DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - - - - 90.4 - - 93.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 148 - - 57 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3077 - - 5256 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2013 - - 3072 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3357 - - 5536 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4480 - - 3889 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 330 - - 310 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 231 - - 211 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -397 - - 1046 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3755 - - 4490 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2152 - - -646 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5509 - - 6182 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2970 - - 3140 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.4 - - 93.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 74.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.5 - - 93.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.4 - - 73.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 148 - - 57 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3077 - - 5256 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 69 - - 2 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - - 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] 99232 37 093 22 103 99232 91704 28 102 26 097 91704 85913 23 087 27 098 85913 81111 22 081 26 091 81111 76980 22 100 21 085 76980 73348 23 104 13 086 73348 70081 19 102 14 106 70081 67079 15 094 17 089 67079 64305 13 071 17 078 64305 61645 17 064 17 064 61645 58905 19 065 17 058 58905 56075 19 058 21 051 56075 53383 16 022 19 025 53383 50975 15 038 15 039 50975 48815 28 024 23 030 48815 46845 32 024 27 018 46845 45019 36 016 37 003 45019 43309 30 016 33 358 43309 41708 19 020 8 041 41708 40203 7 334 4 310 40203 38780 4 260 6 283 38780 37402 4 280 5 269 37402 36000 3 331 5 287 36000 34545 7 002 6 298 34545 33039 9 012 7 323 33039 31460 6 012 11 330 31460 29792 6 329 15 320 29792 28040 13 313 14 315 28040 26206 14 321 14 302 26206 24293 17 320 17 304 24293 22304 16 313 15 302 22304 20234 12 299 14 298 20234 18082 14 299 16 304 18082 15890 18 292 20 302 15890 13778 18 278 21 284 13778 11857 17 273 18 267 11857 10151 19 257 15 257 10151 8633 18 250 14 249 8633 7281 15 247 14 243 7281 6076 11 245 14*237 6076 5007 12 253 15*218 5007 4064 14*253 15 216 4064 3229 12*239 15 212 3229 2483 12 233 15 210 2483 1822 12 231 15 209 1822 1271 11 229 15 208 1271 848 11 229 14 208 848 558 10 228 14 208 558 381 10 228 13 208 381 280 8 227 11 207 280 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