DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.4 - - 90.8 - - 87.5 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 431 - - 429 - - 50 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5351 - - 11143 - - 6522 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8739 - - 13435 - - 8024 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10200 - - 15992 - - 11371 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4671 - - 3143 - - 5551 - - 72 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 554 - - 706 - - 288 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 17 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 278 - - 287 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -7 - - -22 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8176 - - -4462 - - -9878 - - -13260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18377 - - 20455 - - 21250 - - 18416 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12676 - - -7956 - - -14374 - - -20160 ODpotential blCL - - - 22876 - - 23948 - - 25745 - - 25315 blCL maxRH - - - 33 - - 31 - - 31 - - 24 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.4 - - 90.8 - - 87.5 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.8 - - 17.2 - - 10.7 - - 10.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.4 - - 87.8 - - 86.6 - - 78.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 17.0 - - 10.5 - - 10.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 431 - - 429 - - 50 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5351 - - 11143 - - 6522 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96971 47 253 42 266 47 266 46 270 96971 89598 25 260 30 257 43 264 33 274 89598 83992 17 282 22 256 23 266 23 263 83992 79395 11 267 17 260 21 269 17 297 79395 75448 17 264 10 275 15 260 16 302 75448 71963 11 259 9 284 6 298 12 273 71963 68848 5 152 9 267 8 348 4 283 68848 66030 3 176 5 245 4 265 8 311 66030 63431 5 237 0 009 7 217 8 298 63431 60906 7 189 1 289 5 235 6 276 60906 58265 5 164 6 265 4 265 6 232 58265 55524 8 233 9 263 9 256 8 239 55524 52896 15 218 13 229 18 237 14 255 52896 50500 13 204 18 197 24 216 22 236 50500 48319 9 238 14 208 24 214 29 227 48319 46314 10 295 7 230 12 232 24 223 46314 44475 19 303 16 329 12 334 4 234 44475 42791 11 240 22 300 20 319 13 318 42791 41236 7 181 6 215 8 246 8 253 41236 39786 3 306 8 247 6 238 10 204 39786 38430 12 271 15 259 12 281 6 259 38430 37127 15 239 16 240 13 268 11 276 37127 35813 12 217 12 234 8 257 8 274 35813 34463 10 210 11 226 6 248 4 252 34463 33082 6 225 9 223 4 246 3 197 33082 31657 5 277 7 234 4 263 3 201 31657 30178 9 251 8 255 5 275 2 261 30178 28646 12 225 11 257 7 277 4 235 28646 27064 14 204 13 234 8 249 8 215 27064 25434 10 202 15 217 11 225 8 225 25434 23762 6 226 10 225 9 227 2 284 23762 22044 7 267 6 230 4 220 5 342 22044 20275 6 275 10 219 7 216 6 293 20275 18487 5 238 13 222 12 220 12 260 18487 16768 5 222 6*256 9 226 13 262 16768 15201 4 238 5*293 3 258 8 264 15201 13799 3 261 5 294 3 299 1 199 13799 12540 3 325 6 291 4 299 2 130 12540 11404 4 344 6 285 4*296 2 164 11404 10380 5*329 7 280 6*291 3 248 10380 9457 6*307 8 275 8 289 6 274 9457 8630 7 286 9 274 9 288 9 284 8630 7887 9 273 9 272 9 288 10 289 7887 7213 9 268 10 271 10 287 11 292 7213 6606 9 267 10 270 10 286 11 294 6606 6094 9 265 10 269 10 286 11 295 6094 5696 9 264 10 269 10 286 10 296 5696 5420 9 263 10 268 10 286 9 297 5420 5252 8 263 10 269 9 285 7*296 5252 5155 8 262 9 268 8 285 5*297 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