DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 73.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 14 - - 21 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 575 - - 596 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 855 - - 876 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1668 - - 1487 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 85 - - 100 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 022 - - 017 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 476 - - 462 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 379 - - 414 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 150 - - 156 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 705 - - 720 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 330 - - 260 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 73.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.2 - - 71.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.4 - - 72.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.0 - - 71.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 14 - - 21 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 575 - - 596 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 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] 97957 11 241 15 239 97957 90633 11 209 9 229 90633 84994 9 272 7 249 84994 80313 8 283 7 285 80313 76292 5 207 9 290 76292 72746 4 025 5 228 72746 69542 10 337 6 315 69542 66608 8 311 12 333 66608 63913 4 264 5 255 63913 61322 7 302 4 283 61322 58638 15 243 15 256 58638 55867 19 256 18 246 55867 53230 37 261 37 263 53230 50864 39 238 44 242 50864 48733 33 231 36 224 48733 46774 33 249 33 245 46774 44958 47 258 44 256 44958 43273 55 250 53 250 43273 41697 58 245 56 245 41697 40211 56 239 57 244 40211 38800 54 236 54 243 38800 37427 49 235 49 241 37427 36025 39 229 44 238 36025 34563 34 226 33 226 34563 33045 34 218 27 223 33045 31454 32 219 28 229 31454 29775 29 221 28 232 29775 28012 25 224 24 230 28012 26161 20 229 20 234 26161 24228 18 234 18 237 24228 22217 17 231 16 238 22217 20124 15 221 15 239 20124 17947 14 211 14 244 17947 15733 13 210 14 246 15733 13611 15 221 14 250 13611 11689 16 226 15 252 11689 9979 14 230 14 252 9979 8459 11 243 12 254 8459 7113 10 264 7 252 7113 5920 9 274 2 289 5920 4866 6 260 4 014 4866 3942 5 241 6 024 3942 3128 3 226 8 030 3128 2402 1 180 9 027 2402 1763 2 277 10 023 1763 1232 1*315 13*020 1232 825 1*013 12*018 825 546 1 022 12 017 546 376 1 029 11 017 376 279 1 028 8 016 279 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