DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/08 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 - - - 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.1 - - 69.7 - - 71.7 - - 67.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 98 - - 134 - - 49 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1262 - - 2944 - - 3472 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 261 - - 1888 - - 1718 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1542 - - 3224 - - 3752 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2050 - - 1164 - - 1127 - - 3660 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 319 - - 262 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 186 - - 190 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -5 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -713 - - -578 - - -259 - - -1813 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2255 - - 3803 - - 4011 - - 2092 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5253 - - -4999 - - -5234 - - -3512 ODpotential blCL - - - 6795 - - 8223 - - 8986 - - 3791 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 70 - - 65 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.1 - - 69.7 - - 71.7 - - 67.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.2 - - 54.0 - - 55.0 - - 58.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.7 - - 69.1 - - 71.6 - - 68.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.9 - - 52.7 - - 53.6 - - 57.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 98 - - 134 - - 49 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1262 - - 2944 - - 3472 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 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] 97603 5 296 7 273 15 308 13 336 97603 90219 12 325 2 250 10 257 15 290 90219 84557 10 287 2 324 6 197 11 259 84557 79858 13 249 12 253 7 261 9 261 79858 75802 6 196 16 246 14 267 14 274 75802 72228 5 256 13 246 14 261 17 271 72228 69007 15 315 12 253 12 243 15 257 69007 66037 25 280 23 287 19 259 17 272 66037 63270 33 276 31 272 39 272 36 278 63270 60599 50 267 44 249 51 265 48 265 60599 57810 54 256 53 251 58 258 50 263 57810 54907 60 258 58 261 59 260 54 268 54907 52140 74 264 69 267 66 265 66 270 52140 49667 92 266 83 264 82 267 80 264 49667 47472 102 263 96 259 96 261 93 260 47472 45490 112 261 106 259 104 259 102 258 45490 43675 121 257 119 254 118 256 109 257 43675 41994 125 252 124 250 122 252 115 254 41994 40426 125 251 123 248 120 251 115 252 40426 38954 124 253 121 247 118 251 112 252 38954 37565 124 256 119 248 116 251 109 252 37565 36219 123 257 118 250 114 250 109 252 36219 34849 119 257 116 251 112 249 109 251 34849 33427 112 257 115 252 110 248 106 250 33427 31955 101 258 111 253 105 248 102 249 31955 30420 90 261 102 255 96 250 93 252 30420 28809 83 259 87 257 90 253 79 257 28809 27120 75 260 78 259 85 257 71 259 27120 25354 66 265 75 260 75 257 67 262 25354 23510 59 263 65 259 72 261 64 265 23510 21591 53 261 56 262 63 267 61 266 21591 19591 48 262 53 261 48 262 50 268 19591 17503 43 266 47 261 48 255 43 272 17503 15367 39 269 38 264 45 260 43 272 15367 13302 31 272 26 272 30 264 41 271 13302 11423 25 275 18 278 19 251 27 266 11423 9756 19 276 14 266 14 245 21 254 9756 8277 7 308 9 241 13 258 21 256 8277 6964 6 007 6 198 10 256 19 256 6964 5799 5 039 9 183 9 220 14 236 5799 4771 2 131 13 191 13 196 17 229 4771 3869 8 180 13*188 15*189 19 222 3869 3076 11 178 13*187 15*189 17 212 3076 2367 12 186 13 186 15 189 16 207 2367 1740 11*197 13 185 15 189 15 204 1740 1218 9*195 13 186 14 190 14 201 1218 817 8 194 12 185 14 190 13 199 817 541 7 194 11 185 13 190 11 196 541 374 7 194 11 185 12 190 9*194 374 278 6 194 9 185 10 191 5*191 278 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