DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.9 - - 94.9 - - 89.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 91 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3290 - - 5829 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2291 - - 3689 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3570 - - 6109 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3430 - - 2943 - - 7480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 369 - - 346 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 101 - - 115 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1219 - - 362 - - -3752 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4789 - - 5747 - - 4032 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2839 - - -691 - - -5135 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6409 - - 6800 - - 5415 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 74 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1920 - - 2030 - - 2360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.9 - - 94.9 - - 89.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.7 - - 70.6 - - 72.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.6 - - 94.3 - - 91.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.9 - - 69.6 - - 71.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 91 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3290 - - 5829 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 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] 98704 23 091 26 109 13 099 98704 91334 21 101 18 100 19 099 91334 85638 21 113 14 097 18 090 85638 80902 19 100 15 098 15 089 80902 76806 16 080 17 109 13 098 76806 73182 11 084 11 106 15 084 73182 69920 10 115 6 161 9 077 69920 66944 5 128 5 158 5 116 66944 64185 3 321 6 029 5 075 64185 61524 6 261 8 346 9 020 61524 58789 4 154 3 268 7 337 58789 55988 2 033 1 296 5 275 55988 53342 8 352 7 021 3 127 53342 50982 11 333 8 357 8 057 50982 48867 9 338 3 354 5 071 48867 46932 4 326 3 220 6 172 46932 45139 2 219 7 212 10 190 45139 43466 3 196 8 207 12 182 43466 41897 2 253 6 212 13 172 41897 40417 5 290 6 249 9 175 40417 39013 7 287 8 264 5 191 39013 37647 10 290 9 275 4 194 37647 36249 12 294 8 293 3 195 36249 34788 11 286 8 292 4 206 34788 33267 8 261 7 263 7 207 33267 31671 9 236 9 252 8 206 31671 29991 7 222 10 235 7 219 29991 28230 4 158 10 211 6 237 28230 26387 7 123 12 177 7 222 26387 24463 15 124 17 151 12 183 24463 22458 15 124 18 147 16 179 22458 20365 11 130 14 152 14 185 20365 18180 5 126 4 140 11 194 18180 15958 4 091 3 022 1 174 15958 13826 7 055 5 041 6 026 13826 11893 9 046 7 076 6 090 11893 10176 10 039 8 100 8 112 10176 8649 7 040 8 131 6 140 8649 7290 6 068 8*139 7 153 7290 6082 7 085 7*137 9 149 6082 5010 7 110 7 131 9 143 5010 4065 7*113 7 123 10 138 4065 3229 7*109 7 115 10 133 3229 2482 7 105 6 108 10 129 2482 1821 7 102 6 103 10 124 1821 1270 7 098 6 099 10 121 1270 848 7 096 6 096 9 118 848 557 7 095 6 095 9 114 557 381 6 094 6 093 7*111 381 280 6 092 5 093 5*107 280 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