DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 83.8 - - 83.1 - - - - - 76.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 537 - - 288 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6611 - - 5514 - - - - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9837 - - 8723 - - - - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11460 - - 10363 - - - - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3622 - - 4402 - - - - - 994 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 640 - - 497 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 20 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 027 - - 060 - - - - - 122 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - -15 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 629 - - 241 - - - - - -5400 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10832 - - 10123 - - - - - 10556 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1573 - - -1514 - - - - - -9177 ODpotential blCL - - - 13033 - - 11877 - - - - - 14333 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 87 - - - - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 710 - - 1160 - - - - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.8 - - 83.1 - - - - - 76.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.6 - - 56.0 - - - - - 47.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.5 - - 81.0 - - - - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.5 - - 55.2 - - - - - 47.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 537 - - 288 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6611 - - 5514 - - - - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 50 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 8 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] 98272 18 091 18 117 26 073 98272 90831 16 092 19 098 20 076 90831 85137 21 096 23 091 20 084 85137 80438 16 095 18 085 24 082 80438 76387 13 089 11 087 21 081 76387 72801 16 093 10 095 14 075 72801 69581 17 059 16 113 12 066 69581 66651 14 028 17 062 17 085 66651 63937 5 016 14 028 17 072 63937 61325 4 098 8 003 19 040 61325 58648 5 354 7 306 17 348 58648 55910 11 337 10 302 18 309 55910 53309 21 316 21 291 23 296 53309 50963 32 291 29 277 26 283 50963 48845 33 277 27 280 26 272 48845 46895 32 274 32 296 28 275 46895 45080 33 271 36 300 35 280 45080 43380 39 266 37 286 39 281 43380 41780 49 266 38 274 41 277 41780 40269 57 266 43 268 43 271 40269 38846 60 265 46 268 47 270 38846 37482 57 265 44 268 51 271 37482 36115 50 270 40 271 52 274 36115 34719 38 277 35 276 47 279 34719 33297 34 275 27 276 38 282 33297 31836 27 279 23 270 31 278 31836 30326 21 290 22 262 26 275 30326 28769 18 287 22 261 20 278 28769 27164 17 290 18 272 18 285 27164 25515 17 296 17 295 20 309 25515 23825 16 297 20 308 19 333 23825 22090 18 319 16 320 14 347 22090 20307 20 327 15 332 15 359 20307 18513 11 352 16 332 19 355 18513 16797 17 022 16 329 21 346 16797 15232 19 026 14 331 20 336 15232 13829 16 021 13 334 17 329 13829 12567 12*013 11 338 13 324 12567 11427 10*012 8 345 9 324 11427 10398 9 013 5*358 4 316 10398 9472 8 016 4*009 1 229 9472 8641 8 021 4 043 3 174 8641 7896 7 026 4 057 6 158 7896 7218 7 032 5 066 7 148 7218 6610 7 040 5 069 10 141 6610 6097 8 046 6 072 11 136 6097 5698 8 049 6 073 11 131 5698 5422 7 052 6 074 9 128 5422 5253 7 051 6 074 6*123 5253 5156 7 052 5 074 4*122 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