DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 88.5 - - 91.2 - - - - - 77.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 521 - - 501 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8319 - - 10735 - - - - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11216 - - 13183 - - - - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13168 - - 15584 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2764 - - 1737 - - - - - 1735 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 683 - - 734 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 117 - - 111 - - - - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1050 - - -467 - - - - - -7156 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14219 - - 16052 - - - - - 12312 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3864 - - -2878 - - - - - -12009 ODpotential blCL - - - 17032 - - 18462 - - - - - 17164 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 58 - - - - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.5 - - 91.2 - - - - - 77.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.7 - - 38.1 - - - - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.2 - - 87.9 - - - - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 38.0 - - - - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 521 - - 501 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8319 - - 10735 - - - - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 98847 28 092 28 113 20 064 98847 91375 32 107 20 125 36 085 91375 85642 38 110 26 108 33 096 85642 80906 36 098 41 083 30 111 80906 76814 33 087 41 080 34 104 76814 73201 25 073 26 088 33 086 73201 69964 17 079 13 110 28 067 69964 67010 17 117 15 103 17 066 67010 64269 23 107 20 095 12 089 64269 61616 19 067 20 086 18 088 61616 58878 15 052 10 086 19 068 58878 56080 17 066 7 074 11 045 56080 53425 21 055 18 070 10 034 53425 51027 21 038 26 055 19 054 51027 48873 19 018 27 041 20 059 48873 46912 13 021 20 044 22 067 46912 45110 16 073 19 078 24 075 45110 43435 31 087 27 097 34 090 43435 41869 35 087 30 097 35 092 41869 40395 31 086 25 086 31 095 40395 39006 27 086 20 085 28 091 39006 37671 26 086 18 090 24 088 37671 36327 23 079 20 098 21 096 36327 34944 21 074 20 101 19 101 34944 33528 21 079 17 105 18 100 33528 32066 22 089 16 106 16 101 32066 30548 23 088 17 097 14 089 30548 28979 23 081 19 087 15 074 28979 27363 23 078 19 086 17 071 27363 25703 22 080 21 085 20 078 25703 24003 21 083 23 083 21 083 24003 22253 21 087 20 084 22 080 22253 20446 24 074 21 081 21 082 20446 18620 22 070 19 079 19 085 18620 16873 21 085 16*091 16 087 16873 15284 19 098 14*104 13 091 15284 13864 18*110 14 107 12 092 13864 12590 16*113 14 109 12 089 12590 11443 15 115 14 110 11 089 11443 10410 14 117 14 111 12 095 10410 9480 14 118 14 112 13 106 9480 8647 13 119 14 113 15 114 8647 7900 13 119 14 113 17 119 7900 7221 13 119 14 114 20 122 7221 6612 13 119 14 114 23 123 6612 6097 13 119 14 114 23 124 6097 5698 13 119 14 113 22 124 5698 5421 12 119 14 113 17 123 5421 5252 12 118 13 114 13 122 5252 5155 11 118 12 113 7*119 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