DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - - - - 88.0 - - 89.4 - - 85.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 120 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6926 - - 7083 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5060 - - 4845 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7206 - - 7363 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1177 - - 1395 - - 7429 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 473 - - 405 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 20 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 040 - - 047 - - 085 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1499 - - 516 - - -5062 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5707 - - 6847 - - 5342 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6447 - - -6024 - - -6020 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13653 - - 13387 - - 6300 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 79 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.0 - - 89.4 - - 85.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.9 - - 60.3 - - 63.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.7 - - 88.6 - - 86.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.6 - - 59.0 - - 62.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 120 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6926 - - 7083 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 17 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 12 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] 99157 39 096 39 099 27 099 99157 91682 40 085 34 101 32 086 91682 85947 37 089 33 097 32 084 85947 81195 33 089 36 089 30 084 81195 77107 26 091 35 086 26 078 77107 73499 19 102 29 081 17 081 73499 70231 19 110 19 090 15 090 70231 67221 17 104 12 113 13 096 67221 64432 17 098 10 130 10 100 64432 61750 18 076 11 142 8 112 61750 58978 19 059 13 117 12 117 58978 56127 9 011 11 065 11 073 56127 53434 1 267 8 052 7 045 53434 51020 7 347 8 357 9 019 51020 48849 6 002 11 328 18 342 48849 46869 8 013 13 325 18 329 46869 45043 12 029 15 332 15 326 45043 43346 16 029 15 327 15 323 43346 41757 17 019 12 326 16 314 41757 40257 21 010 9 341 12 306 40257 38836 28 006 11 015 7 314 38836 37458 29 003 15 027 9 004 37458 36056 27 356 19 017 15 010 36056 34597 27 343 20 006 17 014 34597 33084 26 334 20 352 16 015 33084 31501 22 330 18 344 14 004 31501 29836 15 326 18 336 15 355 29836 28089 11 320 19 329 17 348 28089 26256 8 333 17 324 19 346 26256 24338 6 350 12 323 18 342 24338 22336 1 127 11 327 15 341 22336 20244 4 134 6 297 10 318 20244 18059 4 162 5 243 5 277 18059 15834 2 126 4 192 3 199 15834 13694 4 051 2 163 2 183 13694 11750 7 004 3 013 3 333 11750 10031 10 006 5 016 7 352 10031 8516 11*020 3*015 8 333 8516 7177 9*025 3*025 4 319 7177 5989 8 029 3 032 1 355 5989 4934 6 037 3 040 2 068 4934 4004 5 042 4 046 3 079 4004 3181 5 046 4 051 5 083 3181 2446 5 049 4 054 5 086 2446 1796 4 052 4 056 6 086 1796 1254 4 054 4 057 6 086 1254 838 4 056 4 059 6 086 838 552 4 055 4 059 6 086 552 379 4 057 4 058 5*086 379 280 3 056 4 059 4*085 280 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