DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 76.8 - - 73.6 - - 61.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 404 - - 9 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6650 - - 9204 - - 306 - - 305 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9748 - - 11818 - - 5138 - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11499 - - 14053 - - 5155 - - 5154 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3219 - - 4115 - - 12386 - - 160 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 581 - - 650 - - 59 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 20 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 238 - - 228 - - 223 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - 6 - - -3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -820 - - -4033 - - -14275 - - -10974 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12319 - - 18087 - - 19431 - - 16129 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4224 - - -6561 - - -18660 - - -17160 ODpotential blCL - - - 15723 - - 20614 - - 23815 - - 22314 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 76 - - 92 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 76.8 - - 73.6 - - 61.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.5 - - 14.0 - - 5.0 - - 9.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.4 - - 74.2 - - 73.4 - - 66.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 13.8 - - 4.8 - - 9.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 404 - - 9 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6650 - - 9204 - - 306 - - 305 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 3 - - 69 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - 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] 96654 42 256 35 256 41 259 39 263 96654 89438 35 267 36 255 37 269 40 273 89438 83900 26 259 36 273 29 271 30 283 83900 79291 15 233 26 277 20 259 26 282 79291 75325 10 197 14 243 14 283 15 273 75325 71855 3 187 9 191 7 249 8 210 71855 68756 10 232 11 184 11 181 11 188 68756 65929 20 201 14 186 16 173 10 173 65929 63306 25 179 20 197 23 185 18 191 63306 60751 29 179 31 191 30 189 30 201 60751 58074 25 199 35 190 34 195 30 200 58074 55275 31 215 27 207 30 204 29 208 55275 52566 35 222 35 228 33 224 31 227 52566 50094 36 233 42 231 37 229 37 234 50094 47857 45 246 44 240 40 238 41 239 47857 45814 52 250 50 245 47 244 46 243 45814 43931 55 250 55 246 54 246 49 245 43931 42185 54 253 57 248 56 250 51 249 42185 40560 54 256 57 250 56 251 55 252 40560 39051 53 256 57 248 55 250 57 255 39051 37654 50 252 57 245 51 248 55 255 37654 36336 46 249 55 243 48 244 47 253 36336 35027 43 247 56 241 43 243 40 256 35027 33693 39 244 54 241 40 245 35 258 33693 32333 37 239 49 242 42 242 31 259 32333 30931 37 235 46 240 41 235 29 259 30931 29480 38 232 44 236 39 235 29 252 29480 27983 37 230 43 233 37 240 30 243 27983 26440 36 229 40 236 36 247 33 240 26440 24853 34 229 36 237 36 247 36 241 24853 23225 31 234 34 238 37 243 36 243 23225 21552 31 240 34 238 40 238 35 243 21552 19828 34 242 37 233 41 234 37 239 19828 18091 38 237 41 223 35 230 38 237 18091 16429 39 231 41 219 27 224 35 239 16429 14916 35 231 39*218 24 226 32 243 14916 13560 31 237 30*219 23 227 30 243 13560 12340 25*240 25 220 23 227 29 240 12340 11238 20*239 21 224 23 227 26 235 11238 10243 17 235 19 227 23 227 24 227 10243 9346 15 235 19 229 23 226 21 219 9346 8542 14 237 18 231 22 226 21 212 8542 7818 14 238 18 233 22 225 20 206 7818 7160 14 239 18 234 22 225 20 202 7160 6570 14 240 18 235 21 225 20 199 6570 6070 13 240 17 236 21 225 19 197 6070 5682 13 240 17 237 20 224 17 195 5682 5413 12 240 16 237 19 224 14 194 5413 5249 12 241 16 237 17*224 9 187 5249 5154 10 240 14 238 13*223 5*179 5154 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