289 41119 39651 41 303 32 299 30 290 39651 38275 38 309 30 304 24 296 38275 36956 35 316 29 308 23 296 36956 35631 35 318 30 309 21 292 35631 34272 37 317 32 308 19 296 34272 32885 38 315 33 307 21 303 32885 31455 36 311 31 307 25 303 31455 29974 30 306 26 311 28 302 29974 28444 27 313 23 315 27 301 28444 26867 26 308 23 307 24 301 26867 25246 22 295 26 303 22 307 25246 23584 17 287 26 301 23 313 23584 21875 17 285 24 296 25 310 21875 20115 18 284 19 284 24 300 20115 18343 21 274 11 255 20 277 18343 16650 19 253 10 253 15 259 16650 15105 13 233 9*243 12 241 15105 13720 6*202 8*229 11 220 13720 12474 5*169 6 190 11 206 12474 11350 5 162 6 170 11 190 11350 10334 5 157 6 155 12 169 10334 9420 5 153 7 143 13 151 9420 8600 6 148 8 135 16 138 8600 7864 6 145 8 129 18 130 7864 7194 6 143 9 126 20 123 7194 6593 6 141 9 123 20 116 6593 6085 6 138 9 121 18 105 6085 5691 6 137 9 120 15 090 5691 5418 6 136 9 119 12 073 5418 5251 6 136 9 119 9*066 5251 5155 5 135 8 118 6*063 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