DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 - - - 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.2 - - 38.8 - - 40.4 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 110 - - 43 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 609 - - 1365 - - 1294 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 259 - - 259 - - 260 - - 260 Hcrit BL Top - - - 889 - - 1645 - - 1574 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 887 - - 173 - - 270 - - 1542 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 115 - - 217 - - 157 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 18 - - 19 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 216 - - 210 - - 208 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 266 - - 639 - - 616 - - -297 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 624 - - 1006 - - 958 - - 574 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 245 - - 511 - - 533 - - -675 ODpotential blCL - - - 644 - - 1134 - - 1041 - - 952 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.2 - - 38.8 - - 40.4 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.8 - - 35.7 - - 37.5 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.0 - - 38.3 - - 40.5 - - 40.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 35.1 - - 37.0 - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 110 - - 43 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 609 - - 1365 - - 1294 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 98 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95971 29 264 43 252 52 259 49 275 95971 88858 21 293 21 277 27 262 38 289 88858 83351 20 289 22 291 19 285 32 286 83351 78742 30 278 30 282 29 291 34 284 78742 74753 27 277 30 261 35 277 35 283 74753 71237 31 304 33 265 39 272 34 281 71237 68066 41 304 37 277 41 285 33 283 68066 65150 45 291 37 279 41 290 33 294 65150 62436 48 280 37 285 40 287 38 296 62436 59807 51 273 39 283 42 283 47 289 59807 57067 51 269 45 279 52 282 57 283 57067 54220 55 274 57 281 61 278 60 280 54220 51500 67 276 67 276 62 276 61 278 51500 49053 76 272 65 273 60 276 59 277 49053 46874 75 269 61 278 57 291 62 288 46874 44921 73 277 63 282 75 302 59 295 44921 43153 78 281 68 294 80 303 64 303 43153 41532 74 276 85 301 75 299 66 310 41532 40021 62 280 87 298 62 299 73 315 40021 38600 67 303 71 298 57 316 76 318 38600 37258 69 309 57 314 67 331 74 321 37258 35956 61 297 60 337 74 335 73 323 35956 34626 59 280 77 346 77 336 72 320 34626 33238 57 288 82 348 76 335 69 320 33238 31794 62 299 73 343 69 326 56 320 31794 30280 67 301 63 333 64 317 52 312 30280 28680 62 299 59 322 58 317 60 306 28680 26991 55 294 61 317 53 314 65 291 26991 25211 55 303 63 318 57 308 67 288 25211 23345 60 307 62 317 64 305 69 291 23345 21398 55 303 63 312 66 302 67 297 21398 19366 59 298 49 314 61 304 60 299 19366 17249 46 291 40 293 54 307 51 297 17249 15098 43 297 48 291 45 301 47 297 15098 13035 33 291 40 300 45 294 42 297 13035 11173 31 293 28 294 38 292 35 285 11173 9528 31 289 28 278 29 292 31 268 9528 8069 27 276 26 265 25 272 30 261 8069 6771 26 279 23 267 30 266 33 260 6771 5620 25 286 20 275 31 261 35 256 5620 4604 27 284 23 277 29 257 37 254 4604 3713 25 270 27 262 26 246 40 253 3713 2934 23 255 25 246 29 236 42 247 2934 2247 21 229 24*229 29 225 38 232 2247 1652 21 217 20*212 23*211 32 214 1652 1159 20*217 19 210 22*209 28 207 1159 783 17*216 18 210 20 208 26 205 783 523 15 216 17 209 19 208 22 203 523 366 14 216 15 209 16 207 19*202 366 276 11 216 12 209 13 207 13*201 276 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