DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.9 - - 92.8 - - 88.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 187 - - 85 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4582 - - 5043 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3218 - - 3142 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4862 - - 5323 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1967 - - 1580 - - 6965 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 401 - - 333 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 218 - - 206 - - 215 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 530 - - -223 - - -3460 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4332 - - 5546 - - 3740 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -459 - - -3839 - - -4901 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5321 - - 9162 - - 5181 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 74 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3010 - - 1540 - - 2610 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.9 - - 92.8 - - 88.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.6 - - 69.3 - - 73.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.8 - - 92.3 - - 90.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.6 - - 68.1 - - 72.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 187 - - 85 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4582 - - 5043 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 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] 99117 33 082 26 083 32 078 99117 91680 33 099 25 085 30 080 91680 85945 27 101 24 096 23 078 85945 81169 21 101 19 089 17 073 81169 77058 18 103 16 096 14 067 77058 73420 17 107 13 095 13 068 73420 70125 15 075 13 104 6 075 70125 67102 11 061 10 087 4 094 67102 64306 10 038 6 083 3 047 64306 61619 5 349 4 045 2 044 61619 58848 4 288 5 311 6 339 58848 56003 10 334 6 247 10 289 56003 53312 19 323 9 310 13 291 53312 50898 21 294 21 308 19 305 50898 48737 22 290 25 300 22 299 48737 46781 24 303 23 296 22 295 46781 44982 25 302 23 299 24 300 44982 43306 26 298 25 304 24 294 43306 41737 24 293 26 305 20 294 41737 40263 25 287 24 299 19 308 40263 38868 26 283 21 292 22 319 38868 37509 22 282 19 289 22 313 37509 36120 18 291 17 287 18 293 36120 34676 15 305 16 292 10 277 34676 33176 16 306 16 307 8 278 33176 31601 19 298 16 310 11 301 31601 29941 20 286 16 291 12 315 29941 28193 19 281 19 282 12 317 28193 26356 16 280 20 280 13 307 26356 24435 10 281 17 280 15 296 24435 22433 11 283 15 283 14 297 22433 20344 12 270 12 276 12 286 20344 18171 11 262 13 262 17 263 18171 15957 14 254 16 264 15 254 15957 13821 15 245 14 255 10 243 13821 11876 14 229 13 235 12 243 11876 10148 14 219 14 223 14 246 10148 8618 13 217 17 227 14 249 8618 7262 12 217 18 226 17 245 7262 6058 13 215 16*212 18 239 6058 4991 13*216 16*208 18 231 4991 4050 13*217 16 207 18 225 4050 3218 13 218 16 206 17 223 3218 2474 13 218 16 206 17 222 2474 1815 13 219 16 205 16 221 1815 1267 13 219 15 205 15 220 1267 846 12 219 15 204 14 219 846 556 12 219 14 205 12 217 556 380 11 219 13 204 10 216 380 280 9 218 11 205 6*215 280 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