DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 94.2 - - 89.6 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 477 - - 130 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 12256 - - 4467 - - - - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14414 - - 7551 - - - - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17105 - - 9316 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2615 - - 8521 - - - - - 419 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 755 - - 363 - - - - - 39 W* B/S - - - 140 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 9 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 352 - - 073 - - - - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 54 - - 43 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1495 - - -3625 - - - - - -2744 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15610 - - 12941 - - - - - 7900 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 639 - - -5549 - - - - - -7519 ODpotential blCL - - - 16466 - - 14865 - - - - - 12674 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 290 - - 880 - - - - - 1530 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 94.2 - - 89.6 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.0 - - 50.4 - - - - - 59.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.9 - - 88.4 - - - - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.9 - - 49.5 - - - - - 58.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 477 - - 130 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 12256 - - 4467 - - - - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 100 - - - - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 13 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] 98753 34 113 33 108 32 077 98753 91256 36 107 40 110 32 084 91256 85495 34 096 40 103 34 097 85495 80737 29 091 34 097 34 106 80737 76660 22 094 28 103 27 102 76660 73077 16 104 24 108 21 086 73077 69837 10 127 20 103 18 077 69837 66848 14 137 12 092 12 096 66848 64080 13 134 10 126 9 121 64080 61422 15 155 9 164 7 148 61422 58681 17 124 14 159 5 146 58681 55886 5 341 10 125 10 151 55886 53266 8 311 2 282 11 155 53266 50923 8 306 11 282 5 256 50923 48817 4 303 15 265 13 274 48817 46890 4 201 15 245 13 260 46890 45099 8 186 13 238 14 259 45099 43422 1 177 10 240 16 267 43422 41845 7 016 10 250 19 262 41845 40358 15 301 14 264 22 263 40358 38958 17 294 16 272 22 270 38958 37617 17 303 14 273 16 270 37617 36267 13 296 13 267 15 259 36267 34880 12 279 10 262 14 243 34880 33461 11 256 7 255 12 241 33461 31998 12 247 9 254 8 258 31998 30484 9 250 9 263 9 275 30484 28920 8 253 8 276 9 284 28920 27310 6 260 11 294 8 290 27310 25656 5 266 10 288 4 276 25656 23963 3 259 9 293 6 336 23963 22227 7 249 9 280 11 314 22227 20445 10 243 12 256 15 301 20445 18645 9*226 13 246 15 299 18645 16913 7*223 12 243 13 304 16913 15330 4 262 10 242 12 309 15330 13912 3 280 7 243 10 309 13912 12637 3 295 3 250 8 300 12637 11486 2 331 1 292 5 268 11486 10448 2 005 2 058 5 205 10448 9512 2 031 4*066 7 182 9512 8674 3 045 6*070 9 172 8674 7921 4 053 8 072 11 164 7921 7236 4 059 9 074 13 157 7236 6622 5 062 9 075 18 150 6622 6104 5 064 10 074 23 143 6104 5701 5 066 10 074 26 142 5701 5423 5 066 10 074 20 145 5423 5253 5 067 10 074 16 146 5253 5155 5 067 9 073 6*148 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