DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.6 - - 86.6 - - - - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 378 - - 276 - - - - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6277 - - 7561 - - - - - 307 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9424 - - 10290 - - - - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11126 - - 12410 - - - - - 5156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3547 - - 4575 - - - - - 2833 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 559 - - 535 - - - - - 44 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 13 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 143 - - - - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 17 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 473 - - 615 - - - - - -2284 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10654 - - 11796 - - - - - 7441 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -468 - - -472 - - - - - -5665 ODpotential blCL - - - 11594 - - 12882 - - - - - 10821 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 95 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 520 - - 610 - - - - - 970 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.6 - - 86.6 - - - - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.4 - - 52.4 - - - - - 59.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.9 - - 84.2 - - - - - 76.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.3 - - 52.3 - - - - - 58.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 378 - - 276 - - - - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6277 - - 7561 - - - - - 307 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 80 - - - - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 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] 98797 28 098 34 100 28 098 98797 91344 36 096 34 111 26 088 91344 85606 34 098 33 106 30 091 85606 80853 32 096 27 110 36 093 80853 76783 24 088 23 110 27 086 76783 73195 20 106 22 100 15 089 73195 69930 21 120 20 105 14 121 69930 66931 16 114 11 112 19 120 66931 64186 19 103 9 112 21 100 64186 61563 25 093 20 113 20 083 61563 58864 21 081 22 101 19 088 58864 56113 13 103 16 096 20 099 56113 53523 25 113 18 101 29 110 53523 51187 34 103 27 105 29 104 51187 49065 36 100 29 107 24 086 49065 47112 33 093 29 111 19 070 47112 45301 27 085 27 104 13 065 45301 43608 22 086 24 092 12 077 43608 42021 20 085 23 088 13 085 42021 40525 20 085 21 095 14 087 40525 39117 20 083 19 097 17 094 39117 37764 19 074 18 095 20 096 37764 36401 17 076 17 096 20 095 36401 35000 13 084 12 102 18 093 35000 33567 10 086 8 098 14 084 33567 32091 8 068 7 089 9 061 32091 30565 10 086 7 090 8 049 30565 28993 13 094 12 081 13 062 28993 27376 16 086 13 077 13 065 27376 25714 15 099 11 091 13 069 25714 24008 13 118 9 104 11 076 24008 22253 12 141 6 119 9 077 22253 20446 12 154 5 154 8 065 20446 18619 10 152 6 170 10 061 18619 16866 8 143 3 177 8 043 16866 15275 4 130 1 206 5 033 15275 13859 4 115 1 185 3 000 13859 12589 4 120 4*149 2 316 12589 11444 3*135 4*146 2 242 11444 10410 4*147 6 145 4 195 10410 9480 4 154 6 144 6 170 9480 8646 4 160 7 143 10 154 8646 7899 4 165 8 143 15 146 7899 7220 4 168 8 143 22 138 7220 6612 4 171 8 141 25 134 6612 6097 4 172 9 141 24 133 6097 5698 4 174 9 141 22 132 5698 5422 4 174 8 141 16 132 5422 5252 4 175 8 141 13*131 5252 5156 4 175 8 141 7*129 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