DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - 93.6 - - 97.9 - - 93.2 - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 494 - - 489 - - 58 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7084 - - 14029 - - 7341 - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10186 - - 15901 - - 8906 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11933 - - 18878 - - 12190 - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6920 - - 1883 - - 6268 - - 1328 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 636 - - 797 - - 323 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 35 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 086 - - 122 - - 145 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 12 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 35 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3737 - - 1618 - - -4549 - - -3495 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15671 - - 17260 - - 16740 - - 8651 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5964 - - 662 - - -6891 - - -7924 ODpotential blCL - - - 17897 - - 18216 - - 19081 - - 13080 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 82 - - 93 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 320 - - 180 - - 1900 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 93.6 - - 97.9 - - 93.2 - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.3 - - 39.2 - - 37.3 - - 58.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.3 - - 94.5 - - 92.7 - - 79.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.1 - - 39.1 - - 36.6 - - 59.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 494 - - 489 - - 58 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7084 - - 14029 - - 7341 - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 29 - - 73 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 13 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] 98539 39 088 33 109 35 099 36 083 98539 91140 42 093 37 096 35 102 31 098 91140 85421 35 099 41 086 33 087 30 096 85421 80641 28 106 32 091 30 078 33 083 80641 76542 25 102 28 097 24 086 28 070 76542 72950 25 087 24 096 25 092 17 078 72950 69712 16 073 23 093 22 088 19 095 69712 66744 9 111 17 077 19 096 16 089 66744 63997 10 102 7 079 8 056 14 069 63997 61353 8 085 2 009 10 173 4 102 61353 58627 7 048 6 287 8 299 9 349 58627 55863 9 028 2 128 9 305 17 338 55863 53272 18 345 16 006 12 350 17 350 53272 50932 27 335 26 342 24 338 23 342 50932 48817 28 330 30 326 31 335 26 341 48817 46880 29 330 31 323 32 334 28 341 46880 45085 34 329 35 327 32 336 30 339 45085 43408 39 323 41 325 36 338 34 338 43408 41832 40 316 42 320 40 338 37 335 41832 40348 38 309 39 316 41 335 37 334 40348 38950 31 297 34 311 37 332 35 336 38950 37609 28 296 29 293 32 327 32 335 37609 36261 27 295 26 295 29 311 29 327 36261 34879 24 294 23 303 27 310 28 318 34879 33467 25 296 23 311 24 315 25 315 33467 32014 23 299 20 313 20 317 21 314 32014 30508 18 305 14 309 14 309 16 307 30508 28954 14 309 13 308 11 302 12 298 28954 27352 14 310 14 304 9 306 10 317 27352 25703 14 309 15 293 12 314 10 341 25703 24012 9 304 15 296 17 309 10 342 24012 22277 7 066 10 297 16 312 9 330 22277 20490 21 069 8*057 13 313 8 326 20490 18680 21 072 9*048 9 315 8 334 18680 16937 16 073 7 022 5 320 8 337 16937 15345 13 067 6 022 2 337 6 341 15345 13920 14 076 5 029 1 072 5 351 13920 12639 8*049 4 058 4*117 3 013 12639 11485 5*358 4 094 5*119 2 091 11485 10444 4 341 5 117 9 122 4 130 10444 9507 4 292 6 124 11 123 6 139 9507 8668 5 257 6 130 12 123 8 147 8668 7915 5 248 7 133 13 123 10 154 7915 7230 6 242 8 135 14 122 14 155 7230 6617 6 236 8 136 14 121 23 148 6617 6101 6 232 8 137 14 121 27 144 6101 5701 6 228 9 138 14 121 25 144 5701 5423 6 227 8 138 13 121 21 144 5423 5253 6 226 8 137 12 121 19*145 5253 5156 6 227 8 137 11 120 11*145 5156 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