DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - - 76.0 - - 75.4 - - 77.8 - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 441 - - 188 - - 35 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5545 - - 5042 - - 6419 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8911 - - 8154 - - 7691 - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10394 - - 9891 - - 11268 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2741 - - 5473 - - 7255 - - 1381 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 569 - - 419 - - 271 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 205 - - 224 - - 234 - - 057 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 775 - - 854 - - -55 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9619 - - 9037 - - 11324 - - 5155 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -523 - - -920 - - -1930 - - -3333 ODpotential blCL - - - 10917 - - 10811 - - 13198 - - 8488 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 100 - - 94 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 1010 - - 1530 - - 930 - - 2400 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 75.4 - - 77.8 - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.2 - - 53.2 - - 45.7 - - 61.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.1 - - 73.8 - - 77.4 - - 65.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.7 - - 52.5 - - 44.9 - - 61.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 441 - - 188 - - 35 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5545 - - 5042 - - 6419 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 102 - - 76 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 7 - - 14 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] 98502 22 104 17 129 10 088 12 059 98502 91004 15 095 23 103 12 072 18 068 91004 85240 19 115 21 087 15 092 15 065 85240 80462 18 093 19 085 24 094 14 115 80462 76373 14 080 18 092 23 070 20 099 76373 72779 16 114 15 110 16 061 19 084 72779 69539 20 116 16 113 10 090 18 075 69539 66589 15 110 15 097 11 117 14 076 66589 63882 13 127 9 111 13 133 9 064 63882 61267 17 135 11 144 12 123 8 084 61267 58531 10 127 11 135 4 121 5 139 58531 55690 13 169 11 169 8 218 9 219 55690 52978 16 157 16 166 15 199 17 229 52978 50526 13 191 14 198 16 201 19 220 50526 48315 27 211 21 213 20 208 24 224 48315 46298 42 205 32 205 27 211 22 224 46298 44435 50 200 35 202 32 217 27 248 44435 42704 57 200 45 206 34 214 35 243 42704 41091 64 199 55 196 34 211 32 235 41091 39582 63 197 51 186 29 208 28 221 39582 38171 60 196 52 188 26 200 21 211 38171 36825 62 196 57 187 28 194 13 217 36825 35481 61 194 60 185 30 190 6 246 35481 34114 56 193 57 183 25 180 4 012 34114 32727 51 191 49 181 13 163 10 054 32727 31305 44 187 38 180 6 151 19 072 31305 29833 39 184 34 182 7 129 21 070 29833 28310 35 183 30 182 6 107 17 070 28310 26739 31 186 22 178 5 123 8 064 26739 25125 22 182 19 173 5 143 1 134 25125 23473 11 176 14 167 7 149 4 234 23473 21779 11 134 13 146 11 153 9 250 21779 20036 13 147 12 148 12 184 17 255 20036 18277 15 158 11 188 13 217 21 246 18277 16592 11 180 12 211 13 221 23 233 16592 15055 10 186 13 227 13 221 21 230 15055 13677 9 181 14 229 13 223 19 233 13677 12438 9 190 14 226 13 226 17 237 12438 11320 10*200 13 225 12*228 15 240 11320 10309 10*201 11*224 12*231 12 245 10309 9398 10 202 9*224 11 232 9 252 9398 8581 10 203 9 224 11 233 3 272 8581 7847 10 204 8 225 11 234 5 046 7847 7180 10 206 7 225 10 236 11 056 7180 6582 10 206 6 224 10 236 14 055 6582 6078 10 209 6 223 9 236 15 054 6078 5687 9 209 5 223 9 237 14 056 5687 5416 9 210 5 223 9 237 12 057 5416 5250 9 210 5 223 8 237 10*056 5250 5155 8 211 4 223 7 237 7*057 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