DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 82.2 - - 86.0 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 424 - - 422 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5581 - - 10400 - - - - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8915 - - 12816 - - - - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10430 - - 15249 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4315 - - 1878 - - - - - 86 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 558 - - 686 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 294 - - - - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -7 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6402 - - -4549 - - - - - -12528 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16833 - - 19799 - - - - - 17684 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9886 - - -9137 - - - - - -19764 ODpotential blCL - - - 20316 - - 24386 - - - - - 24919 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 45 - - - - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.2 - - 86.0 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.8 - - 15.6 - - - - - 11.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.3 - - 83.1 - - - - - 76.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.7 - - 15.5 - - - - - 11.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 424 - - 422 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5581 - - 10400 - - - - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 96843 39 259 36 270 40 279 96843 89522 22 269 33 275 29 290 89522 83948 12 296 24 272 23 295 83948 79373 11 320 15 282 19 286 79373 75451 11 273 10 274 9 307 75451 71987 6 264 6 302 7 347 71987 68860 5 253 8 299 9 008 68860 66008 4 084 6 014 4 025 66008 63381 15 019 14 029 14 062 63381 60850 16 354 16 002 16 027 60850 58224 11 354 8 326 11 350 58224 55478 34 021 24 029 10 048 55478 52827 43 358 37 003 26 030 52827 50424 33 343 31 345 31 008 50424 48256 13 006 14 329 27 335 48256 46262 24 040 15 024 17 357 46262 44426 52 034 39 037 30 043 44426 42750 57 032 49 033 38 047 42750 41209 48 037 47 036 39 045 41209 39768 43 045 48 040 42 043 39768 38413 44 050 45 041 44 042 38413 37109 46 048 38 044 44 043 37109 35793 46 038 38 038 42 046 35793 34441 45 030 40 035 38 052 34441 33057 42 028 39 035 32 053 33057 31628 39 028 36 036 24 046 31628 30147 35 030 32 035 18 034 30147 28614 32 036 29 035 18 019 28614 27030 31 038 27 032 23 008 27030 25397 28 025 28 023 29 009 25397 23722 27 008 30 015 31 012 23722 21999 28 005 31 009 31 014 21999 20223 27 003 30 010 30 018 20223 18428 22 358 22 002 26 022 18428 16707 13 356 13*335 14 001 16707 15145 8 351 10*317 11 338 15145 13749 8 356 9 310 10 314 13749 12497 10 001 9 306 11 291 12497 11368 11*356 9 300 10 290 11368 10350 11*347 10 293 9 296 10350 9433 11 336 10 288 8 304 9433 8611 11 319 10 286 8 310 8611 7872 12 301 11 284 8 315 7872 7200 12 294 11 282 8 321 7200 6598 12 292 11 281 9 324 6598 6088 12 290 11 280 8 325 6088 5693 12 288 11 280 7 325 5693 5418 12 287 10 279 6 322 5418 5251 11 287 10 279 4*317 5251 5155 10 287 9 279 4*319 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