DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - 83.0 - - 87.2 - - - - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 516 - - 480 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9185 - - 12102 - - - - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11922 - - 14289 - - - - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14034 - - 16951 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1746 - - 1188 - - - - - 437 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 704 - - 753 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 79 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 002 - - - - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 29 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -872 - - -885 - - - - - -9933 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14907 - - 17837 - - - - - 15089 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5057 - - -3619 - - - - - -15107 ODpotential blCL - - - 19091 - - 20570 - - - - - 20262 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 55 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.0 - - 87.2 - - - - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.1 - - 25.8 - - - - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.8 - - 84.0 - - - - - 77.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 25.7 - - - - - 25.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 516 - - 480 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9185 - - 12102 - - - - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98130 5 159 10 147 6 006 98130 90702 12 148 10 148 10 035 90702 84976 10 133 4 155 7 065 84976 80234 4 107 5 147 3 031 80234 76165 3 309 7 351 6 017 76165 72582 2 156 11 295 7 001 72582 69357 4 345 3 230 3 342 69357 66407 7 283 10 268 7 284 66407 63685 9 260 16 255 14 271 63685 61071 18 271 25 270 21 295 61071 58365 26 268 29 270 28 294 58365 55578 33 271 31 272 34 281 55578 52928 39 264 33 270 40 275 52928 50534 40 261 38 265 45 273 50534 48375 38 257 38 259 48 272 48375 46405 33 255 33 252 46 270 46405 44593 31 258 29 251 41 266 44593 42914 31 261 27 252 32 259 42914 41348 32 265 27 256 26 257 41348 39879 31 268 28 256 25 254 39879 38499 27 269 27 257 25 252 38499 37175 22 270 26 257 24 250 37175 35845 17 277 25 254 21 247 35845 34481 15 280 25 249 17 251 34481 33089 13 281 23 249 12 254 33089 31658 12 272 16 259 1 159 31658 30175 13 266 10 281 2 041 30175 28641 12 278 11 270 1 303 28641 27054 11 285 8 273 2 020 27054 25420 9 298 9 296 4 355 25420 23743 9 302 9 301 7 323 23743 22021 7 280 8 299 8 310 22021 20248 3 250 6 284 12 004 20248 18460 6 084 0*031 12 351 18460 16747 9 069 5*004 6 292 16747 15186 7*044 5 004 3 260 15186 13786 6*360 5 005 3 154 13786 12528 7 345 4 007 6 132 12528 11394 6 339 2 005 8 126 11394 10370 6 321 1 005 10 125 10370 9449 5 300 0 348 11 123 9449 8623 6 277 0 199 11 122 8623 7881 6 269 1 195 12 120 7881 7206 6 263 2 193 12 119 7206 6602 7 259 2 193 13 116 6602 6090 7 256 2 191 13 113 6090 5694 7 254 3 192 12 109 5694 5419 6 253 3 191 10 105 5419 5251 6 252 3 189 7*099 5251 5155 6 252 2 189 4*094 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