DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - - - - 75.4 - - 78.4 - - 75.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 157 - - 67 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2860 - - 4227 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1882 - - 2420 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3140 - - 4507 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2673 - - 3392 - - 6531 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 328 - - 297 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 30 - - 16 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 264 - - 238 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -488 - - -666 - - -3260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3628 - - 5174 - - 3540 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2931 - - -2729 - - -5091 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6071 - - 7236 - - 5371 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 58 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 160 - - 90 - - 430 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 78.4 - - 75.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.3 - - 56.6 - - 61.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.5 - - 78.1 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.0 - - 55.2 - - 59.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 157 - - 67 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2860 - - 4227 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 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] 97619 4 292 13 218 12 281 97619 90257 11 212 3 269 6 263 90257 84581 18 212 9 246 9 309 84581 79859 12 184 11 219 9 253 79859 75800 5 199 8 239 8 218 75800 72219 10 261 11 243 9 279 72219 68988 18 272 21 267 23 269 68988 66026 24 252 27 254 25 261 66026 63274 29 255 29 261 25 276 63274 60602 38 264 39 268 33 281 60602 57815 47 264 45 264 41 273 57815 54931 51 263 45 264 46 268 54931 52183 55 264 54 267 52 268 52183 49715 62 264 62 263 61 269 49715 47512 72 262 70 258 67 263 47512 45527 81 258 76 253 70 256 45527 43725 86 252 78 249 72 249 43725 42067 89 248 80 246 73 244 42067 40523 89 246 81 244 67 246 40523 39073 91 246 80 244 59 251 39073 37704 81 249 78 245 50 254 37704 36378 53 254 62 248 38 252 36378 35028 40 264 35 253 34 256 35028 33622 43 263 36 261 35 262 33622 32160 48 258 42 263 35 266 32160 30629 47 258 39 261 34 260 30629 29013 35 267 32 257 34 255 29013 27312 36 277 30 260 34 260 27312 25525 38 276 32 271 35 269 25525 23657 40 271 34 279 35 274 23657 21715 38 269 35 282 33 278 21715 19695 33 276 33 288 32 281 19695 17590 30 285 33 301 30 281 17590 15439 25 290 29 309 24 287 15439 13366 24 289 24 307 21 285 13366 11482 20 286 19 303 18 293 11482 9815 18 285 10 291 8 301 9815 8339 15 303 7 332 2 317 8339 7029 12 323 6 353 2 028 7029 5866 9 337 4 352 3 035 5866 4834 7 340 2*278 3 030 4834 3924 5*337 3*247 2 015 3924 3121 2*286 3 239 1 340 3121 2401 2 268 3 239 1 244 2401 1766 2 264 3 238 3 225 1766 1235 2 260 4 236 3 218 1235 827 2 256 3 236 3 209 827 547 2 258 3 236 3 205 547 376 2 256 3 237 3*201 376 279 2 256 3 235 2*194 279 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