DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.4 - - 87.6 - - 85.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 484 - - 365 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7425 - - 8728 - - 6551 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10455 - - 11378 - - 8407 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 12274 - - 13577 - - 11400 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2353 - - 3738 - - 5647 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 642 - - 617 - - 317 - - - W* B/S - - - 18 - - 16 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 198 - - 192 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -5 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1051 - - 931 - - -1311 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11224 - - 12647 - - 12712 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -165 - - -257 - - -2663 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 12439 - - 13834 - - 14063 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 81 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 580 - - 500 - - 240 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.4 - - 87.6 - - 85.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.6 - - 49.5 - - 47.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.2 - - 85.0 - - 85.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 49.4 - - 47.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 484 - - 365 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7425 - - 8728 - - 6551 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 26 - - 24 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 98575 21 081 26 118 12 125 98575 91157 27 093 27 116 20 102 91157 85422 29 100 25 104 25 104 85422 80671 18 096 23 093 31 091 80671 76590 16 109 19 096 30 086 76590 72995 18 118 15 109 25 093 72995 69760 16 108 13 111 19 090 69760 66802 11 111 12 112 12 103 66802 64072 9 151 11 124 8 124 64072 61432 14 162 7 160 5 123 61432 58705 10 156 9 174 5 228 58705 55911 5 133 9 149 12 215 55911 53265 5 015 6 042 12 151 53265 50895 3 073 8 347 11 089 50895 48770 9 074 4 058 11 034 48770 46828 10 047 8 080 12 012 46828 45031 11 046 11 062 13 009 45031 43352 14 053 14 055 12 032 43352 41775 18 051 18 051 15 061 41775 40290 19 046 18 050 16 068 40290 38892 18 062 13 061 13 062 38892 37548 21 082 12 089 10 052 37548 36197 22 084 16 096 9 067 36197 34810 19 085 16 096 9 082 34810 33394 17 094 14 099 11 075 33394 31937 13 112 11 108 11 068 31937 30425 10 136 7 122 7 073 30425 28861 12 153 8 141 6 098 28861 27247 14 158 10 152 8 140 27247 25587 14 170 9 158 9 154 25587 23885 12 187 8 179 9 147 23885 22140 9 185 7 183 8 146 22140 20348 9 173 8 190 6 178 20348 18544 10 172 9 205 6 223 18544 16819 9 176 5 228 4 297 16819 15253 6 183 5 230 5 297 15253 13849 3 198 5*223 4 255 13849 12586 1*202 5*217 5 227 12586 11446 2*202 6 211 6*215 11446 10417 2 203 6 205 9*198 10417 9490 6 202 7 201 10 196 9490 8658 7 202 7 196 10 193 8658 7911 8 202 7 194 11 192 7911 7230 8 201 8 191 11 191 7230 6620 9 202 8 191 11 191 6620 6103 9 202 8 189 11 190 6103 5702 9 202 8 189 11 189 5702 5424 9 202 8 188 11 189 5424 5254 9 202 8 188 10 190 5254 5156 8 202 7 188 9 189 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