DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 84.3 - - 90.3 - - 87.6 - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 537 - - 504 - - 79 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5935 - - 9664 - - 8149 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9289 - - 12306 - - 9768 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10784 - - 14513 - - 12998 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1608 - - 1757 - - 3849 - - 1648 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 617 - - 711 - - 362 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 115 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 1 - - 9 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 197 - - 183 - - 155 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 13 - - 47 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -576 - - 644 - - -247 - - -1628 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11360 - - 13870 - - 13246 - - 6783 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3146 - - -766 - - -1439 - - -5637 ODpotential blCL - - - 13930 - - 15279 - - 14437 - - 10792 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 66 - - 100 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 90 - - 100 - - 1490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.3 - - 90.3 - - 87.6 - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.9 - - 46.7 - - 47.0 - - 62.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.8 - - 86.9 - - 86.6 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.7 - - 46.6 - - 47.0 - - 62.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 537 - - 504 - - 79 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5935 - - 9664 - - 8149 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 102 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - 8 - - 14 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] 98507 34 108 33 110 27 098 32 076 98507 91100 31 105 29 113 22 105 19 096 91100 85360 28 096 23 102 24 096 19 104 85360 80567 24 089 27 081 30 100 24 096 80567 76474 23 095 30 075 29 092 29 092 76474 72891 23 104 27 091 27 085 27 090 72891 69666 19 112 26 109 23 086 25 090 69666 66735 16 122 21 111 18 107 20 094 66735 64059 18 134 13 132 15 107 17 106 64059 61487 18 139 13 146 9 116 14 103 61487 58822 15 150 12 179 4 186 3 224 58822 56078 18 199 21 203 19 224 14 233 56078 53460 27 207 29 204 32 221 27 227 53460 51094 30 228 32 220 39 215 38 224 51094 48966 38 244 33 238 33 234 34 238 48966 47017 48 252 44 256 42 263 38 257 47017 45213 58 255 60 262 55 263 47 260 45213 43527 63 256 65 259 58 262 51 258 43527 41939 63 258 64 263 57 263 53 257 41939 40438 57 252 56 261 54 256 54 254 40438 39021 52 242 51 250 54 249 56 250 39021 37661 48 238 51 245 54 248 59 250 37661 36297 37 241 44 245 46 253 52 255 36297 34902 33 244 37 246 37 253 39 259 34902 33477 31 243 34 244 32 250 33 259 33477 32011 29 242 30 240 27 244 29 255 32011 30495 27 236 27 237 23 237 24 245 30495 28928 27 229 26 233 21 232 20 239 28928 27312 27 223 25 232 20 234 17 236 27312 25651 23 217 24 226 20 233 15 229 25651 23948 22 218 24 217 20 218 13 231 23948 22202 23 215 22 223 21 220 8 241 22202 20405 22 208 17 249 18 245 2 244 20405 18587 14 199 15 242 15 283 4 357 18587 16843 5 202 7 247 11 296 8 337 16843 15258 4 050 4*321 8 291 12 313 15258 13844 9 017 3*328 4*266 11 299 13844 12574 10 005 3 328 4*212 8 274 12574 11431 5*349 2 329 5 176 8 234 11431 10400 1*251 1 212 7 163 10 213 10400 9472 2 213 1 172 9 156 12 203 9472 8640 3 200 2 169 10 153 14 194 8640 7893 4 196 3 167 11 151 16 185 7893 7215 4 194 4 166 12 149 17 167 7215 6607 5 192 4 167 12 147 24 144 6607 6094 5 192 4 166 12 146 25 140 6094 5697 5 191 5 166 12 146 24 139 5697 5421 5 192 5 166 12 145 21 139 5421 5252 5 190 5 166 11 145 18 138 5252 5155 5 190 4 166 10 144 12*138 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