DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.6 - - 94.5 - - 89.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 203 - - 121 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5848 - - 5418 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4199 - - 3574 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6128 - - 5698 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3763 - - 4417 - - 7401 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 440 - - 366 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 201 - - 192 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 601 - - -628 - - -4296 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5527 - - 6326 - - 4576 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -424 - - -1661 - - -6020 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6552 - - 7359 - - 6300 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 70 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1400 - - 1120 - - 1730 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.6 - - 94.5 - - 89.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.3 - - 67.7 - - 70.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 91.4 - - 93.7 - - 91.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.5 - - 66.8 - - 69.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 203 - - 121 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5848 - - 5418 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 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] 98901 16 114 14 094 17 047 98901 91476 21 095 19 081 15 058 91476 85730 20 084 16 081 15 089 85730 80976 16 081 15 091 15 104 80976 76895 14 087 15 104 14 074 76895 73297 14 094 13 105 13 047 73297 70053 13 092 10 096 8 062 70053 67082 10 086 5 077 6 069 67082 64340 10 094 3 116 5 041 64340 61694 12 100 6 130 1 114 61694 58940 10 104 7 141 5 119 58940 56107 6 071 5 145 3 081 56107 53431 9 018 9 079 3 045 53431 51023 8 006 11 050 9 029 51023 48858 8 356 10 047 9 046 48858 46893 6 005 7 035 5 053 46893 45091 9 086 6 079 7 111 45091 43419 17 086 13 092 16 121 43419 41857 13 074 15 087 21 113 41857 40385 4 131 8 059 17 112 40385 38989 11 164 1 122 8 115 38989 37630 11 149 4 155 8 138 37630 36239 13 127 7 125 10 151 36239 34786 14 121 11 118 10 148 34786 33277 11 110 9 113 9 134 33277 31695 9 108 6 095 7 106 31695 30026 8 118 4 096 7 107 30026 28270 8 118 5 117 7 121 28270 26428 7 107 5 117 6 120 26428 24502 6 099 4 112 4 119 24502 22494 4 074 3 096 3 145 22494 20399 6 092 6 121 6 122 20399 18216 5 109 6 149 1 112 18216 15987 5 109 5 114 5 059 15987 13836 5 124 4 058 12 046 13836 11881 12 167 6 197 8 016 11881 10153 12 179 11 191 6 202 10153 8628 12 192 10 192 11 193 8628 7274 12*194 9 195 8 194 7274 6069 10*199 8*195 6 192 6069 4999 9 200 8*194 7 184 4999 4057 9 201 8 193 7 179 4057 3223 9 201 8 193 8 177 3223 2477 9 201 8 193 9 177 2477 1818 8 202 8 191 9 176 1818 1268 8 201 8 192 9 176 1268 847 8 202 8 191 9 176 847 557 7 202 8 191 8 175 557 381 7 202 7 191 7*175 381 280 6 202 6 191 5*174 280 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