DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - - - - 93.1 - - 95.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 105 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3920 - - 5962 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2756 - - 3879 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4200 - - 6242 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2211 - - 2742 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 390 - - 362 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 21 - - 17 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 169 - - 178 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1447 - - -359 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5648 - - 6601 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4217 - - -2321 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8417 - - 8563 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 61 - - 66 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 940 - - 950 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.1 - - 95.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.3 - - 68.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 91.8 - - 95.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.4 - - 67.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 105 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3920 - - 5962 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - - 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] 98945 19 101 9 116 98945 91468 27 100 21 106 91468 85729 25 109 28 102 85729 80985 20 102 23 096 80985 76907 19 099 16 090 76907 73298 21 097 14 130 73298 70025 17 096 14 124 70025 67029 17 101 16 114 67029 64276 13 098 10 107 64276 61636 12 085 11 115 61636 58920 7 068 8 069 58920 56146 5 036 9 013 56146 53511 22 032 22 039 53511 51134 33 011 34 025 51134 48996 28 025 27 024 48996 47049 15 045 17 033 47049 45253 19 068 18 063 45253 43577 28 071 25 071 43577 42003 32 071 29 078 42003 40514 29 058 24 073 40514 39101 22 050 21 051 39101 37729 10 051 15 023 37729 36329 8 102 4 035 36329 34867 10 128 3 119 34867 33343 10 127 5 135 33343 31742 9 084 3 073 31742 30049 15 084 8 088 30049 28270 18 091 13 117 28270 26410 10 116 7 142 26410 24468 7 129 6 152 24468 22446 9 152 9 181 22446 20341 9 135 10 179 20341 18157 6 155 4 172 18157 15944 3 170 2 339 15944 13819 3 041 4 022 13819 11888 7 031 4 059 11888 10170 5 035 3 064 10170 8644 2 056 1 176 8644 7287 0 013 4*184 7287 6080 4 252 5*179 6080 5010 3*225 5 179 5010 4065 4*184 4 178 4065 3230 4 173 4 178 3230 2482 4 167 4 176 2482 1821 3 167 3 177 1821 1271 3 163 3 176 1271 848 3 162 3 176 848 558 3 161 3 176 558 381 3 161 3 175 381 280 2 163 2 175 280 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