DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.4 - - 93.5 - - 87.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 204 - - 144 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3215 - - 4874 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2210 - - 3269 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3495 - - 5154 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1302 - - 1797 - - 5818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 359 - - 371 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 23 - - 18 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 086 - - 087 - - 045 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -731 - - -296 - - -2187 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4226 - - 5450 - - 2468 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3788 - - -2411 - - -3602 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7283 - - 7565 - - 3882 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 84 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2160 - - 2360 - - 4130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.4 - - 93.5 - - 87.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.5 - - 70.3 - - 76.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.2 - - 92.6 - - 88.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.8 - - 69.6 - - 75.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 204 - - 144 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3215 - - 4874 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 67 - - 36 - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 20 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] 99104 38 093 31 103 24 085 99104 91634 33 099 27 096 24 085 91634 85847 25 098 26 097 23 088 85847 81050 18 085 26 095 21 093 81050 76935 20 095 18 085 20 089 76935 73300 17 090 11 109 16 082 73300 70015 18 108 7 078 13 072 70015 67004 15 089 9 105 5 063 67004 64227 4 053 10 064 7 065 64227 61546 1 017 2 093 3 358 61546 58768 6 355 3 342 13 321 58768 55912 4 277 9 285 19 279 55912 53203 9 331 10 277 20 291 53203 50769 28 306 23 296 27 291 50769 48590 39 298 38 292 35 293 48590 46622 41 292 44 284 41 282 46622 44818 39 282 44 276 41 275 44818 43141 38 280 39 274 41 279 43141 41570 38 297 40 287 43 287 41570 40095 47 309 43 295 39 291 40095 38702 51 307 44 298 40 285 38702 37348 50 292 50 293 44 278 37348 35963 48 296 52 288 44 284 35963 34516 40 323 51 300 39 299 34516 33014 23 323 43 309 29 299 33014 31440 17 280 25 306 22 269 31440 29776 23 285 22 282 27 266 29776 28028 26 296 27 287 28 284 28028 26197 25 301 29 307 27 295 26197 24288 21 304 28 314 19 298 24288 22304 21 305 23 307 18 313 22304 20241 25 308 22 308 20 323 20241 18090 25 302 22 317 19 326 18090 15896 19 293 20 308 13 328 15896 13782 16 303 16 300 12 314 13782 11857 16 316 13 318 10 312 11857 10141 11 304 13 329 11 333 10141 8614 9 290 11 316 13 344 8614 7257 6 285 8 323 10 348 7257 6052 1 066 3*048 4 350 6052 4985 4 054 4*077 2 009 4985 4044 4*072 4 081 3 019 4044 3212 3*078 4 085 3 024 3212 2468 3 082 4 087 3 027 2468 1812 3 085 4 090 3 033 1812 1264 3 090 4 092 3 038 1264 844 2 091 4 095 3 041 844 556 2 095 4 096 3 044 556 380 2 093 3 098 3*042 380 280 2 095 3 095 2*045 280 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