DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - 80.5 - - 85.1 - - 83.4 - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 511 - - 487 - - 109 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7901 - - 11298 - - 10093 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10868 - - 13636 - - 11566 - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12750 - - 16147 - - 14942 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2416 - - 1482 - - 3539 - - 248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 668 - - 741 - - 433 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 29 - - 33 - - 39 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 026 - - 035 - - 137 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 7 - - 15 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4628 - - -4230 - - -4869 - - -11024 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17378 - - 20378 - - 19812 - - 16180 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8673 - - -7251 - - -8149 - - -16737 ODpotential blCL - - - 21423 - - 23398 - - 23091 - - 21892 blCL maxRH - - - 22 - - 23 - - 44 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.5 - - 85.1 - - 83.4 - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.3 - - 11.8 - - 13.0 - - 17.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.3 - - 81.8 - - 82.2 - - 75.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.1 - - 11.5 - - 12.8 - - 17.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 511 - - 487 - - 109 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7901 - - 11298 - - 10093 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97774 8 279 3 300 11 284 10 288 97774 90340 3 214 7 282 11 293 5 309 90340 84618 2 331 9 271 7 289 6 317 84618 79891 6 243 10 248 12 285 12 303 79891 75861 13 293 8 276 7 307 7 344 75861 72323 14 300 9 277 10 309 7 344 72323 69126 9 303 12 278 17 292 12 309 69126 66191 15 279 17 269 19 275 14 270 66191 63466 18 274 21 278 21 279 20 277 63466 60829 31 268 33 277 30 276 28 274 60829 58083 40 255 42 265 35 266 33 266 58083 55226 44 254 45 254 40 261 34 261 55226 52491 44 257 44 249 44 256 34 263 52491 50033 44 257 41 253 43 254 38 263 50033 47844 41 256 37 256 39 257 40 257 47844 45873 38 255 34 256 35 255 40 254 45873 44075 38 261 32 263 32 250 37 255 44075 42416 42 267 36 266 31 251 37 254 42416 40872 41 272 35 267 30 262 36 250 40872 39427 41 273 32 271 33 272 27 260 39427 38073 42 269 33 269 33 261 26 268 38073 36773 40 268 33 271 26 270 25 263 36773 35463 30 272 30 270 25 275 23 266 35463 34119 27 288 27 266 26 270 22 264 34119 32746 26 297 26 268 25 265 25 264 32746 31331 24 301 24 275 23 265 25 268 31331 29864 22 305 22 285 21 271 22 276 29864 28348 22 311 21 292 21 278 21 284 28348 26785 22 313 22 303 20 284 21 290 26785 25177 22 318 25 316 19 292 23 292 25177 23527 21 329 25 322 16 290 23 290 23527 21830 19 329 21 321 14 288 22 291 21830 20081 10 330 17 310 16 293 23 293 20081 18319 8 014 11 310 17 304 15 287 18319 16631 12 023 6*333 15 302 14 270 16631 15090 11 045 5*344 11*296 12 262 15090 13708 11*058 5 347 7*291 11 250 13708 12464 9*051 4 358 4 284 9 234 12464 11342 7 045 4 012 2 267 7 209 11342 10329 5 024 4 030 1 180 7 177 10329 9417 4 018 4 043 3 135 8 155 9417 8598 4 013 5 052 4 126 10 143 8598 7863 3 010 5 058 6 123 11 138 7863 7194 3 009 6 064 6 121 12 134 7194 6593 3 005 6 067 7 119 13 130 6593 6085 3 005 6 069 7 118 13 126 6085 5691 3 005 6 070 7 118 12 122 5691 5417 2 003 6 071 7 118 10 118 5417 5251 2 006 6 071 7 117 6*119 5251 5155 2 005 6 070 6 117 4*119 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