DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.5 - - 89.3 - - 87.1 - - 68.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 421 - - 47 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6309 - - 10790 - - 307 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9470 - - 13134 - - 5139 - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11158 - - 15639 - - 5156 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4087 - - 1775 - - 12217 - - 518 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 569 - - 694 - - 102 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 34 - - 21 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 041 - - 092 - - 112 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - -11 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11113 - - -4409 - - -15186 - - -6876 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 22272 - - 20049 - - 20343 - - 12032 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15442 - - -7148 - - -18973 - - -13406 ODpotential blCL - - - 26600 - - 22787 - - 24129 - - 18561 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 39 - - 35 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.5 - - 89.3 - - 87.1 - - 68.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.0 - - 17.7 - - 14.5 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.7 - - 86.3 - - 86.4 - - 71.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.8 - - 17.6 - - 14.3 - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 421 - - 47 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6309 - - 10790 - - 307 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 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] 96801 37 252 40 259 52 271 45 277 96801 89515 18 263 26 266 28 269 32 266 89515 83916 12 265 21 276 18 262 20 280 83916 79287 12 234 18 262 14 267 14 287 79287 75340 7 304 7 260 7 247 14 279 75340 71886 10 297 5 331 3 078 3 244 71886 68798 6 094 2 068 4 046 7 116 68798 65996 9 089 5 084 4 344 4 090 65996 63413 4 089 2 086 5 314 6 325 63413 60911 4 083 2 142 2 126 6 319 60911 58294 7 043 6 044 5 113 2 134 58294 55568 10 025 12 013 6 036 3 061 55568 52942 9 056 5 011 6 313 9 313 52942 50542 13 058 7 073 3 289 9 289 50542 48356 10 047 6 073 5 107 5 256 48356 46355 11 004 7 010 7 072 2 125 46355 44526 16 327 13 330 6 047 6 087 44526 42855 22 314 13 307 10 343 10 008 42855 41304 3 279 6 319 15 330 16 347 41304 39844 10 107 5 069 5 005 9 330 39844 38472 15 088 8 088 8 065 7 045 38472 37162 17 081 9 095 10 067 14 074 37162 35846 16 076 9 101 8 060 12 075 35846 34494 14 061 8 095 5 068 8 064 34494 33109 9 050 4 043 4 103 3 067 33109 31678 6 046 4 313 1 106 2 115 31678 30194 13 039 6 295 3 148 7 139 30194 28657 18 035 1 058 11 113 13 134 28657 27070 20 060 12 084 10 114 10 137 27070 25437 25 064 13 088 6 108 2 100 25437 23764 26 052 14 075 6 063 3 037 23764 22044 22 039 14 047 9 034 5 060 22044 20270 18 026 10 037 12 031 9 072 20270 18473 14 022 9 035 12 025 12 085 18473 16743 11 024 5*021 4 308 15 067 16743 15168 10 043 2*080 4 244 7 010 15168 13764 12 068 3 087 3 221 10 296 13764 12507 11 077 3 094 4 177 12 276 12507 11374 9*066 4 097 5 148 13 258 11374 10351 6*044 6 096 6 133 15 241 10351 9431 5 040 7 094 7 125 16 225 9431 8607 5 039 8 093 8 120 18 211 8607 7866 3 039 9 092 9 118 18 197 7866 7194 2 038 9 091 9 116 19 184 7194 6591 1 039 10 090 10 115 21 167 6591 6083 1 051 10 089 10 114 24 149 6083 5689 0 056 10 089 10 113 25 144 5689 5417 0 101 10 089 10 113 20 144 5417 5250 0 091 10 088 9*113 16*145 5250 5155 0 103 9 088 8*112 6*146 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