DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 64.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 348 - - 185 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4079 - - 4357 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3045 - - 2970 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4359 - - 4637 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 641 - - 454 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 452 - - 375 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 027 - - 032 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2460 - - -3627 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6819 - - 8265 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13921 - - -14876 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18280 - - 19513 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 47 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 64.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.9 - - 30.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.7 - - 63.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.3 - - 29.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 348 - - 185 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4079 - - 4357 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - 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] 97746 24 256 27 268 97746 90476 23 249 25 250 90476 84858 23 260 24 253 84858 80184 16 249 23 250 80184 76151 8 267 19 236 76151 72573 12 304 13 276 72573 69341 11 289 18 281 69341 66389 10 263 18 274 66389 63670 7 249 10 274 63670 61058 9 312 10 277 61058 58337 21 310 17 290 58337 55519 27 290 23 281 55519 52817 23 303 16 318 52817 50379 41 333 38 332 50379 48206 48 321 43 320 48206 46229 44 308 41 308 46229 44402 33 305 39 304 44402 42701 31 313 37 310 42701 41113 35 323 37 320 41113 39626 38 326 39 327 39626 38230 37 328 41 330 38230 36879 37 327 38 330 36879 35503 33 324 29 326 35503 34070 28 323 24 317 34070 32582 26 321 22 309 32582 31023 26 315 23 298 31023 29381 31 317 28 315 29381 27655 34 320 31 318 27655 25841 28 319 26 310 25841 23940 21 324 22 302 23940 21957 18 330 21 301 21957 19885 20 331 21 303 19885 17715 24 331 25 304 17715 15493 24 341 21 326 15493 13354 19 353 14 344 13354 11421 16 008 12 001 11421 9714 17 018 14 015 9714 8209 18 024 15 022 8209 6880 19 029 15 029 6880 5713 20 031 16 035 5713 4696 18*028 16*033 4696 3809 18*027 17*033 3809 3027 18 027 17 033 3027 2329 18 027 17 032 2329 1713 17 026 17 032 1713 1199 17 026 17 031 1199 806 16 026 16 031 806 536 16 026 15 031 536 372 15 026 15 031 372 277 13 026 12 031 277 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