DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.6 - - 95.8 - - 89.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 146 - - 55 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6862 - - 8191 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4808 - - 5039 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7142 - - 8471 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1585 - - 1235 - - 7861 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 425 - - 343 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 181 - - 166 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 253 - - 857 - - -5141 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6889 - - 7615 - - 5422 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1785 - - -150 - - -7016 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8927 - - 8621 - - 7296 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 83 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 240 - - 90 - - 400 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.6 - - 95.8 - - 89.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.5 - - 63.6 - - 66.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.7 - - 95.4 - - 92.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.3 - - 62.3 - - 65.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 146 - - 55 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6862 - - 8191 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 32 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 14 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] 98967 17 116 20 097 26 098 98967 91619 24 104 16 098 22 087 91619 85920 21 093 15 104 15 080 85920 81171 21 097 16 092 15 085 81171 77083 26 098 20 098 12 078 77083 73465 26 092 27 105 12 072 73465 70168 20 088 25 105 15 087 70168 67139 13 079 14 085 16 092 67139 64347 14 124 9 115 15 088 64347 61666 21 128 19 141 13 122 61666 58928 12 100 14 129 9 133 58928 56155 3 050 10 087 4 086 56155 53533 12 161 8 128 7 104 53533 51166 18 155 16 160 12 126 51166 49038 13 150 15 156 12 148 49038 47095 13 149 12 152 13 154 47095 45299 17 151 13 159 13 157 45299 43626 20 151 17 170 14 170 43626 42056 19 148 20 176 18 185 42056 40572 17 140 18 171 18 187 40572 39168 13 137 15 155 13 178 39168 37806 8 161 10 159 7 212 37806 36413 9 225 7 213 9 238 36413 34956 14 228 12 231 11 238 34956 33439 16 225 13 232 10 231 33439 31846 16 222 13 228 10 226 31846 30166 19 218 15 229 12 231 30166 28400 23 213 19 232 14 250 28400 26546 21 206 20 229 15 254 26546 24607 17 196 18 227 12 248 24607 22585 13 199 15 216 8 243 22585 20475 11 203 11 211 4 242 20475 18273 10 176 9 183 3 215 18273 16029 12 158 11 168 4 214 16029 13874 10 160 10 161 3 204 13874 11921 8 159 9 150 7 154 11921 10191 10 152 10 157 10 154 10191 8658 12 153 9*163 9 146 8658 7297 10*169 9*165 9 141 7297 6086 11*177 9 165 9 143 6086 5011 11 179 8 165 10 145 5011 4064 11 180 8 166 10 147 4064 3228 11 181 8 166 10 150 3228 2480 11 182 8 167 10 153 2480 1820 10 182 8 167 10 155 1820 1269 10 183 8 167 10 157 1269 847 10 183 7 168 10 157 847 557 9 184 7 168 9 157 557 380 9 184 7 168 7*156 380 280 8 184 6 168 4*153 280 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