DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 CherryValley_AR 280ft pt26070@35.307,-90.816,234ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 degF SPONSORED BY: The Mid-South Soaring Foundation RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.6 - - 93.2 - - 87.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 197 - - 97 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5865 - - 6416 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4203 - - 4174 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6145 - - 6696 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1449 - - 1638 - - 5822 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 438 - - 365 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 201 - - 189 - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1327 - - -1504 - - -5324 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7472 - - 8200 - - 5605 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8161 - - -8012 - - -8235 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14306 - - 14708 - - 8515 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 56 - - 55 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.6 - - 93.2 - - 87.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.9 - - 58.3 - - 64.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.5 - - 92.6 - - 89.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.6 - - 57.1 - - 62.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 197 - - 97 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5865 - - 6416 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 13 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99086 26 112 18 097 18 070 99086 91617 22 096 22 087 20 081 91617 85826 17 095 23 098 19 072 85826 81036 15 096 19 092 19 084 81036 76931 16 099 12 099 17 079 76931 73324 15 095 10 112 15 073 73324 70080 18 097 7 115 10 070 70080 67104 15 100 8 096 7 053 67104 64355 13 088 9 114 6 030 64355 61703 9 063 12 088 8 070 61703 58954 6 114 6 089 3 026 58954 56107 8 050 9 072 5 152 56107 53391 11 351 15 005 12 026 53391 50970 4 003 10 347 14 012 50970 48811 13 042 9 037 12 017 48811 46845 14 026 12 034 9 020 46845 45039 13 037 10 042 6 033 45039 43371 11 040 8 045 7 045 43371 41817 12 030 8 027 9 035 41817 40353 13 021 13 017 10 036 40353 38963 12 022 13 009 9 051 38963 37607 11 023 11 019 10 064 37607 36219 11 016 9 036 12 068 36219 34768 12 008 8 038 12 070 34768 33259 11 345 10 013 9 070 33259 31676 12 328 12 353 8 044 31676 30005 8 328 9 344 8 033 30005 28248 4 326 6 320 6 018 28248 26404 2 239 5 283 6 351 26404 24474 2 247 5 285 5 335 24474 22462 3 325 5 309 7 345 22462 20365 3 019 2 301 3 358 20365 18178 2 023 2 314 3 001 18178 15947 1 092 3 328 4 026 15947 13797 6 099 3 114 2 049 13797 11843 9 120 8 163 2 249 11843 10116 8 154 13 176 10 201 10116 8591 12 185 17 187 19 176 8591 7236 21*193 13*186 19 174 7236 6033 17*197 12*186 15 178 6033 4968 14 202 12 187 12 184 4968 4031 13 203 12 188 11 187 4031 3202 13 202 11 189 11 189 3202 2461 12 201 11 190 11 191 2461 1807 12 201 11 190 10 193 1807 1261 12 200 11 190 10 194 1261 842 11 200 10 191 9 195 842 554 11 200 10 190 9 196 554 379 10 200 9 191 7*197 379 280 9 200 8 191 4*197 280 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 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography