DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/04 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 76.2 - - 74.2 - - 59.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 391 - - 393 - - 42 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2584 - - 7772 - - 306 - - 305 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6545 - - 10642 - - 5138 - - 5137 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7433 - - 12621 - - 5155 - - 5154 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2315 - - 3604 - - 10872 - - 453 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 420 - - 608 - - 98 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 18 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 022 - - 243 - - 069 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 50 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7141 - - -3872 - - -11165 - - -6373 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14575 - - 16494 - - 16321 - - 11527 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10244 - - -6231 - - -13555 - - -11768 ODpotential blCL - - - 17677 - - 18852 - - 18710 - - 16922 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 58 - - 39 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 76.2 - - 74.2 - - 59.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.4 - - 21.0 - - 20.2 - - 27.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.8 - - 73.4 - - 73.4 - - 61.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 21.0 - - 20.2 - - 27.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 391 - - 393 - - 42 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2584 - - 7772 - - 306 - - 305 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96716 41 274 34 266 30 254 36 263 96716 89405 33 259 38 251 35 268 34 266 89405 83827 29 244 30 250 38 265 29 275 83827 79225 17 233 16 250 27 251 26 275 79225 75300 6 192 11 228 12 253 10 285 75300 71889 1 184 8 187 4 288 0 073 71889 68845 7 168 8 201 4 271 3 117 68845 66066 17 164 14 191 11 226 6 215 66066 63478 13 150 9 184 9 227 15 207 63478 60953 2 073 8 172 10 205 15 188 60953 58294 12 296 10 280 11 214 16 195 58294 55493 18 275 19 268 14 264 16 222 55493 52776 23 263 28 266 26 271 24 261 52776 50299 31 258 33 260 34 265 37 263 50299 48060 35 257 34 261 35 256 41 259 48060 46017 37 259 34 265 31 253 41 248 46017 44133 38 264 36 265 32 256 39 250 44133 42385 41 267 39 265 38 264 42 261 42385 40758 44 267 41 268 42 268 46 266 40758 39244 45 264 42 271 41 270 49 267 39244 37838 39 260 42 268 40 269 41 264 37838 36512 35 258 37 262 34 268 33 265 36512 35199 30 256 31 260 28 272 27 268 35199 33866 24 260 26 259 22 278 19 271 33866 32508 21 269 21 262 18 281 13 267 32508 31106 20 274 19 267 16 279 10 269 31106 29652 19 272 17 270 15 277 9 274 29652 28147 18 271 17 271 14 275 8 270 28147 26593 14 279 16 276 14 272 9 266 26593 24992 11 283 12 278 12 277 7 262 24992 23348 13 262 13 266 13 273 10 256 23348 21660 19 244 19 254 22 255 19 253 21660 19925 28 226 25 247 23 250 24 256 19925 18173 28 221 31 242 24 254 29 260 18173 16490 27 228 32 241 21 245 32 261 16490 14958 29 238 27 245 16 226 30 256 14958 13587 30 246 20*248 14 223 22 250 13587 12356 24 248 16*250 13 227 16 246 12356 11245 18 241 12 250 12 233 14 250 11245 10243 14 240 11 249 10 238 12 258 10243 9340 11 261 8 246 8 241 6 247 9340 8533 8 290 6 241 6 243 5 152 8533 7808 6*310 3 231 4 243 12 124 7808 7150 6*357 2 202 2 241 17 118 7150 6560 7 017 1 167 0 197 19 115 6560 6063 7 023 2 133 0 079 18 107 6063 5678 7 028 2 119 1 071 16 092 5678 5410 7 032 2 113 1 072 13 081 5410 5248 7 032 2 110 1*070 9*076 5248 5154 7 033 2 106 1*069 5*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