DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.9 - - 94.5 - - 91.4 - - 78.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 489 - - 488 - - 117 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6293 - - 9981 - - 8024 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9543 - - 12548 - - 10053 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11142 - - 14830 - - 12873 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1985 - - 2626 - - 3158 - - 1709 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 610 - - 710 - - 410 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 14 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 083 - - 110 - - 111 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -8 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4974 - - -3323 - - -4133 - - -6896 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16116 - - 18154 - - 17007 - - 12051 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8577 - - -7717 - - -7903 - - -11827 ODpotential blCL - - - 19719 - - 22547 - - 20776 - - 16982 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 37 - - 42 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.9 - - 94.5 - - 91.4 - - 78.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.8 - - 31.8 - - 34.3 - - 44.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.7 - - 91.4 - - 90.2 - - 80.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.6 - - 31.7 - - 34.2 - - 44.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 489 - - 488 - - 117 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6293 - - 9981 - - 8024 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 98918 30 106 32 114 34 092 45 070 98918 91486 38 098 37 114 26 106 35 089 91486 85767 41 089 43 103 28 104 29 099 85767 81004 29 085 39 083 31 093 29 103 81004 76896 20 105 32 064 34 083 29 099 76896 73289 20 114 22 075 28 076 26 091 73289 70036 19 105 17 106 20 084 25 077 70036 67044 18 092 11 117 19 099 21 075 67044 64278 17 099 11 117 13 084 19 087 64278 61625 19 100 16 113 8 104 11 065 61625 58894 16 082 15 097 12 100 8 051 58894 56091 13 067 11 086 8 080 7 066 56091 53441 14 065 10 092 3 039 8 038 53441 51073 17 057 16 086 4 127 7 003 51073 48947 17 042 21 066 13 092 5 058 48947 47000 15 034 25 048 21 069 13 078 47000 45196 13 035 19 038 21 058 16 064 45196 43511 10 041 14 048 19 054 17 068 43511 41932 10 054 10 051 21 051 19 054 41932 40452 11 074 9 073 19 039 20 044 40452 39064 14 075 11 083 15 041 17 048 39064 37728 16 060 12 065 14 062 16 044 37728 36380 12 062 9 058 15 060 15 032 36380 34994 8 045 8 051 11 064 14 035 34994 33574 8 027 8 047 7 069 13 040 33574 32111 8 037 8 045 4 083 12 031 32111 30592 10 061 8 052 4 106 8 030 30592 29024 11 073 8 057 6 097 7 054 29024 27408 12 068 10 059 10 079 10 077 27408 25746 14 059 14 062 12 063 12 064 25746 24043 14 058 13 061 13 045 14 050 24043 22293 12 074 11 056 12 038 17 043 22293 20489 16 089 12 082 9 059 17 046 20489 18668 19 101 13 101 9 057 17 058 18668 16919 21 107 14 107 9 081 18 066 16919 15325 22 105 15*114 11 093 18 079 15325 13899 23 109 14*114 11*093 18 095 13899 12618 22 111 14 114 11*095 18 102 12618 11464 14*101 14 113 12 097 17 100 11464 10425 9*085 14 112 12 102 15 097 10425 9490 7 082 14 110 14 110 13 100 9490 8653 7 081 14 109 15 113 12 113 8653 7904 6 081 14 108 15 116 13 127 7904 7223 6 082 14 107 16 117 16 135 7223 6613 5 083 14 107 16 118 21 135 6613 6098 5 085 14 106 16 119 24 133 6098 5699 5 086 14 106 16 119 23 133 5699 5422 5 086 14 106 15 119 18 134 5422 5253 4 087 13 105 15 119 14 134 5253 5155 4 088 12 105 13 119 7*131 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