DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - 92.8 - - 96.5 - - - - - 81.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 513 - - 499 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8493 - - 10538 - - - - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11355 - - 13022 - - - - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13342 - - 15387 - - - - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1533 - - 1077 - - - - - 2363 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 686 - - 730 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 37 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 071 - - 117 - - - - - 132 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 18 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -334 - - 27 - - - - - -4670 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13677 - - 15360 - - - - - 9827 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3658 - - -2896 - - - - - -8565 ODpotential blCL - - - 17000 - - 18283 - - - - - 13721 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 59 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 340 - - 250 - - - - - 850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.8 - - 96.5 - - - - - 81.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.1 - - 46.2 - - - - - 56.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 89.3 - - 93.1 - - - - - 81.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.9 - - 46.1 - - - - - 56.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 513 - - 499 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8493 - - 10538 - - - - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 12 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] 98886 41 113 37 113 42 076 98886 91403 42 086 48 098 38 106 91403 85619 33 092 43 089 43 106 85619 80850 22 106 31 088 40 096 80850 76785 25 102 23 097 32 084 76785 73192 30 096 26 104 27 085 73192 69930 34 103 33 103 28 097 69930 66952 32 098 32 102 33 094 66952 64235 24 090 23 092 29 087 64235 61646 18 092 16 078 22 096 61646 58980 23 107 15 095 19 105 58980 56235 33 118 25 118 19 106 56235 53617 38 116 34 119 22 104 53617 51246 38 112 39 114 28 100 51246 49097 40 107 40 110 29 097 49097 47124 42 101 40 108 25 101 47124 45301 38 097 39 102 25 120 45301 43610 32 095 31 096 26 127 43610 42027 30 100 26 109 23 126 42027 40537 30 109 28 121 23 125 40537 39134 31 116 25 130 23 125 39134 37785 33 120 23 129 21 128 37785 36427 32 121 23 128 21 131 36427 35030 28 121 23 129 23 132 35030 33601 30 122 25 131 25 127 33601 32129 34 119 27 129 25 104 32129 30607 27 113 23 124 27 096 30607 29036 20 109 16 099 25 103 29036 27416 16 112 11 094 26 109 27416 25752 14 102 11 085 20 088 25752 24046 15 093 13 076 25 074 24046 22297 18 095 14 086 24 086 22297 20500 18 104 13 109 20 090 20500 18681 15 111 12 118 19 085 18681 16928 7 105 4*101 17 062 16928 15330 5 075 0*157 11 351 15330 13904 4*044 1 181 13 317 13904 12627 4*037 1 164 10 332 12627 11477 4 040 2 144 6 347 11477 10438 4 052 3 125 2 329 10438 9504 5 065 4 118 4 190 9504 8666 5 075 5 114 8 170 8666 7914 5 081 6 111 12 158 7914 7231 6 085 6 108 19 146 7231 6620 6 087 7 106 26 137 6620 6103 7 090 7 106 26 135 6103 5702 7 091 7 106 24 134 5702 5424 7 092 7 104 20 133 5424 5253 6 091 7 104 17*133 5253 5156 6 091 7 104 11*132 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