DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.0 - - 90.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 232 - - 131 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5836 - - 6511 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4254 - - 4438 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6116 - - 6791 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 872 - - 1035 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 457 - - 398 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 34 - - 18 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 090 - - 118 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1696 - - -1384 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7812 - - 8175 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8795 - - -8053 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14911 - - 14844 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 61 - - 61 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.0 - - 90.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.9 - - 55.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.6 - - 89.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.6 - - 54.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 232 - - 131 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5836 - - 6511 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - 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] 98961 29 098 19 105 98961 91516 30 094 25 092 91516 85781 22 098 26 093 85781 81038 17 104 21 102 81038 76953 19 087 17 096 76953 73338 19 077 12 086 73338 70070 13 099 9 094 70070 67076 12 100 5 125 67076 64306 12 096 9 148 64306 61626 13 018 8 072 61626 58841 13 348 7 019 58841 55971 11 351 10 016 55971 53246 20 360 20 009 53246 50803 33 341 28 349 50803 48625 32 326 29 336 48625 46653 19 346 23 325 46653 44845 20 010 15 322 44845 43171 42 017 16 350 43171 41610 43 013 20 012 41610 40144 41 013 23 018 40144 38758 42 019 27 024 38758 37411 46 031 29 015 37411 36033 39 027 29 040 36033 34593 30 030 21 034 34593 33095 23 027 18 357 33095 31525 21 024 16 351 31525 29866 19 043 14 351 29866 28118 16 046 13 349 28118 26279 16 010 17 351 26279 24354 18 005 19 358 24354 22347 14 009 14 010 22347 20256 12 008 11 006 20256 18074 7 026 8 012 18074 15848 11 058 6 068 15848 13705 13 053 6 072 13705 11760 9 048 5 080 11760 10039 8 034 4 110 10039 8518 6 035 3 114 8518 7175 5*077 4*123 7175 5986 3*091 4*121 5986 4932 3 094 4 119 4932 4001 3 092 4 119 4001 3180 3 092 4 119 3180 2445 2 089 4 116 2445 1795 2 088 4 116 1795 1254 2 086 4 115 1254 838 2 087 4 114 838 552 2 084 4 115 552 379 2 084 4 114 379 280 2 084 3 114 280 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