DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.6 - - 94.8 - - 88.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 176 - - 78 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6128 - - 5922 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4345 - - 3673 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6408 - - 6202 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3597 - - 5344 - - 7373 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 430 - - 337 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 231 - - 215 - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 562 - - -342 - - -3810 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5846 - - 6544 - - 4090 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -799 - - -2037 - - -5395 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7207 - - 8239 - - 5675 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 70 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1530 - - 1290 - - 2260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.6 - - 94.8 - - 88.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 67.0 - - 71.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.6 - - 94.4 - - 90.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.7 - - 65.9 - - 70.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 176 - - 78 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6128 - - 5922 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 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] 98852 18 078 10 064 13 043 98852 91402 15 075 13 086 14 042 91402 85630 15 101 14 075 16 067 85630 80847 17 106 10 077 13 081 80847 76749 16 091 9 106 7 078 76749 73134 10 075 8 111 5 087 73134 69863 2 054 7 113 2 131 69863 66866 5 211 4 164 3 200 66866 64100 10 204 7 229 5 229 64100 61438 9 199 10 242 7 265 61438 58690 7 210 13 237 12 257 58690 55863 9 240 14 230 16 248 55863 53181 10 291 7 272 9 246 53181 50781 15 324 13 318 9 313 50781 48636 11 320 14 331 16 317 48636 46681 7 179 8 297 17 313 46681 44875 9 189 9 219 16 272 44875 43201 9 220 8 227 19 239 43201 41642 11 222 10 223 21 247 41642 40170 11 223 11 235 24 253 40170 38772 10 230 12 248 24 251 38772 37410 9 227 12 249 22 248 37410 36017 11 220 12 245 21 247 36017 34563 13 219 12 247 20 252 34563 33053 18 212 14 250 18 259 33053 31470 21 208 17 243 17 269 31470 29803 23 213 22 232 18 272 29803 28051 25 215 23 229 17 255 28051 26215 26 216 23 227 19 228 26215 24300 25 221 23 222 24 216 24300 22309 23 227 22 222 26 218 22309 20235 23 219 21 225 21 232 20235 18073 21 225 25 239 16 258 18073 15868 15 235 20 249 13 292 15868 13747 12 232 13 256 15 301 13747 11824 10 213 10 244 15 300 11824 10117 10 205 11 239 10 256 10117 8602 11 226 11 235 11 232 8602 7254 13*235 12*227 12 228 7254 6053 13*233 12*220 12 225 6053 4988 13 231 12 217 12 220 4988 4047 12 230 12 215 12 214 4047 3216 12 231 12 214 12 210 3216 2472 12 230 12 214 11 209 2472 1814 12 230 12 213 11 210 1814 1266 11 231 11 213 9 213 1266 845 11 230 11 212 8 217 845 556 10 230 11 212 7 221 556 381 10 231 10 213 5*223 381 280 9 231 9 212 3*223 280 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