DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 51.1 - - 45.6 - - 36.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 337 - - 310 - - -24 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2469 - - 3298 - - 304 - - 303 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6417 - - 7018 - - 5136 - - 5136 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7318 - - 8147 - - 5153 - - 5152 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 845 - - 996 - - 3208 - - 955 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 394 - - 422 - - 11 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 24 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 274 - - 299 - - 355 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -14 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2695 - - -3578 - - -6940 - - -5190 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10014 - - 11726 - - 12094 - - 10343 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9024 - - -9380 - - -13959 - - -14078 ODpotential blCL - - - 16342 - - 17527 - - 19112 - - 19230 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 40 - - 29 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 51.1 - - 45.6 - - 36.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.0 - - 17.8 - - 11.0 - - 10.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 49.2 - - 46.5 - - 40.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.9 - - 17.7 - - 11.0 - - 10.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 337 - - 310 - - -24 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2469 - - 3298 - - 304 - - 303 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 96844 26 257 25 239 35 261 39 278 96844 89536 26 241 27 252 29 258 21 272 89536 83927 18 267 17 247 19 260 12 274 83927 79293 11 269 9 241 11 249 12 229 79293 75335 11 205 13 213 8 247 4 268 75335 71817 5 277 14 218 16 233 14 295 71817 68622 22 231 14 241 13 236 15 227 68622 65725 8 234 10 212 4 177 14 209 65725 63029 14 261 29 258 12 279 16 277 63029 60385 48 232 57 241 44 251 32 246 60385 57614 57 234 50 243 50 242 38 250 57614 54712 57 241 59 250 57 245 50 253 54712 51921 67 244 66 244 63 243 64 249 51921 49408 71 250 66 242 69 241 74 243 49408 47174 77 251 72 246 77 244 78 241 47174 45165 84 248 83 247 84 246 83 243 45165 43336 92 247 92 246 89 246 91 244 43336 41655 99 247 98 245 93 247 96 244 41655 40095 108 247 105 245 99 247 101 245 40095 38639 114 245 110 244 104 246 107 245 38639 37278 116 243 112 243 107 245 111 244 37278 35978 115 242 112 243 108 243 113 244 35978 34675 114 239 113 242 108 242 111 244 34675 33342 113 237 113 241 107 243 110 245 33342 31983 112 236 110 240 106 243 106 247 31983 30587 108 236 106 240 103 245 101 248 30587 29143 100 236 99 240 97 247 96 250 29143 27652 89 237 92 240 90 249 90 254 27652 26119 81 240 85 242 80 251 85 258 26119 24543 79 244 81 243 74 256 80 261 24543 22924 75 248 76 246 72 256 77 263 22924 21257 69 252 69 250 69 255 72 263 21257 19540 62 257 63 252 64 255 64 260 19540 17806 57 258 58 253 59 256 57 258 17806 16146 53 257 54 255 54 259 50 258 16146 14636 52 257 52 257 50 265 47 259 14636 13288 52 256 51 259 50 268 46 257 13288 12080 52 255 50 260 48 267 43 256 12080 10997 51 255 47 261 43 268 35 263 10997 10026 47 255 44 264 37 272 28 280 10026 9158 40 255 36 267 31 279 24 302 9158 8383 34 259 27*271 25 288 23 322 8383 7689 28*270 25*273 22 295 23 335 7689 7061 25*280 25 274 21 298 24 339 7061 6498 25 281 24 274 20 298 25 339 6498 6022 24 281 24 274 19 299 23 339 6022 5653 24 281 23 274 17 299 18 340 5653 5398 22 280 22 274 15 299 13 346 5398 5242 20 281 20 274 12*299 9 351 5242 5152 17 280 17 274 8*299 5*355 5152 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