DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.6 - - 95.6 - - 89.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 330 - - 190 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5964 - - 6410 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4504 - - 4554 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6244 - - 6690 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2189 - - 1845 - - 7147 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 509 - - 435 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 224 - - 226 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1760 - - -2080 - - -6421 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8005 - - 8770 - - 6701 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4737 - - -5181 - - -9560 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10981 - - 11871 - - 9840 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 68 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 150 - - 90 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.6 - - 95.6 - - 89.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.3 - - 58.0 - - 60.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.7 - - 94.4 - - 91.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.8 - - 57.5 - - 60.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 330 - - 190 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5964 - - 6410 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 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] 98145 10 106 3 337 9 007 98145 90791 9 088 8 086 10 055 90791 85137 11 084 11 076 10 066 85137 80459 10 035 5 050 10 058 80459 76419 11 007 4 070 7 001 76419 72847 7 328 4 355 7 326 72847 69614 3 348 4 339 8 311 69614 66641 6 346 5 321 15 303 66641 63893 6 317 7 305 11 284 63893 61249 5 296 11 311 4 271 61249 58512 10 284 15 290 10 319 58512 55703 11 291 12 284 17 321 55703 53045 8 318 7 310 16 298 53045 50662 6 337 5 300 14 276 50662 48522 9 326 6 280 13 266 48522 46565 15 320 9 295 11 268 46565 44758 16 314 14 298 12 273 44758 43081 20 301 21 288 16 271 43081 41519 17 279 23 283 21 276 41519 40049 9 245 20 270 22 280 40049 38654 9 207 14 247 19 277 38654 37296 5 215 13 235 19 266 37296 35907 7 261 14 250 22 256 35907 34459 7 265 14 260 20 253 34459 32952 4 281 12 256 18 252 32952 31373 1 025 9 230 18 246 31373 29712 2 008 9 201 17 227 29712 27969 8 300 10 244 15 228 27969 26143 18 288 18 276 14 255 26143 24241 21 274 21 270 22 267 24241 22265 20 271 21 265 21 258 22265 20204 19 273 20 270 20 254 20204 18049 19 269 18 272 17 254 18049 15848 17 251 16 264 15 262 15848 13729 14 236 16 256 13 273 13729 11808 12 230 15 243 11 268 11808 10103 11 228 13 231 12 255 10103 8587 15 225 13 223 13 236 8587 7239 17*217 11*217 13 222 7239 6040 15*216 11*218 13 220 6040 4976 11 221 11 219 13 223 4976 4038 11 224 11 222 12 228 4038 3208 11 225 11 225 11 234 3208 2466 11 226 11 228 11 241 2466 1810 11 227 11 230 10 248 1810 1263 10 227 11 232 10 253 1263 844 10 228 10 233 9 258 844 555 10 228 10 233 8 262 555 380 9 228 10 234 7*264 380 280 9 228 9 234 4*265 280 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