DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.0 - - 96.3 - - 91.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 81 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6133 - - 7278 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4349 - - 4649 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6413 - - 7558 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3476 - - 3086 - - 8692 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 430 - - 359 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 25 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 168 - - 150 - - 161 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 247 - - 802 - - -5079 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6166 - - 6756 - - 5360 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -708 - - -352 - - -6822 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7121 - - 7910 - - 7102 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 84 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1510 - - 1370 - - 1480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.0 - - 96.3 - - 91.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 67.7 - - 69.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.9 - - 95.9 - - 93.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 66.7 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 81 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6133 - - 7278 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 37 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 15 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] 98929 16 100 15 095 17 091 98929 91531 18 100 17 117 13 080 91531 85795 14 093 14 079 14 081 85795 81002 16 094 13 060 16 078 81002 76884 17 086 9 083 15 057 76884 73276 14 087 11 111 12 028 73276 70030 11 095 13 110 9 013 70030 67055 9 101 9 096 4 026 67055 64312 9 086 9 058 6 099 64312 61679 7 062 11 034 8 078 61679 58951 3 052 5 007 7 351 58951 56136 1 047 1 271 10 308 56136 53462 2 015 2 308 6 309 53462 51061 8 064 3 124 6 349 51061 48899 13 050 10 097 1 359 48899 46925 3 073 7 077 6 087 46925 45103 12 153 9 175 2 250 45103 43415 17 144 14 168 10 211 43415 41842 17 149 11 178 9 189 41842 40361 18 163 11 219 6 196 40361 38959 13 164 10 238 4 205 38959 37598 8 191 8 237 4 186 37598 36208 14 174 9 213 7 195 36208 34760 21 163 15 188 12 194 34760 33254 18 158 19 177 14 184 33254 31674 12 148 16 169 15 175 31674 30007 8 150 12 161 13 177 30007 28253 6 157 7 173 8 183 28253 26411 6 141 4 164 5 204 26411 24486 8 134 7 146 7 176 24486 22479 8 142 9 149 9 159 22479 20389 9 149 9 158 9 161 20389 18212 12 163 8 165 8 144 18212 15987 14 160 9 158 10 132 15987 13834 15 159 13 153 8 134 13834 11884 13 156 9 159 8 141 11884 10165 10 137 7 150 13 144 10165 8642 8 139 7*148 13 144 8642 7286 5*149 6*146 11 144 7286 6079 4*157 6 147 9 147 6079 5010 3 160 6 148 7 151 5010 4065 3 164 6 150 7 156 4065 3230 3 168 6 151 7 158 3230 2482 3 171 6 151 7 160 2482 1821 3 176 6 151 7 162 1821 1271 3 177 5 153 6 162 1271 848 3 179 5 151 6 163 848 557 2 180 5 152 6 163 557 381 2 181 5 152 5*163 381 280 2 183 5 153 3*161 280 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