DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.8 - - 88.1 - - 85.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 66 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3129 - - 3725 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1969 - - 2093 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3409 - - 4005 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2289 - - 2446 - - 4691 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 315 - - 288 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 213 - - 212 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 792 - - 1008 - - -1849 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2617 - - 2997 - - 2129 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -703 - - -548 - - -2950 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4112 - - 4553 - - 3230 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 86 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2380 - - 2440 - - 2720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.8 - - 88.1 - - 85.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 75.5 - - 76.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.2 - - 87.9 - - 86.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.5 - - 74.2 - - 75.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 66 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3129 - - 3725 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 60 - - 44 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 19 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] 98748 24 096 23 099 16 105 98748 91236 17 105 15 098 20 100 91236 85480 17 098 16 089 19 089 85480 80747 17 095 19 095 18 077 80747 76680 17 087 19 089 20 068 76680 73096 18 094 13 068 19 063 73096 69871 20 097 8 076 15 053 69871 66920 23 091 14 090 13 053 66920 64205 20 079 22 085 13 064 64205 61598 14 071 21 074 12 083 61598 58889 14 075 12 081 5 052 58889 56096 11 038 8 075 2 065 56096 53448 8 306 11 314 11 306 53448 51073 9 317 14 307 15 288 51073 48937 12 323 12 319 15 280 48937 46977 18 327 13 324 15 274 46977 45159 21 324 16 314 15 275 45159 43461 25 318 19 306 18 283 43461 41866 24 322 21 309 22 290 41866 40359 19 324 21 316 22 294 40359 38931 17 288 17 310 17 308 38931 37543 14 272 23 288 19 304 37543 36130 14 283 22 281 23 304 36130 34665 20 306 18 294 21 309 34665 33151 17 314 16 304 20 320 33151 31568 10 336 16 308 24 321 31568 29901 13 331 22 320 30 316 29901 28147 21 322 22 327 25 317 28147 26306 16 308 20 328 22 316 26306 24383 12 292 14 300 18 297 24383 22379 12 279 14 282 13 283 22379 20294 10 282 14 270 6 285 20294 18130 9 291 8 275 6 302 18130 15931 7 260 7 258 4 302 15931 13811 7 250 8 244 5 296 13811 11875 9 265 7 245 4 282 11875 10146 12 270 7 259 5 242 10146 8608 11 254 9 243 8 223 8608 7245 11 233 11 232 15 214 7245 6039 13 222 13 223 19 218 6039 4972 14 220 16 214 19 219 4972 4034 14*217 16*213 20 214 4034 3205 14*214 16*212 20 210 3205 2464 14 213 16 212 19 208 2464 1809 14 212 16 212 18 207 1809 1263 13 212 15 213 17 207 1263 843 13 212 15 212 15 206 843 555 12 211 14 212 13 206 555 380 11 211 13 212 11*206 380 280 10 211 11 212 7*206 280 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