DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.6 - - 96.4 - - 92.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 98 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5804 - - 6782 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4192 - - 4487 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6084 - - 7062 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2228 - - 2389 - - 8084 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 446 - - 378 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 232 - - 218 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 663 - - 550 - - -4665 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5421 - - 6513 - - 4945 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1089 - - -598 - - -6366 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7173 - - 7660 - - 6646 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 76 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2150 - - 1450 - - 2420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.6 - - 96.4 - - 92.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.6 - - 68.7 - - 71.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.3 - - 95.8 - - 94.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.6 - - 67.6 - - 71.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 98 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5804 - - 6782 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 17 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] 99130 36 090 25 099 31 093 99130 91649 26 106 28 090 34 082 91649 85907 24 115 21 089 30 085 85907 81149 24 104 20 100 18 080 81149 77045 22 086 21 115 12 097 77045 73400 21 089 18 107 14 121 73400 70093 21 091 11 110 15 115 70093 67073 14 075 12 110 7 115 67073 64301 8 055 14 097 5 095 64301 61636 9 007 12 075 6 093 61636 58878 7 271 10 014 3 064 58878 56044 16 216 14 249 8 292 56044 53364 16 204 18 229 16 257 53364 50971 14 165 12 199 14 230 50971 48845 9 134 13 162 16 163 48845 46919 9 128 15 160 20 152 46919 45135 8 124 13 155 20 152 45135 43465 7 101 8 137 22 138 43465 41894 8 125 10 125 16 112 41894 40409 5 124 8 120 15 123 40409 39001 4 053 6 102 18 149 39001 37630 10 095 11 156 20 157 37630 36229 10 141 10 184 20 162 36229 34766 12 145 12 197 18 164 34766 33248 17 127 12 193 16 181 33248 31659 14 141 11 196 11 212 31659 29988 8 184 9 225 4 258 29988 28233 7 176 7 234 4 271 28233 26393 7 188 8 238 7 268 26393 24471 9 220 8 247 8 266 24471 22471 6 234 8 258 7 266 22471 20387 2 282 7 253 7 252 20387 18210 3 332 3 261 4 262 18210 15988 4 232 8 264 8 296 15988 13848 10 245 11 256 12 267 13848 11908 12 255 9 256 11 263 11908 10189 13 247 11 254 9 252 10189 8663 15 236 13 233 11 241 8663 7304 15*221 13*227 13 231 7304 6095 14*224 13*224 15 223 6095 5022 14 233 13 221 15 215 5022 4075 14 234 13 219 15 210 4075 3238 14 234 13 217 14 208 3238 2488 14 234 13 216 14 205 2488 1826 13 233 12 215 14 203 1826 1274 13 233 12 214 13 202 1274 850 13 232 12 213 12 201 850 558 12 232 11 213 11 200 558 382 11 232 10 213 9 199 382 280 10 232 9 212 6*198 280 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