DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - - - - 91.3 - - 91.2 - - 88.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 155 - - 28 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4630 - - 4152 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3170 - - 1480 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4910 - - 4432 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3386 - - 4457 - - 6321 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 382 - - 236 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 182 - - 162 - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1308 - - -1401 - - -3896 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6219 - - 5833 - - 4176 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2302 - - -2901 - - -5834 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7212 - - 7333 - - 6114 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 93 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 610 - - 1000 - - 1930 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.3 - - 91.2 - - 88.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 66.7 - - 70.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.4 - - 91.2 - - 89.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.8 - - 65.4 - - 69.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 155 - - 28 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4630 - - 4152 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 68 - - 72 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99294 41 087 38 107 32 079 99294 91785 35 093 31 101 30 076 91785 86007 34 093 30 093 28 081 86007 81221 36 079 35 087 30 090 81221 77116 31 078 32 086 31 090 77116 73500 23 083 21 079 24 081 73500 70227 16 092 14 086 19 077 70227 67212 18 106 15 083 14 083 67212 64416 17 103 11 083 14 087 64416 61719 13 116 10 116 9 073 61719 58931 9 111 6 156 3 049 58931 56067 3 034 4 178 4 270 56067 53355 8 340 1 243 6 275 53355 50925 11 323 13 318 17 308 50925 48751 8 328 15 302 20 296 48751 46770 6 350 8 281 17 293 46770 44944 5 324 5 291 15 305 44944 43249 9 315 5 299 10 314 43249 41671 15 295 5 273 3 293 41671 40191 13 263 5 245 6 212 40191 38792 9 198 6 230 18 172 38792 37434 8 123 7 229 14 176 37434 36047 7 105 6 191 5 189 36047 34601 2 285 7 131 10 145 34601 33098 6 269 2 114 7 169 33098 31524 8 288 3 278 10 256 31524 29866 9 300 11 280 15 285 29866 28123 9 300 13 277 16 275 28123 26293 7 317 11 273 17 273 26293 24377 5 322 11 286 15 277 24377 22380 6 299 9 298 11 284 22380 20300 6 293 9 310 10 304 20300 18135 8 321 9 305 12 314 18135 15926 6 342 12 336 9 331 15926 13794 6 355 12 358 9 014 13794 11853 2 088 7 350 8 013 11853 10132 5 109 1 049 10 336 10132 8608 7 047 2 143 6 327 8608 7254 6 060 4 223 1 165 7254 6051 3 231 6 222 6 151 6051 4984 6*212 8*195 10 153 4984 4044 7*196 10*171 12 155 4044 3213 7 184 10 167 12 155 3213 2469 7 181 10 163 13 155 2469 1812 7 180 10 160 13 155 1812 1264 7 178 10 159 13 155 1264 844 7 178 9 158 12 154 844 555 7 178 9 157 11 153 555 380 6 178 8 157 9*152 380 280 6 177 7 156 6*149 280 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