DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 96.0 - - 100.1 - - 94.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 227 - - 117 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3358 - - 4970 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2363 - - 3246 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3638 - - 5250 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3468 - - 4573 - - 5874 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 378 - - 356 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 30 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 193 - - 223 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2436 - - -2480 - - -5504 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6074 - - 7730 - - 5784 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4733 - - -4771 - - -8409 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8371 - - 10021 - - 8689 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 59 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2220 - - 1880 - - 2590 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 96.0 - - 100.1 - - 94.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.2 - - 67.1 - - 70.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 94.6 - - 99.4 - - 96.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.4 - - 66.1 - - 69.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 227 - - 117 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3358 - - 4970 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 16 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] 99172 29 104 12 101 17 060 99172 91718 35 102 25 095 25 088 91718 85959 34 101 31 099 29 094 85959 81167 21 095 27 093 25 090 81167 77028 13 095 17 089 22 086 77028 73361 11 105 16 119 14 081 73361 70055 11 111 9 110 10 089 70055 67033 11 116 4 126 5 113 67033 64258 11 107 1 125 2 127 64258 61590 9 006 1 059 1 057 61590 58817 9 309 6 294 10 317 58817 55966 4 283 12 253 19 286 55966 53270 14 307 17 258 24 273 53270 50859 30 283 27 267 28 248 50859 48716 35 267 31 264 32 249 48716 46776 37 253 37 250 35 256 46776 44990 37 248 41 245 35 253 44990 43327 38 250 42 250 35 246 43327 41763 38 256 41 254 35 250 41763 40281 36 261 36 258 36 257 40281 38874 26 263 27 254 34 260 38874 37504 15 274 21 262 31 255 37504 36107 16 284 21 271 26 232 36107 34654 16 287 20 280 21 227 34654 33145 17 283 18 283 20 237 33145 31563 15 279 18 281 22 242 31563 29899 10 279 18 270 23 253 29899 28154 9 292 18 262 22 270 28154 26326 11 297 19 267 23 279 26326 24414 15 305 21 274 24 283 24414 22422 18 313 20 281 21 292 22422 20346 18 317 12 300 19 297 20346 18190 15 292 10 292 14 298 18190 15998 16 267 13 258 14 292 15998 13884 15 250 15 253 13 274 13884 11956 13 236 14 256 13 266 11956 10237 14 238 14 257 14 274 10237 8704 15 244 14 261 16 272 8704 7337 14 242 15 262 17 259 7337 6121 13 241 15*253 18 240 6121 5043 13 250 13*237 19 225 5043 4091 9*257 13 232 20 214 4091 3251 4*237 12 221 19 206 3251 2498 2 193 12 218 18 199 2498 1833 2 189 12 218 17 193 1833 1278 2 181 11 217 17 190 1278 852 2 178 11 216 16 188 852 559 2 176 11 216 14 186 559 382 2 172 10 216 11 185 382 280 2 174 9 215 8*184 280 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