DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - 74.5 - - 78.2 - - - - - 61.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 364 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5711 - - 10331 - - - - - 305 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9056 - - 12677 - - - - - 5138 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10560 - - 15180 - - - - - 5154 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4066 - - 2009 - - - - - 1522 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 581 - - 652 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 36 - - 23 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 112 - - - - - 124 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 34 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1225 - - 1935 - - - - - -1581 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11786 - - 13246 - - - - - 6735 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3103 - - 951 - - - - - -5517 ODpotential blCL - - - 13663 - - 14229 - - - - - 10671 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 82 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 230 - - - - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 78.2 - - - - - 61.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 37.7 - - - - - 50.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.6 - - 75.7 - - - - - 62.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.3 - - 37.6 - - - - - 50.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 364 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5711 - - 10331 - - - - - 305 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 27 - - - - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 9 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] 97691 26 231 28 234 28 271 97691 90272 27 239 26 251 30 273 90272 84564 22 251 21 265 29 278 84564 79847 20 266 20 267 25 282 79847 75799 21 276 19 269 16 270 75799 72242 12 269 13 251 8 265 72242 69022 6 279 10 234 8 256 69022 66071 11 245 12 237 14 242 66071 63366 13 256 13 259 11 257 63366 60761 20 250 22 260 18 265 60761 58038 34 256 28 253 30 254 58038 55209 43 259 37 256 39 253 55209 52500 48 264 43 256 49 253 52500 50053 50 260 46 255 59 253 50053 47857 52 262 52 258 63 251 47857 45864 58 262 63 258 62 253 45864 44050 60 262 71 256 67 257 44050 42392 57 269 69 256 69 258 42392 40860 56 274 66 260 68 256 40860 39425 61 266 56 260 63 254 39425 38075 57 265 49 257 54 252 38075 36777 47 269 47 261 46 254 36777 35470 39 266 43 253 43 254 35470 34125 33 258 43 248 41 250 34125 32748 28 250 41 247 38 248 32748 31328 29 248 36 246 34 243 31328 29855 26 248 30 253 37 239 29855 28331 21 248 26 252 40 240 28331 26757 20 251 22 244 35 242 26757 25141 16 237 20 239 27 230 25141 23487 13 237 20 239 23 219 23487 21787 15 251 19 240 22 221 21787 20034 14 234 18 241 20 227 20034 18263 6 177 13 240 16 237 18263 16563 5 087 4*237 9 241 16563 15015 8 073 1*083 3 258 15015 13630 10 076 2 088 1 238 13630 12389 12 070 3 097 2 161 12389 11270 10*073 4 105 3 134 11270 10262 5*089 5 110 5 117 10262 9355 2 115 6 114 7 108 9355 8542 2 178 7 114 8 107 8542 7814 4 211 7 116 10 114 7814 7153 5 215 8 117 15 125 7153 6562 5 215 8 117 23 128 6562 6065 5 218 8 118 24 127 6065 5679 5 218 8 118 22 127 5679 5412 5 218 8 118 19 126 5412 5248 5 219 8 118 16*125 5248 5154 5 219 7 118 10*124 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