DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 91.5 - - 95.7 - - 93.4 - - 80.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 528 - - 527 - - 177 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8137 - - 11284 - - 7659 - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11073 - - 13666 - - 10100 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12986 - - 16133 - - 12508 - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3631 - - 2914 - - 5625 - - 1558 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 681 - - 760 - - 465 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 40 - - 19 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 138 - - 063 - - 087 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -878 - - 232 - - -3219 - - -4382 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13865 - - 15902 - - 15728 - - 9538 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3140 - - -970 - - -5194 - - -8530 ODpotential blCL - - - 16126 - - 17103 - - 17702 - - 13686 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 51 - - 56 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 490 - - 400 - - 210 - - 1270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 91.5 - - 95.7 - - 93.4 - - 80.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.1 - - 43.3 - - 42.0 - - 56.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.1 - - 92.2 - - 91.8 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.0 - - 43.1 - - 41.9 - - 56.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 528 - - 527 - - 177 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8137 - - 11284 - - 7659 - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 11 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] 98845 41 097 47 090 44 087 44 090 98845 91361 41 101 40 096 40 096 39 098 91361 85588 40 107 35 104 35 094 39 101 85588 80802 30 110 27 105 24 091 34 099 80802 76704 24 110 25 111 23 099 24 084 76704 73101 20 110 23 106 22 119 17 095 73101 69851 16 133 16 100 17 109 16 092 69851 66876 15 118 11 110 8 113 10 093 66876 64134 13 111 9 112 5 128 2 082 64134 61487 11 109 10 127 3 094 2 318 61487 58749 8 318 4 021 6 016 8 352 58749 55968 10 297 8 310 11 327 15 336 55968 53364 11 001 9 338 12 312 14 317 53364 51026 20 350 15 345 14 319 16 317 51026 48917 24 334 21 341 17 328 18 326 48917 46982 29 330 22 338 18 338 19 334 46982 45187 33 330 24 339 21 342 19 332 45187 43510 33 326 26 337 23 341 20 334 43510 41934 32 320 26 332 24 337 20 335 41934 40452 32 320 26 330 25 331 19 333 40452 39058 31 320 25 324 27 328 19 329 39058 37720 27 318 21 314 25 330 18 333 37720 36370 19 316 15 304 17 322 16 338 36370 34986 14 298 12 303 10 304 10 325 34986 33573 13 292 10 314 8 309 6 317 33573 32118 11 302 9 320 6 321 6 330 32118 30608 7 321 8 320 4 325 5 337 30608 29048 5 008 6 308 3 283 4 282 29048 27439 4 050 3 293 2 254 5 257 27439 25785 5 077 3 000 2 057 3 263 25785 24086 6 091 1 044 2 067 1 292 24086 22338 9 116 4 184 2 176 3 055 22338 20539 15 105 7 118 2 071 7 058 20539 18720 25 068 10 046 7 340 9 049 18720 16970 26 047 9*024 8 331 9 033 16970 15372 23 037 8*023 8 337 9 009 15372 13941 18*056 7 025 6 003 9 359 13941 12655 9*083 6 032 6*022 7 000 12655 11498 6 097 6 043 7*057 6 010 11498 10453 4 107 6 060 8 066 6 028 10453 9514 3 147 7 072 10 084 6 052 9514 8672 3 165 8 079 11 089 7 079 8672 7917 3 175 9 083 12 092 7 096 7917 7232 3 183 10 086 13 093 10 127 7232 6619 4 187 11 087 13 094 18 138 6619 6102 4 190 11 088 13 095 24 137 6102 5701 4 193 11 088 13 095 22 137 5701 5423 4 193 11 088 13 095 19 137 5423 5253 4 195 11 088 13 094 17*137 5253 5156 4 193 10 088 11 095 10*136 5156 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