DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 81.7 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 359 - - 259 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2961 - - 3073 - - 1423 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2205 - - 2174 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3241 - - 3353 - - 1703 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 629 - - 1251 - - 984 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 412 - - 374 - - 42 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 034 - - 019 - - 022 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -344 - - -1123 - - -842 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3585 - - 4476 - - 2545 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2322 - - -2849 - - -4269 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5563 - - 6202 - - 5972 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 91 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 420 - - 270 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 81.7 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 63.0 - - 63.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.5 - - 80.3 - - 73.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.3 - - 62.8 - - 63.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 359 - - 259 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2961 - - 3073 - - 1423 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 81 - - 64 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 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] 98401 8 205 14 228 13 248 98401 90979 9 186 7 197 2 179 90979 85271 4 132 6 122 7 074 85271 80524 8 136 6 083 11 053 80524 76462 9 113 4 097 7 053 76462 72893 4 067 1 344 2 040 72893 69659 2 087 2 225 4 308 69659 66691 0 134 1 240 6 328 66691 63949 2 100 2 301 4 307 63949 61309 8 098 2 129 4 234 61309 58577 5 044 3 012 4 262 58577 55754 11 297 16 305 13 302 55754 53057 23 277 26 294 25 293 53057 50626 28 274 34 286 31 290 50626 48446 31 286 36 287 42 295 48446 46462 36 294 39 288 45 292 46462 44632 40 294 37 293 42 297 44632 42935 43 296 45 305 49 303 42935 41360 45 299 52 305 55 304 41360 39888 45 298 52 301 60 307 39888 38497 42 292 49 296 61 307 38497 37147 39 287 48 292 57 302 37147 35769 38 294 46 291 51 296 35769 34332 43 299 44 289 46 294 34332 32837 46 292 43 286 45 293 32837 31270 44 284 43 289 44 292 31270 29621 39 279 41 289 42 293 29621 27886 33 282 35 277 36 289 27886 26063 30 287 33 275 33 277 26063 24154 30 292 31 286 32 276 24154 22165 28 290 32 299 31 289 22165 20090 27 295 30 307 30 303 20090 17924 21 296 26 303 27 308 17924 15716 18 281 21 292 26 300 15716 13598 15 278 18 281 26 294 13598 11680 16 289 13 292 19 283 11680 9975 18 294 14 315 13 293 9975 8458 16 298 15 323 13 300 8458 7109 9 298 7 321 9 335 7109 5915 3 305 3 273 5 347 5915 4861 3 330 6 005 7 358 4861 3934 5*028 10*022 10 018 3934 3119 12*036 12*021 13 031 3119 2395 13 035 13 020 16 029 2395 1758 14 034 13 019 18*025 1758 1230 14 033 13 018 17*023 1230 824 13 032 13 018 17 022 824 545 13 032 13 017 15 021 545 376 12 031 12 018 13 021 376 279 11 032 11 017 10 021 279 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