DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - - - - - 84.8 - - 86.2 - - 84.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 137 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4664 - - 4354 - - 255 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3308 - - 2874 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4944 - - 4634 - - 535 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2870 - - 4054 - - 7339 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 411 - - 355 - - 49 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 020 - - 031 - - 071 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 307 - - -344 - - -3502 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4637 - - 4979 - - 4037 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1134 - - -1197 - - -4390 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6078 - - 5831 - - 4925 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 76 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 130 - - 150 - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.8 - - 86.2 - - 84.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 65.2 - - 67.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.6 - - 85.4 - - 84.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.2 - - 64.2 - - 66.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 137 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4664 - - 4354 - - 255 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 3 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 14 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] 99207 34 089 40 095 29 085 99207 91687 37 089 39 087 30 086 91687 85904 38 090 33 082 31 091 85904 81134 32 092 26 087 31 090 81134 77049 24 088 21 094 28 083 77049 73462 20 083 21 097 23 087 73462 70222 18 084 21 088 17 092 70222 67233 21 080 20 091 12 094 67233 64451 18 085 21 092 12 098 64451 61757 15 084 16 095 11 078 61757 58964 15 055 11 085 11 053 58964 56098 14 016 9 051 11 036 56098 53389 15 017 11 034 12 017 53389 50961 22 001 17 028 11 022 50961 48779 25 002 21 017 18 017 48779 46792 30 351 28 009 27 009 46792 44968 28 343 32 009 30 006 44968 43272 26 347 35 012 28 006 43272 41684 25 352 37 013 28 009 41684 40187 24 355 37 014 28 015 40187 38770 24 358 36 013 28 016 38770 37395 24 003 32 011 28 014 37395 35995 24 005 31 005 33 012 35995 34541 24 002 28 358 36 006 34541 33035 26 001 25 353 33 003 33035 31460 29 003 24 357 28 358 31460 29802 30 002 24 003 26 357 29802 28055 24 355 23 002 24 008 28055 26220 19 355 22 359 17 357 26220 24302 16 002 16 355 13 350 24302 22300 10 005 12 355 10 352 22300 20209 4 348 6 330 9 347 20209 18028 2 330 3 304 5 352 18028 15809 5 019 1 307 2 334 15809 13673 8 022 4 336 3 001 13673 11727 8 016 6 002 7 011 11727 10006 12 022 6 027 5 046 10006 8496 11 033 5 019 3 072 8496 7162 7 031 5 018 3 039 7162 5976 7*028 5 018 3 030 5976 4925 7*024 5*021 4 044 4925 3997 6 022 5*027 5 057 3997 3177 6 021 5 028 6 063 3177 2443 6 021 5 030 6 066 2443 1794 5 019 5 033 7 068 1794 1253 5 018 5 034 7 070 1253 838 5 018 5 034 7 071 838 552 5 017 5 034 7*070 552 379 5 016 4 034 6*071 379 279 4 017 4 034 5 071 279 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