DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 74.9 - - 81.1 - - - - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 440 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4557 - - 9642 - - - - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8039 - - 12219 - - - - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9406 - - 14491 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1569 - - 2216 - - - - - 537 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 492 - - 679 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 19 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 018 - - 224 - - - - - 104 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - 11 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5841 - - -470 - - - - - -4035 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15248 - - 14962 - - - - - 9190 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8959 - - -1251 - - - - - -7790 ODpotential blCL - - - 18365 - - 15742 - - - - - 12945 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 90 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 81.1 - - - - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.7 - - 32.7 - - - - - 43.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.4 - - 78.1 - - - - - 69.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 32.7 - - - - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 440 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4557 - - 9642 - - - - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 58 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 7 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] 97487 31 251 34 239 39 270 97487 90051 27 237 34 235 22 279 90051 84344 19 247 22 241 18 288 84344 79668 12 287 9 256 13 261 79668 75663 9 287 10 291 2 198 75663 72118 12 233 15 284 10 324 72118 68932 10 251 12 266 15 301 68932 66025 18 290 12 282 13 240 66025 63333 22 298 15 290 17 279 63333 60749 30 299 23 291 31 292 60749 58085 37 285 33 290 37 293 58085 55311 40 275 39 279 36 287 55311 52632 39 273 41 268 41 280 52632 50196 45 272 45 267 48 274 50196 47994 47 266 51 263 45 272 47994 45986 47 269 52 264 41 277 45986 44140 51 274 56 267 45 276 44140 42440 55 272 60 265 48 272 42440 40871 56 263 61 263 51 273 40871 39415 54 261 58 262 53 272 39415 38057 51 263 54 257 54 268 38057 36758 51 266 51 256 54 264 36758 35452 52 268 50 257 53 260 35452 34111 48 266 48 259 50 258 34111 32738 41 263 44 259 47 259 32738 31321 37 269 42 257 43 260 31321 29852 36 269 43 259 43 257 29852 28330 36 262 44 261 42 262 28330 26760 37 261 43 265 39 271 26760 25144 35 261 40 270 33 277 25144 23489 32 255 35 273 26 277 23489 21790 30 246 30 267 22 266 21790 20041 28 248 28 263 21 265 20041 18274 25 242 25 253 20 276 18274 16580 25 227 22 234 17 272 16580 15040 26 217 17*222 12 243 15040 13662 26 220 12*221 9 243 13662 12423 21 222 9 222 7 256 12423 11306 16 212 8 223 8 275 11306 10299 4*198 7 223 11 289 10299 9391 4*014 6 224 14 296 9391 8578 7 013 6 225 15 300 8578 7846 7 015 5 226 16 304 7846 7181 8 017 5 226 14 306 7181 6584 8 019 5 227 12 308 6584 6079 8 022 4 227 8 309 6079 5687 8 024 4 228 5 307 5687 5416 8 024 4 227 1 306 5416 5250 7 026 4 227 1*114 5250 5155 7 026 3 227 2*104 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