DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 - - - - - - 88.8 - - 91.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 275 - - 117 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4202 - - 4661 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3053 - - 2925 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4482 - - 4941 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1973 - - 2360 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 425 - - 333 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 229 - - 233 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3828 - - -5239 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8310 - - 10181 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9337 - - -11710 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13819 - - 16651 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 42 - - 49 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.8 - - 91.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.5 - - 47.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.3 - - 90.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.9 - - 47.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 275 - - 117 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4202 - - 4661 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - 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] 97509 36 279 28 273 97509 90277 25 277 23 276 90277 84715 13 312 15 285 84715 80109 11 316 11 324 80109 76137 5 296 9 314 76137 72616 1 074 5 279 72616 69443 5 035 2 242 69443 66558 6 051 4 122 66558 63906 9 037 8 062 63906 61358 5 039 5 037 61358 58719 5 039 4 040 58719 55990 7 343 6 348 55990 53388 17 324 15 323 53388 51044 20 318 16 312 51044 48923 21 328 19 317 48923 46968 29 325 31 327 46968 45154 34 322 43 318 45154 43461 43 308 43 314 43461 41869 44 310 41 312 41869 40363 47 312 45 313 40363 38932 46 309 47 314 38932 37539 46 304 47 306 37539 36116 48 297 49 301 36116 34635 52 295 54 301 34635 33099 54 293 56 299 33099 31495 51 289 54 293 31495 29809 39 288 48 287 29809 28046 27 280 40 283 28046 26201 30 275 28 269 26201 24274 32 269 27 275 24274 22270 29 257 29 274 22270 20185 25 241 30 269 20185 18016 24 256 29 265 18016 15804 23 260 26 265 15804 13671 22 250 22 267 13671 11737 24 249 21 265 11737 10026 24 254 23 259 10026 8510 24 252 24 259 8510 7165 29 247 24 255 7165 5973 31 246 25*249 5973 4919 27*242 21*242 4919 3992 21*233 19 234 3992 3172 19 230 19 233 3172 2439 18 229 18 232 2439 1791 18 229 18 231 1791 1251 17 228 18 231 1251 837 16 228 17 231 837 551 15 228 16 231 551 378 14 228 15 231 378 280 12 228 13 230 280 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