DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.3 - - 70.8 - - 69.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 104 - - 99 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2674 - - 3202 - - 1875 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1397 - - 1734 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2954 - - 3482 - - 2155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1144 - - 708 - - 1920 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 263 - - 275 - - 39 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 030 - - 028 - - 038 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 136 - - 297 - - -534 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2818 - - 3186 - - 2689 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 299 - - 486 - - -769 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2655 - - 2996 - - 2924 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.3 - - 70.8 - - 69.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 58.0 - - 58.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.5 - - 70.2 - - 70.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.9 - - 57.8 - - 58.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 104 - - 99 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2674 - - 3202 - - 1875 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 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] 98475 11 157 15 152 2 090 98475 91089 13 137 11 125 10 118 91089 85380 13 115 10 130 8 088 85380 80647 10 094 8 105 15 092 80647 76581 7 099 4 054 11 074 76581 72998 7 095 3 021 7 002 72998 69768 6 080 2 061 6 013 69768 66811 8 082 4 148 7 059 66811 64081 10 088 7 143 5 064 64081 61442 8 066 8 100 1 115 61442 58709 3 354 6 031 5 280 58709 55901 11 312 10 350 7 338 55901 53244 21 304 21 305 21 306 53244 50869 30 316 27 306 29 301 50869 48735 43 318 40 313 38 316 48735 46783 50 311 49 309 54 308 46783 44974 48 311 53 303 58 299 44974 43293 42 307 51 301 50 296 43293 41725 41 304 48 296 44 290 41725 40253 38 300 41 295 41 286 40253 38857 37 307 35 292 37 295 38857 37495 31 306 31 301 32 301 37495 36101 25 300 28 298 28 303 36101 34643 21 305 22 282 26 303 34643 33126 20 322 16 287 24 304 33126 31534 19 328 13 307 24 308 31534 29858 22 321 18 313 24 312 29858 28095 25 321 24 316 25 314 28095 26245 26 325 23 322 23 317 26245 24308 24 323 21 324 19 312 24308 22289 20 325 21 325 18 312 22289 20183 17 324 19 325 19 319 20183 17984 18 334 20 340 19 337 17984 15743 20 353 21 001 18 005 15743 13590 18 008 17 014 17 014 13590 11643 14 020 13 025 14 019 11643 9923 13 036 10 041 12 025 9923 8402 14 049 10 045 11 034 8402 7053 12 054 10 041 13 041 7053 5855 12 059 9 049 12 042 5855 4802 11 055 10 040 12 058 4802 3888 11 040 12*031 13 058 3888 3090 11*034 12*030 14 048 3090 2376 11*032 12 029 14*044 2376 1746 11 031 12 028 14*041 1746 1221 10 030 12 028 13 039 1221 819 10 029 11 027 13 037 819 542 10 028 11 027 11 036 542 374 9 028 10 027 10 035 374 278 8 028 9 026 7 035 278 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