DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 83.5 - - 82.9 - - 71.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 579 - - 518 - - 109 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6510 - - 9416 - - 9467 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9783 - - 12116 - - 11089 - - 5139 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11359 - - 14265 - - 14316 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1761 - - 1982 - - 3272 - - 223 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 653 - - 712 - - 424 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 20 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 260 - - 250 - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -10 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6194 - - -5046 - - -5783 - - -12795 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17554 - - 19312 - - 20100 - - 17951 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11143 - - -9523 - - -10103 - - -18736 ODpotential blCL - - - 22502 - - 23788 - - 24419 - - 23891 blCL maxRH - - - 21 - - 43 - - 58 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 83.5 - - 82.9 - - 71.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.1 - - 15.2 - - 11.2 - - 11.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.7 - - 80.4 - - 81.8 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.8 - - 14.9 - - 11.0 - - 11.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 579 - - 518 - - 109 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6510 - - 9416 - - 9467 - - 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] 98294 1 210 6 169 11 033 8 040 98294 90811 11 135 9 181 5 287 9 040 90811 85040 11 100 6 142 9 174 7 258 85040 80294 6 067 7 104 7 160 2 146 80294 76237 8 100 9 126 6 117 5 060 76237 72659 3 223 2 114 10 096 8 127 72659 69428 6 185 4 187 5 072 7 131 69428 66480 5 231 9 206 5 183 3 143 66480 63776 15 272 2 336 3 095 6 285 63776 61174 34 252 31 262 20 286 23 302 61174 58431 35 236 43 236 44 250 39 256 58431 55553 37 244 40 237 33 240 35 249 55553 52795 41 258 42 257 31 262 41 259 52795 50330 53 265 52 266 53 270 56 264 50330 48136 66 264 66 266 72 269 71 266 48136 46147 74 260 78 264 82 268 79 265 46147 44320 77 258 81 260 84 265 82 264 44320 42631 74 258 76 258 80 264 84 264 42631 41065 70 261 70 258 77 263 86 264 41065 39604 67 264 69 261 72 262 86 264 39604 38234 65 267 70 261 68 260 82 262 38234 36920 65 268 70 259 65 259 76 260 36920 35598 65 266 70 257 64 258 71 259 35598 34240 63 262 67 257 65 258 68 260 34240 32852 61 257 65 257 65 259 67 261 32852 31422 60 255 63 255 66 261 66 261 31422 29941 61 256 60 253 64 262 65 261 29941 28412 61 257 58 252 60 262 63 261 28412 26834 58 260 57 255 55 262 60 260 26834 25216 55 262 55 257 52 263 55 260 25216 23559 52 262 53 258 50 265 51 260 23559 21861 49 259 50 258 48 266 47 256 21861 20117 46 256 47 258 48 264 42 243 20117 18357 44 253 45 260 42 256 34 240 18357 16665 41 251 42 261 32 247 27 245 16665 15119 40 250 34*260 24*242 22 248 15119 13732 37 250 25*258 23*242 19 246 13732 12485 34*252 21 258 22 243 14 242 12485 11360 26*257 21 258 19 245 11 235 11360 10344 24 260 20 259 17 248 8 229 10344 9429 23 262 20 260 15 252 5 226 9429 8608 22 263 19 260 14 255 3 230 8608 7870 22 264 19 261 13 257 2 265 7870 7199 22 265 19 262 13 259 2 336 7199 6597 21 265 18 262 12 261 3 359 6597 6088 21 266 18 263 12 262 4 007 6088 5693 20 266 17 263 11 262 5 014 5693 5418 19 266 17 263 11 263 5 020 5418 5251 18 266 16 263 11 263 5*026 5251 5155 16 266 14 263 9 264 5*024 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