DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.5 - - 87.3 - - 79.8 - - 69.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 481 - - 256 - - 27 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9272 - - 12281 - - 307 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11962 - - 14025 - - 5139 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14121 - - 17130 - - 5156 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4252 - - 3221 - - 8978 - - 726 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 691 - - 614 - - 97 - - 41 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 17 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 191 - - 213 - - 064 - - 122 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 24 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1961 - - 3265 - - -4136 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12160 - - 13866 - - 9292 - - 5155 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -463 - - 1296 - - -6433 - - -4414 ODpotential blCL - - - 14584 - - 15834 - - 11589 - - 9569 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 100 - - 94 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 1320 - - 560 - - 2010 - - 2770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.5 - - 87.3 - - 79.8 - - 69.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.5 - - 44.0 - - 56.5 - - 63.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.4 - - 85.2 - - 79.8 - - 70.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.4 - - 43.9 - - 55.5 - - 62.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 481 - - 256 - - 27 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9272 - - 12281 - - 307 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 101 - - 75 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 11 - - 15 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] 98322 13 116 7 098 5 047 13 014 98322 90845 8 132 0 011 11 037 8 050 90845 85105 8 124 3 094 4 063 6 046 85105 80356 9 073 10 103 5 111 3 043 80356 76284 8 039 14 099 12 080 9 092 76284 72707 8 097 14 062 18 079 16 072 72707 69495 19 114 10 084 17 077 14 071 69495 66569 18 103 16 126 7 084 14 059 66569 63880 15 095 12 104 8 159 3 057 63880 61293 3 121 4 176 3 193 3 103 61293 58594 8 208 7 246 5 271 2 245 58594 55784 17 260 22 262 20 254 15 266 55784 53095 23 265 25 247 26 241 27 244 53095 50665 26 269 26 254 24 254 26 248 50665 48470 36 274 37 267 34 260 32 253 48470 46473 43 270 46 259 41 258 37 255 46473 44656 40 270 41 263 38 266 35 262 44656 42990 35 275 31 271 34 277 36 277 42990 41441 30 279 28 269 33 281 34 282 41441 39983 32 275 30 265 33 278 29 275 39983 38610 32 272 32 266 33 273 27 268 38610 37290 27 276 33 274 31 272 28 274 37290 35962 24 274 32 280 28 277 30 284 35962 34595 24 273 29 281 26 283 28 290 34595 33193 25 276 23 278 23 286 23 291 33193 31746 26 274 22 272 18 277 19 294 31746 30244 22 266 22 273 18 273 14 297 30244 28689 18 261 19 274 18 280 12 285 28689 27085 13 239 12 269 15 277 10 289 27085 25441 2 225 9 245 12 260 7 301 25441 23761 4 039 7 231 10 242 6 290 23761 22037 1 232 6 240 7 239 8 285 22037 20269 9 229 9 247 11 247 14 290 20269 18487 10 219 9*245 15 237 20 286 18487 16775 5 185 9*242 16 230 20 280 16775 15211 6*144 8 235 14 218 17 267 15211 13808 7*148 7 229 11 195 15 250 13808 12545 6 169 7 224 10 167 11 232 12545 11407 6 180 6 217 9 142 7 198 11407 10380 6 189 6 210 10 122 6 136 10380 9456 7 196 6 202 11 108 10 103 9456 8628 7 199 7 198 12 097 14 097 8628 7885 7 202 7 194 13 089 18 107 7885 7209 8 202 7 191 13 082 23 119 7209 6603 8 204 7 188 14 076 29 124 6603 6092 8 205 6 187 14 071 29 125 6092 5695 8 206 6 186 14 067 26 125 5695 5419 8 206 6 186 13 065 20 125 5419 5252 8 206 6 185 12*064 16 124 5252 5155 7 205 6 184 10*064 8*122 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