DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 72.9 - - 65.3 - - 59.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 287 - - 297 - - 45 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2801 - - 3435 - - 1283 - - 305 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6638 - - 7128 - - 5138 - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7650 - - 8284 - - 6132 - - 5154 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2798 - - 6761 - - 824 - - 866 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 398 - - 430 - - 176 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 20 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 028 - - 060 - - 063 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 17 - - -11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1005 - - 254 - - 942 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6645 - - 8030 - - 5190 - - 5154 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -397 - - -1576 - - -2612 - - -3807 ODpotential blCL - - - 8047 - - 9860 - - 8744 - - 8961 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 78 - - 86 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 2170 - - 2100 - - 2400 - - 1700 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 72.9 - - 65.3 - - 59.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.4 - - 54.9 - - 59.4 - - 58.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 70.7 - - 64.6 - - 59.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.6 - - 54.1 - - 58.5 - - 58.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 287 - - 297 - - 45 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2801 - - 3435 - - 1283 - - 305 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 12 - - 46 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 12 - - 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] 98449 10 122 10 143 11 117 13 049 98449 90955 12 136 10 112 6 108 11 107 90955 85174 18 121 13 105 11 088 10 091 85174 80416 20 090 17 108 13 095 11 067 80416 76357 17 076 14 085 15 088 16 090 76357 72759 9 063 11 083 13 080 17 070 72759 69508 4 147 6 104 10 075 12 083 69508 66526 11 176 1 227 1 216 12 054 66526 63762 15 168 5 198 3 170 6 276 63762 61110 9 191 11 207 9 247 6 245 61110 58334 11 266 10 237 13 247 11 252 58334 55417 22 266 23 268 25 276 25 273 55417 52618 29 252 34 258 36 274 33 278 52618 50102 29 251 33 253 37 262 35 272 50102 47851 29 255 31 251 35 252 33 262 47851 45816 32 256 33 250 33 248 30 261 45816 43964 35 252 33 248 33 250 31 264 43964 42268 35 245 32 252 31 254 32 259 42268 40696 34 246 33 262 29 265 30 256 40696 39230 34 253 36 264 32 272 29 256 39230 37859 35 259 34 263 32 267 29 258 37859 36552 33 259 30 264 30 265 27 252 36552 35245 31 258 26 266 27 268 23 247 35245 33911 29 258 26 266 26 268 20 254 33911 32549 27 260 25 262 26 266 20 261 32549 31146 25 259 23 260 27 266 21 264 31146 29690 23 257 22 258 27 267 21 267 29690 28184 23 255 23 257 27 269 22 269 28184 26628 24 253 26 255 26 272 23 267 26628 25025 24 253 28 252 27 275 24 264 25025 23381 24 255 30 251 29 272 25 267 23381 21690 24 258 33 251 31 265 28 271 21690 19951 21 262 29 250 31 262 31 269 19951 18201 25 260 27 252 32 259 31 261 18201 16524 26 258 26 253 28 250 26 255 16524 14993 23 255 23 252 25 244 21 253 14993 13621 21 251 19 249 21 241 16 250 13621 12387 19 248 16 247 18 241 13 244 12387 11273 16 249 13 246 15 244 10 237 11273 10267 11 255 10 243 11 246 7 231 10267 9361 8 271 7 240 7 247 3 210 9361 8549 6 284 5*237 2 249 3 115 8549 7820 4*308 0*175 2 062 8 093 7820 7157 4*357 3 064 5 059 12 089 7157 6564 5 024 4 060 10*059 16 088 6564 6065 6 031 5 058 12*062 17 085 6065 5679 7 034 5 058 12 063 16 080 5679 5411 7 036 5 058 12 064 14 078 5411 5248 7 035 5 056 11 064 11 076 5248 5154 6 036 5 057 9 064 8*074 5154 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