DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.4 - - 84.7 - - 78.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 299 - - 171 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3828 - - 4596 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2800 - - 3113 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4108 - - 4876 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 988 - - 703 - - 4614 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 423 - - 374 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 043 - - 021 - - 014 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3467 - - -2585 - - -5699 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7575 - - 7462 - - 5980 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9003 - - -7261 - - -11204 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13111 - - 12137 - - 11484 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 93 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.4 - - 84.7 - - 78.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.4 - - 53.2 - - 53.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.8 - - 83.6 - - 80.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.9 - - 52.8 - - 53.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 299 - - 171 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3828 - - 4596 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 72 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98457 10 107 5 250 9 327 98457 91066 13 076 11 079 6 130 91066 85354 10 099 11 060 14 084 85354 80614 11 117 4 018 13 052 80614 76536 6 116 1 205 6 011 76536 72946 5 101 9 120 1 354 72946 69710 7 052 10 124 1 249 69710 66739 9 051 10 134 2 220 66739 63988 6 027 4 102 1 092 63988 61335 3 267 1 282 2 010 61335 58579 1 256 4 236 5 263 58579 55726 13 297 4 291 8 283 55726 53013 21 263 16 269 19 275 53013 50577 17 249 17 268 15 258 50577 48378 25 266 28 279 20 288 48378 46373 33 245 38 256 32 274 46373 44551 37 262 39 256 36 267 44551 42885 42 262 48 260 31 267 42885 41341 35 260 52 259 25 271 41341 39888 32 259 48 260 30 270 39888 38509 33 258 45 257 34 268 38509 37162 34 260 43 256 33 272 37162 35783 36 258 39 254 31 276 35783 34343 36 254 40 256 29 279 34343 32845 36 257 37 265 27 284 32845 31275 39 260 30 276 28 296 31275 29618 38 263 29 287 26 293 29618 27874 33 267 29 293 19 296 27874 26047 24 260 24 296 12 297 26047 24140 20 261 23 308 14 303 24140 22154 20 267 23 302 16 309 22154 20080 18 277 20 293 16 308 20080 17921 16 268 16 290 14 283 17921 15725 12 289 14 286 12 274 15725 13609 10 323 9 331 7 282 13609 11684 13 351 10 346 5 346 11684 9975 14 021 11 360 8 358 9975 8456 10 018 10 011 10 003 8456 7107 7 359 9 353 12 008 7107 5915 5 031 6*360 8 010 5915 4867 6*051 6*020 7 045 4867 3949 6*049 7 021 9 043 3949 3138 6 046 7 021 9 039 3138 2414 6 044 7 022 10 035 2414 1773 6 043 7 021 10 032 1773 1239 6 040 7 021 10 030 1239 829 5 039 7 021 10 027 829 548 5 039 7 021 9 024 548 377 5 038 7 021 7*020 377 279 5 038 6 020 4*014 279 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