DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 82.2 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 244 - - 137 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3380 - - 3983 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2390 - - 2540 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3660 - - 4263 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1052 - - 1496 - - 3413 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 382 - - 333 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 20 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 030 - - 011 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4205 - - -4328 - - -6335 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7865 - - 8591 - - 6615 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11805 - - -10728 - - -14457 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15465 - - 14991 - - 14736 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 41 - - 42 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 82.2 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.8 - - 45.7 - - 45.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.6 - - 81.3 - - 77.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.9 - - 45.1 - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 244 - - 137 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3380 - - 3983 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98073 13 238 19 230 25 255 98073 90663 12 231 14 238 16 235 90663 84954 8 237 12 221 9 269 84954 80220 7 241 8 236 8 229 80220 76140 7 242 8 275 6 269 76140 72565 2 001 5 246 9 299 72565 69366 10 001 4 247 9 270 69366 66428 13 335 7 321 4 229 66428 63701 12 297 13 315 8 336 63701 61068 11 284 13 295 15 317 61068 58334 13 290 16 288 20 294 58334 55507 24 278 25 282 25 276 55507 52806 31 272 30 276 30 270 52806 50363 41 273 40 273 39 274 50363 48166 53 270 58 270 54 275 48166 46172 66 266 67 265 71 267 46172 44343 73 261 71 260 79 262 44343 42647 74 259 71 259 80 261 42647 41060 70 258 68 258 72 263 41060 39570 64 259 63 260 62 265 39570 38167 57 262 56 259 53 264 38167 36813 47 263 48 260 44 267 36813 35440 41 265 38 265 32 271 35440 34016 39 266 34 266 29 272 34016 32536 37 272 33 265 29 273 32536 30988 33 278 31 273 19 283 30988 29361 28 287 25 287 16 301 29361 27655 27 285 25 292 19 306 27655 25867 27 282 21 296 23 304 25867 23993 24 277 19 304 24 305 23993 22034 22 281 20 303 21 306 22034 19989 18 292 20 306 19 314 19989 17855 12 305 12 315 15 324 17855 15674 8 315 6 306 9 305 15674 13565 3 303 6 287 9 299 13565 11644 1 354 6 279 8 295 11644 9935 3 111 4 251 5 288 9935 8417 7 171 4 230 5 282 8417 7074 8 201 7 236 7 256 7074 5890 6 230 5 220 10 236 5890 4847 3 258 1*095 7 201 4847 3930 3*041 2*033 4 149 3930 3123 5*041 2 022 3 106 3123 2401 5 037 3 014 2 050 2401 1764 5 032 3 009 3 013 1764 1233 5 028 3 006 4 000 1233 826 5 023 4 003 4 353 826 546 5 020 4 003 5 349 546 376 5 019 4 001 5*346 376 278 4 018 3 003 4*345 278 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