DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 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 - - - - - - 58.4 - - 63.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 163 - - 206 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3005 - - 6157 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1917 - - 4390 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3285 - - 6437 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1021 - - 849 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 318 - - 436 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 28 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 344 - - 335 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1968 - - -27 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5253 - - 6464 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13732 - - -140 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17017 - - 6577 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.4 - - 63.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.7 - - 36.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.7 - - 62.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.4 - - 35.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 163 - - 206 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3005 - - 6157 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 27 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 97761 25 269 32 259 97761 90451 20 263 27 255 90451 84801 20 253 20 245 84801 80120 17 242 15 251 80120 76090 10 239 15 272 76090 72525 7 238 12 247 72525 69318 6 223 10 214 69318 66400 5 244 6 240 66400 63705 15 258 19 293 63705 61079 28 247 28 281 61079 58345 34 241 39 247 58345 55545 34 243 45 235 55545 52884 39 243 49 240 52884 50473 46 239 57 241 50473 48295 51 233 64 237 48295 46302 52 230 64 242 46302 44462 53 232 70 248 44462 42757 56 234 73 245 42757 41166 57 232 72 240 41166 39669 54 232 68 245 39669 38254 56 252 64 247 38254 36880 70 263 70 261 36880 35479 75 263 87 268 35479 34024 75 259 89 266 34024 32512 66 253 81 257 32512 30924 55 246 79 248 30924 29244 58 252 85 254 29244 27471 62 256 88 261 27471 25606 63 252 77 259 25606 23663 61 248 73 247 23663 21653 58 241 72 245 21653 19572 55 235 71 246 19572 17402 60 239 68 251 17402 15194 61 244 62 250 15194 13092 54 250 57 256 13092 11211 49 253 40 270 11211 9557 41 253 25 310 9557 8099 30 264 26 332 8099 6814 24 302 27*335 6814 5683 28 339 29*335 5683 4681 28 348 29 335 4681 3799 23*346 29 335 3799 3020 22*344 29 335 3020 2324 22 344 29 335 2324 1710 22 344 29 335 1710 1198 21 343 28 335 1198 805 20 343 28 335 805 535 19 343 26 335 535 371 18 343 24 335 371 277 15 343 19 335 277 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