DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.8 - - 86.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1404 - - 2269 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 263 - - 882 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1684 - - 2549 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 691 - - 1647 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 212 - - 233 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 194 - - 181 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 18 - - -131 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1666 - - 2680 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2910 - - -2055 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4594 - - 4604 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1960 - - 2960 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.8 - - 86.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.1 - - 75.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.3 - - 85.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.1 - - 74.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1404 - - 2269 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 84 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - - 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] 99190 42 100 33 100 99190 91723 40 092 36 091 91723 85987 33 084 36 090 85987 81229 27 091 30 088 81229 77127 28 094 26 095 77127 73513 28 087 22 093 73513 70240 24 086 20 090 70240 67227 19 085 17 087 67227 64442 16 088 16 089 64442 61759 13 093 11 078 61759 58976 5 057 11 078 58976 56104 9 291 8 340 56104 53387 8 266 8 302 53387 50955 11 346 11 006 50955 48774 21 008 21 024 48774 46785 19 010 26 016 46785 44946 14 355 20 351 44946 43238 13 350 13 340 43238 41648 13 351 9 002 41648 40157 5 347 6 006 40157 38750 2 037 5 341 38750 37385 4 018 2 307 37385 35992 6 356 1 136 35992 34541 8 330 6 096 34541 33033 11 290 2 075 33033 31456 13 275 5 264 31456 29797 12 239 10 254 29797 28053 14 231 11 258 28053 26221 14 222 10 260 26221 24305 13 230 14 252 24305 22312 12 246 18 251 22312 20237 10 247 17 259 20237 18075 10 232 14 271 18075 15872 13 210 14 273 15872 13753 12 192 14 254 13753 11826 7 196 14 247 11826 10111 2 245 13 248 10111 8587 3 001 7 239 8587 7231 4 001 2 160 7231 6027 5 310 4 123 6027 4961 8 287 3 156 4961 4022 11 278 4 176 4022 3194 11 268 8*184 3194 2454 10 248 8*182 2454 1802 7*214 8 182 1802 1258 6*198 8 182 1258 841 6 195 7 181 841 554 5 192 7 180 554 379 5 190 6 180 379 280 4 189 6 179 280 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