DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - 83.5 - - 85.1 - - - - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 558 - - 501 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7319 - - 9083 - - - - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10428 - - 11826 - - - - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12168 - - 13932 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1678 - - 1909 - - - - - 3230 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 670 - - 695 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 11 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 046 - - 078 - - - - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 11 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -79 - - 1507 - - - - - -1749 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12248 - - 12426 - - - - - 6904 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3082 - - 10 - - - - - -4699 ODpotential blCL - - - 15250 - - 13922 - - - - - 9854 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 72 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 330 - - - - - 900 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.5 - - 85.1 - - - - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.3 - - 48.1 - - - - - 58.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.1 - - 81.8 - - - - - 71.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 48.0 - - - - - 58.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 558 - - 501 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7319 - - 9083 - - - - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 98946 47 103 46 113 34 094 98946 91392 36 098 42 100 49 086 91392 85621 29 091 33 090 44 084 85621 80900 27 094 27 096 26 089 80900 76854 27 092 29 096 21 098 76854 73267 33 087 29 096 21 094 73267 70014 32 078 27 094 22 093 70014 67027 16 066 23 085 28 082 67027 64287 4 146 17 078 30 069 64287 61666 15 132 12 106 24 046 61666 58950 27 093 18 088 20 047 58950 56156 39 062 30 070 25 049 56156 53517 43 047 39 045 30 045 53517 51138 45 032 40 025 39 038 51138 48980 47 029 40 024 45 034 48980 46995 51 027 46 025 48 032 46995 45151 49 019 51 025 53 035 45151 43427 47 006 52 023 61 033 43427 41809 47 355 49 019 63 031 41809 40282 48 355 43 016 56 028 40282 38852 47 352 43 015 44 024 38852 37494 44 348 41 016 32 020 37494 36144 42 347 36 017 28 026 36144 34767 34 356 32 013 33 030 34767 33361 32 002 29 014 35 032 33361 31911 29 011 25 023 33 038 31911 30405 25 025 24 027 32 045 30405 28845 27 034 23 026 31 047 28845 27233 26 040 20 036 29 045 27233 25576 23 053 24 054 25 054 25576 23879 23 065 26 057 24 064 23879 22135 25 065 24 056 22 055 22135 20338 24 072 22 052 20 047 20338 18523 25 080 20 054 19 049 18523 16781 27 077 21 058 19 055 16781 15196 24 073 14*063 21 059 15196 13781 17 059 11*068 21 060 13781 12516 12*038 11 071 20 065 12516 11378 12*037 11 073 19 072 11378 10354 13 038 11 076 17 072 10354 9433 13 041 11 078 14 070 9433 8608 13 044 12 080 13 074 8608 7868 13 047 12 082 12 087 7868 7197 14 049 13 083 13 112 7197 6594 14 051 13 085 16 123 6594 6087 14 053 13 086 16 124 6087 5692 14 054 13 086 15 123 5692 5418 13 055 13 086 13 122 5418 5251 13 055 12 086 11*121 5251 5155 12 055 11 086 8*119 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