DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.5 - - 90.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 223 - - 170 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3175 - - 4341 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2211 - - 2956 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3455 - - 4621 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1039 - - 1772 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 366 - - 374 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 26 - - 24 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 188 - - 201 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2062 - - -1648 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5517 - - 6270 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5276 - - -4572 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8731 - - 9193 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 210 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.5 - - 90.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.4 - - 64.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.2 - - 89.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.6 - - 63.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 223 - - 170 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3175 - - 4341 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 44 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 99134 29 099 23 100 99134 91681 27 094 27 086 91681 85928 24 089 25 086 85928 81173 23 097 20 090 81173 77071 19 102 14 094 77071 73424 18 109 13 097 73424 70125 19 123 8 106 70125 67103 15 096 10 156 67103 64293 11 063 6 130 64293 61582 12 041 7 021 61582 58800 14 007 11 011 58800 55958 21 353 18 016 55958 53265 34 343 28 349 53265 50847 39 328 33 329 50847 48682 39 323 41 325 48682 46708 39 324 43 323 46708 44891 43 329 43 328 44891 43205 45 331 46 328 43205 41634 45 330 53 328 41634 40162 47 331 54 325 40162 38769 48 333 51 326 38769 37414 44 334 44 324 37414 36029 38 332 41 320 36029 34583 38 328 41 318 34583 33079 38 325 40 314 33079 31500 38 325 39 310 31500 29836 39 324 36 312 29836 28085 39 325 34 320 28085 26247 35 325 32 324 26247 24325 33 318 35 323 24325 22325 33 316 37 329 22325 20248 28 319 27 340 20248 18086 22 326 23 335 18086 15880 19 334 24 333 15880 13752 18 346 22 320 13752 11815 16 343 17 314 11815 10092 14 321 14 316 10092 8562 9 309 11 322 8562 7205 10 299 5 330 7205 6003 13 304 5 324 6003 4942 8 293 2*216 4942 4009 4*173 3*193 4009 3186 3*170 3 192 3186 2450 3 177 3 196 2450 1799 3 184 3 200 1799 1256 3 195 3 206 1256 840 2 203 3 211 840 553 2 207 3 213 553 379 2 211 3 213 379 280 2 212 3 215 280 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