DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - - - - 86.1 - - 89.1 - - 88.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 247 - - 130 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2828 - - 3694 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1996 - - 2338 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3108 - - 3974 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1039 - - 2317 - - 6067 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 365 - - 326 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 32 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 207 - - 242 - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -221 - - 125 - - -3637 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3329 - - 3850 - - 3917 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2105 - - -665 - - -4403 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5213 - - 4639 - - 4683 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 88 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1700 - - 2560 - - 2470 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.1 - - 89.1 - - 88.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 72.9 - - 72.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.6 - - 88.3 - - 89.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.5 - - 72.2 - - 71.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 247 - - 130 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2828 - - 3694 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 59 - - 54 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 17 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] 99125 34 102 20 095 27 078 99125 91679 30 095 31 089 31 095 91679 85930 25 093 29 087 27 090 85930 81159 22 102 21 093 20 077 81159 77043 16 103 16 094 13 065 77043 73396 17 101 13 095 9 083 73396 70095 14 087 9 119 8 089 70095 67071 11 081 6 121 7 067 67071 64295 11 076 6 102 3 031 64295 61631 4 048 9 036 6 005 61631 58863 0 288 7 347 8 333 58863 56001 7 358 5 289 11 295 56001 53282 22 332 19 319 16 316 53282 50852 35 308 36 323 34 315 50852 48685 38 310 40 314 38 308 48685 46718 47 320 45 311 38 312 46718 44916 45 320 43 311 42 322 44916 43247 38 322 36 318 41 326 43247 41683 34 324 36 320 39 327 41683 40207 32 325 35 315 37 323 40207 38808 33 327 29 317 32 323 38808 37448 36 333 34 321 29 322 37448 36057 39 336 37 322 26 326 36057 34607 40 336 37 326 22 327 34607 33104 38 341 35 332 18 327 33104 31530 29 338 29 338 18 321 31530 29865 28 320 23 327 20 317 29865 28112 26 313 26 320 22 314 28112 26274 17 307 23 309 27 312 26274 24357 17 297 24 301 30 310 24357 22362 19 311 24 311 28 318 22362 20285 18 327 18 323 25 330 20285 18121 17 329 14 321 19 331 18121 15918 17 327 14 326 17 323 15918 13795 18 322 16 328 15 326 13795 11859 15 310 16 312 14 332 11859 10133 9 310 9 288 11 300 10133 8602 5 305 7 250 12 254 8602 7245 8 304 8 265 9 267 7245 6042 9 303 7 274 4 238 6042 4978 8 289 4 255 3 190 4978 4040 9 255 3*244 3 194 4040 3211 7*228 3*240 3 203 3211 2468 6*214 2 241 3 212 2468 1812 5 209 2 244 3 218 1812 1264 5 206 2 244 3 222 1264 844 5 203 1 245 3 225 844 556 4 202 1 242 3 227 556 380 4 201 1 247 3*227 380 280 4 201 1 243 3*227 280 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