DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 68.5 - - 79.9 - - 82.4 - - 79.7 - - 65.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 181 - - 536 - - 461 - - 64 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1415 - - 9014 - - 13541 - - 8923 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit 5458 - - 11800 - - 15459 - - 10100 - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top 6264 - - 13863 - - 18390 - - 13772 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1528 - - 3522 - - 920 - - 6210 - - 996 Hgt.Variab. W* 267 - - 709 - - 772 - - 349 - - 0 W* B/S 5 - - 16 - - 13 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 8 - - 11 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 200 - - 157 - - 195 - - 206 - - 151 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 10 - - 14 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -914 - - -881 - - 3987 - - 409 - - -172 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7178 - - 14744 - - 14404 - - 13363 - - 5327 sfcLCL ODpotential -3530 - - -2667 - - 2467 - - -1204 - - -4460 ODpotential blCL 9794 - - 16530 - - 15923 - - 14976 - - 9615 blCL maxRH 69 - - 45 - - 78 - - 99 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 1380 - - 30 - - 390 - - 530 - - 2210 CAPE Temp@2m 68.5 - - 79.9 - - 82.4 - - 79.7 - - 65.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 54.3 - - 32.4 - - 36.5 - - 38.7 - - 59.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 66.9 - - 76.4 - - 79.4 - - 78.8 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 54.3 - - 32.4 - - 36.5 - - 38.7 - - 59.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 181 - - 536 - - 461 - - 64 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1415 - - 9014 - - 13541 - - 8923 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 11 - - 98 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 11 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 13 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] 97628 8 206 22 226 20 261 15 289 2 320 97628 90180 5 178 8 298 3 165 4 277 2 314 90180 84492 6 066 5 105 5 116 4 066 8 064 84492 79792 15 062 8 126 3 153 7 081 12 052 79792 75755 16 064 11 101 9 123 8 123 1 009 75755 72215 7 018 1 140 8 075 10 098 12 137 72215 69003 9 272 7 303 8 307 6 024 9 087 69003 66062 10 219 2 255 11 271 9 293 3 052 66062 63355 8 105 4 170 8 191 10 235 4 304 63355 60735 14 283 11 295 11 247 17 265 26 259 60735 58035 36 263 40 268 40 273 35 276 38 270 58035 55238 46 258 52 265 50 267 47 273 46 277 55238 52545 49 264 55 265 52 266 57 273 56 276 52545 50106 58 277 66 273 63 274 65 274 63 273 50106 47911 72 274 81 270 80 273 76 273 72 272 47911 45921 77 271 83 267 88 268 85 269 80 270 45921 44104 83 274 88 271 90 267 88 266 84 268 44104 42431 98 277 95 274 95 270 92 267 87 268 42431 40876 113 276 98 272 100 270 99 269 92 269 40876 39417 109 275 95 270 97 267 103 267 96 268 39417 38043 97 271 91 267 92 264 98 265 93 265 38043 36724 101 267 91 265 90 263 91 264 87 263 36724 35400 102 268 87 266 88 264 85 263 81 262 35400 34043 90 270 83 266 82 265 81 265 74 264 34043 32658 71 275 74 268 69 268 73 267 69 266 32658 31233 52 274 55 269 54 266 60 267 60 267 31233 29762 47 265 47 266 47 260 50 260 48 265 29762 28246 47 262 47 262 47 258 48 258 41 259 28246 26685 44 265 45 259 45 257 45 261 39 257 26685 25079 40 269 40 262 40 257 41 260 37 257 25079 23432 33 272 32 264 34 256 35 257 35 257 23432 21744 24 272 26 263 29 254 28 254 29 257 21744 20008 27 262 25 257 22*253 20 253 22 254 20008 18256 31 238 24 250 11*237 14 244 16 241 18256 16575 17 221 20 228 9 214 14 239 18 233 16575 15042 8 187 19*197 9 205 13*232 20 231 15042 13668 8 166 13*168 9 201 13*227 19 234 13668 12431 7 137 9 152 10 197 12 224 17 238 12431 11315 7 128 9 150 11 191 12 217 16 242 11315 10307 6 127 9 151 11 188 12 210 16 243 10307 9398 5 122 8 152 12 186 12 204 16 240 9398 8583 2 102 7 154 13 185 12 199 16 232 8583 7849 1 303 7 157 13 184 12 195 15 219 7849 7181 3 261 7 159 13 183 12 193 15 203 7181 6582 8*208 7 162 13 183 12 191 19 170 6582 6077 10*200 6 164 13 182 11 190 21 154 6077 5686 10 200 6 166 13 183 11 189 19 152 5686 5415 9 200 6 167 13 182 11 189 16 152 5415 5250 9 201 6 166 12 182 11 188 14*152 5250 5155 8 200 5 167 11 182 9 188 8*151 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