DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 76.8 - - 78.5 - - 75.9 - - 68.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 517 - - 343 - - 37 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8621 - - 11158 - - 306 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11461 - - 13315 - - 5138 - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13470 - - 16007 - - 5155 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2698 - - 1948 - - 11915 - - 9294 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 690 - - 656 - - 95 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 21 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 228 - - 228 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -10 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1356 - - 794 - - -9751 - - -7453 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14826 - - 15214 - - 14907 - - 12609 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2529 - - -95 - - -11020 - - -9725 ODpotential blCL - - - 15999 - - 16102 - - 16175 - - 14880 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 91 - - 95 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.8 - - 78.5 - - 75.9 - - 68.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 29.1 - - 28.1 - - 31.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.7 - - 76.2 - - 75.4 - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 28.9 - - 28.1 - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 517 - - 343 - - 37 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8621 - - 11158 - - 306 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 63 - - 78 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97443 34 295 32 303 32 305 27 331 97443 90134 31 309 31 315 36 317 32 327 90134 84473 25 315 26 327 24 331 29 332 84473 79761 21 323 19 329 14 343 23 327 79761 75720 13 318 9 318 12 327 13 329 75720 72174 17 298 9 329 7 296 5 318 72174 68977 16 251 14 287 8 299 5 287 68977 66026 11 224 15 225 16 226 15 248 66026 63302 21 238 21 239 26 228 26 227 63302 60679 34 243 30 249 28 246 26 209 60679 57927 44 242 42 246 38 249 29 250 57927 55056 52 240 52 246 52 244 48 260 55056 52316 64 232 68 234 72 237 73 248 52316 49861 68 228 74 221 78 227 82 232 49861 47676 73 235 73 226 72 232 74 228 47676 45702 91 238 89 238 84 242 77 239 45702 43897 93 239 97 241 96 243 93 243 43897 42230 88 238 94 242 97 240 103 241 42230 40685 87 233 92 237 99 235 104 238 40685 39248 87 230 87 229 98 230 101 233 39248 37901 82 229 79 227 91 224 95 229 37901 36606 77 228 77 227 88 225 91 228 36606 35300 74 227 77 229 86 227 89 228 35300 33957 73 229 75 230 83 228 87 229 33957 32582 73 230 73 230 80 228 82 231 32582 31166 72 230 72 229 78 228 78 231 31166 29697 66 231 71 231 75 230 75 232 29697 28180 59 231 64 234 71 234 72 232 28180 26615 53 230 56 233 66 236 67 233 26615 25008 49 229 53 231 60 234 61 233 25008 23365 48 230 54 230 56 234 56 230 23365 21683 51 229 57 232 54 240 53 230 21683 19951 52 228 54 233 49 246 50 232 19951 18197 51 228 46 232 37 243 41 233 18197 16514 44 226 34*230 25 233 30 236 16514 14985 34 223 28*229 24 234 25 245 14985 13618 22*219 24 228 24 234 24 250 13618 12389 17*224 22 227 24 235 23 251 12389 11280 17 226 22 227 24 234 22 249 11280 10278 16 230 21 227 24 233 20 246 10278 9375 15 235 21 228 24 232 19 241 9375 8565 14 237 20 228 24 231 18 235 8565 7837 14 239 20 228 24 231 18 228 7837 7175 14 240 20 228 23 230 17 220 7175 6580 14 242 20 228 23 230 17 212 6580 6077 13 243 19 228 22 230 17 203 6077 5686 13 243 19 228 22 229 16 195 5686 5415 12 243 18 228 20 229 14 187 5415 5249 12 243 17 228 18*228 11*180 5249 5155 11 244 15 228 14*228 6*173 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