DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 88.4 - - 87.1 - - - - - 75.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 57 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5454 - - 307 - - - - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8806 - - 5140 - - - - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10303 - - 5156 - - - - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5488 - - 12442 - - - - - 1163 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 550 - - 116 - - - - - 34 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 4 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 039 - - - - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1599 - - -6188 - - - - - -513 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11903 - - 11345 - - - - - 5669 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3438 - - -8122 - - - - - -5161 ODpotential blCL - - - 13741 - - 13278 - - - - - 10317 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 100 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 900 - - 1520 - - - - - 3110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.4 - - 87.1 - - - - - 75.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.5 - - 54.8 - - - - - 67.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.5 - - 87.4 - - - - - 76.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.4 - - 53.9 - - - - - 65.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 57 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5454 - - 307 - - - - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 100 - - - - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 17 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] 98367 23 104 23 111 23 066 98367 90945 27 097 23 104 18 084 90945 85240 24 098 27 096 23 118 85240 80485 21 100 25 088 26 115 80485 76388 15 099 21 077 24 100 76388 72800 16 112 14 088 18 090 72800 69591 19 114 15 103 15 079 69591 66665 18 101 14 119 15 070 66665 63965 13 116 13 138 13 051 63965 61361 14 129 13 159 6 024 61361 58674 7 169 15 155 9 242 58674 55927 10 253 12 197 16 236 55927 53331 27 239 26 241 22 235 53331 50993 29 216 31 245 28 245 50993 48879 29 210 36 258 32 255 48879 46938 36 264 38 255 32 259 46938 45137 46 274 37 252 31 261 45137 43452 48 269 37 252 33 262 43452 41866 41 253 38 254 31 253 41866 40371 37 242 37 249 36 250 40371 38963 34 242 39 243 42 251 38963 37614 30 244 37 246 40 254 37614 36257 31 241 32 254 34 256 36257 34864 31 239 29 254 29 252 34864 33439 25 239 27 251 25 251 33439 31969 22 232 25 254 20 254 31969 30448 22 211 23 257 13 268 30448 28877 16 178 22 242 9 310 28877 27260 12 100 13 201 12 225 27260 25600 7 123 7 166 5 233 25600 23903 8 167 2 240 1 350 23903 22164 12 184 3 320 7 061 22164 20376 11 200 4 301 10 072 20376 18572 7 193 2 303 10 033 18572 16843 4 125 1 027 16 005 16843 15269 9 069 2 049 14 010 15269 13859 12 057 3 053 11 036 13859 12591 12 052 4 057 10 067 12591 11448 9 044 5 062 10 092 11448 10417 7*032 6 062 10 112 10417 9488 5*021 7 062 10 130 9488 8654 4 346 7 061 11 147 8654 7906 5 307 7 060 12 171 7906 7225 6 293 8 057 16 179 7225 6616 6 288 8 054 19 167 6616 6100 7 285 7 050 22 154 6100 5700 7 282 7 047 20 152 5700 5422 7 280 7 044 14 156 5422 5253 7 279 6 041 8*161 5253 5156 6 279 6*039 3*178 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