DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1338z - - 1604z - - 1901z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.4 - - 71.9 - - 79.5 - - 77.3 - - 62.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 271 - - 556 - - 535 - - 143 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1197 - - 5256 - - 9052 - - 5821 - - 305 BL Depth Hcrit 5432 - - 8753 - - 11832 - - 8552 - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top 6046 - - 10105 - - 13901 - - 10670 - - 5154 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 361 - - 2184 - - 1805 - - 3832 - - 1106 Hgt.Variab. W* 288 - - 600 - - 710 - - 395 - - 12 W* B/S 6 - - 15 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 7 - - 18 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 026 - - 278 - - 306 - - 311 - - 077 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 9 - - 10 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 16 - - 38 - - 39 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2561 - - -4194 - - -3974 - - -5675 - - -6427 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8608 - - 14300 - - 17876 - - 16346 - - 11582 sfcLCL ODpotential -8276 - - -10052 - - -8836 - - -10610 - - -13714 ODpotential blCL 14322 - - 20157 - - 22737 - - 21280 - - 18868 blCL maxRH 56 - - 46 - - 40 - - 57 - - 46 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.4 - - 71.9 - - 79.5 - - 77.3 - - 62.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.8 - - 26.8 - - 17.9 - - 23.1 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 52.4 - - 68.7 - - 76.3 - - 75.9 - - 63.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.7 - - 26.6 - - 17.8 - - 23.0 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 271 - - 556 - - 535 - - 143 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1197 - - 5256 - - 9052 - - 5821 - - 305 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98145 22 090 10 132 10 124 18 077 17 086 98145 90746 22 089 20 109 11 107 13 066 18 073 90746 85049 20 086 24 095 17 109 13 101 13 091 85049 80323 16 103 19 082 22 096 22 107 18 114 80323 76253 17 126 18 092 23 096 19 102 18 105 76253 72646 19 109 10 128 22 077 20 091 22 101 72646 69371 11 106 12 138 9 040 19 081 24 091 69371 66376 8 181 8 104 6 145 5 044 12 079 66376 63617 10 193 5 243 5 197 4 179 9 095 63617 60959 8 176 9 214 11 259 6 302 6 019 60959 58195 1 223 11 215 18 255 15 266 7 326 58195 55319 20 294 12 308 14 291 14 291 16 303 55319 52566 24 309 20 308 18 309 18 298 22 292 52566 50100 42 303 34 300 37 302 31 308 33 310 50100 47913 51 291 50 294 41 298 42 307 40 314 47913 45945 55 281 52 287 40 301 44 313 48 319 45945 44155 56 299 45 295 47 313 57 323 55 318 44155 42504 65 313 65 326 59 316 64 319 56 314 42504 40962 82 323 81 328 65 319 64 317 55 312 40962 39517 91 326 81 327 68 326 62 317 54 312 39517 38160 90 326 80 325 70 330 59 317 53 312 38160 36861 91 328 79 325 71 330 57 315 51 311 36861 35554 91 328 78 325 71 327 56 313 49 309 35554 34210 87 327 75 323 71 323 57 313 47 308 34210 32833 82 321 72 321 72 320 59 315 47 308 32833 31414 81 316 71 319 71 318 59 316 48 309 31414 29944 81 313 71 318 71 317 58 316 48 311 29944 28425 79 313 71 318 70 316 56 315 47 313 28425 26855 79 315 70 320 69 315 55 317 45 316 26855 25239 79 316 69 320 67 316 54 320 45 317 25239 23579 78 316 68 320 64 318 53 321 43 316 23579 21870 76 318 66 319 61 322 52 323 40 316 21870 20106 70 321 65 321 58 326 49 326 38 320 20106 18319 51 319 59 324 51 326 46 326 37 325 18319 16603 38 300 45 322 38 319 40 319 38 327 16603 15040 43 294 37 301 26*303 31 303 38 326 15040 13647 43 298 38 300 22*301 22 290 32 320 13647 12401 40 304 33 304 20 302 19 291 24 305 12401 11280 33 306 22 295 19 304 18*293 19 288 11280 10270 25 305 16*285 19 304 16*295 17 288 10270 9360 19 303 12*281 18 306 14 299 16 296 9360 8546 16 297 10 279 17 307 12 304 12 301 8546 7815 13 292 9 278 17 308 10 311 2 320 7815 7153 10 300 6 278 16 309 9 318 8 107 7153 6561 7*339 6 277 16 310 8 325 16 093 6561 6063 9*023 4 276 15 310 8 330 19 081 6063 5678 9 026 4 276 15 310 7 333 19 077 5678 5411 9 027 3 278 14 310 7 334 16 077 5411 5248 8 029 3 276 14 310 7 335 12 077 5248 5154 8 029 3 276 12 311 6 336 8*077 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