DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 - - - - - - 76.0 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 255 - - 117 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3058 - - 3714 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2155 - - 2226 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3338 - - 3994 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1450 - - 1310 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 371 - - 306 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 012 - - 012 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4354 - - -5322 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7693 - - 9317 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10343 - - -11323 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13681 - - 15317 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 58 - - 68 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.0 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.6 - - 39.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 78.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.1 - - 39.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 255 - - 117 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3058 - - 3714 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97456 16 253 17 245 97456 90131 13 233 14 248 90131 84528 12 219 16 258 84528 79893 1 185 5 246 79893 75918 4 023 2 068 75918 72429 8 331 7 025 72429 69280 5 307 5 029 69280 66387 2 211 2 298 66387 63704 3 018 3 269 63704 61108 8 354 6 307 61108 58409 6 302 7 292 58409 55616 12 284 14 298 55616 52954 18 296 17 299 52954 50553 24 313 30 315 50553 48383 34 301 33 300 48383 46391 31 299 27 300 46391 44546 26 313 30 323 44546 42823 33 330 35 324 42823 41210 41 335 38 337 41210 39704 43 336 43 341 39704 38288 44 340 44 341 38288 36921 49 343 46 342 36921 35536 57 342 55 347 35536 34099 55 343 60 349 34099 32609 57 347 60 348 32609 31048 54 347 61 351 31048 29401 51 348 56 346 29401 27671 54 344 49 343 27671 25857 55 343 52 348 25857 23957 48 348 54 351 23957 21977 37 343 37 350 21977 19916 30 344 27 349 19916 17768 24 346 18 004 17768 15582 16 352 13 005 15582 13480 12 352 12 351 13480 11571 11 001 11 351 11571 9873 11 358 13 355 9873 8367 10 352 13 360 8367 7032 7 357 12 003 7032 5854 6 006 10 004 5854 4816 8 026 8*013 4816 3907 8*028 8*015 3907 3105 8*020 8 014 3105 2388 7 015 7 013 2388 1755 7 012 7 012 1755 1227 7 010 7 012 1227 822 7 008 7 010 822 544 6 006 7 010 544 375 6 005 7 010 375 278 6 005 6 010 278 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