DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/18 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.9 - - 96.3 - - 89.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 161 - - 130 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4588 - - 6424 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3135 - - 4343 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4868 - - 6704 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4405 - - 3950 - - 7187 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 380 - - 391 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 253 - - 243 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1377 - - -1002 - - -5004 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6245 - - 7707 - - 5284 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2970 - - -2440 - - -7240 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7838 - - 9144 - - 7520 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 54 - - 54 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1050 - - 450 - - 990 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.9 - - 96.3 - - 89.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.6 - - 63.6 - - 67.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.8 - - 95.5 - - 92.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 62.7 - - 66.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 161 - - 130 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4588 - - 6424 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 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] 98532 9 112 10 360 12 015 98532 91177 15 051 13 045 14 028 91177 85533 18 054 10 051 17 029 85533 80855 21 069 9 047 16 029 80855 76806 19 074 8 076 13 028 76806 73202 15 062 10 089 13 031 73202 69927 10 051 10 076 10 037 69927 66929 6 058 8 071 5 049 66929 64167 6 061 5 072 0 246 64167 61515 9 030 3 092 2 234 61515 58772 5 331 2 200 3 312 58772 55964 5 262 3 242 5 306 55964 53320 1 009 3 331 4 291 53320 50952 6 355 5 328 4 295 50952 48821 5 359 5 295 7 283 48821 46874 2 036 5 287 10 277 46874 45079 1 027 5 288 7 276 45079 43409 2 337 5 287 3 286 43409 41844 4 030 2 203 2 257 41844 40367 9 045 5 121 3 148 40367 38966 10 062 4 074 3 122 38966 37603 7 083 3 041 2 097 37603 36210 3 163 3 313 1 221 36210 34756 5 212 9 293 7 282 34756 33245 4 262 9 306 8 285 33245 31660 9 329 13 304 12 289 31660 29990 12 329 16 302 14 293 29990 28235 16 315 19 310 16 304 28235 26392 16 318 19 319 17 318 26392 24464 13 313 14 301 19 317 24464 22456 12 326 10 318 18 302 22456 20363 9 002 5 353 8 315 20363 18183 7 001 5 346 6 344 18183 15959 2 057 3 328 5 010 15959 13819 7 151 8 251 5 347 13819 11879 8 160 8 230 7 275 11879 10164 3 206 5 213 5 256 10164 8642 3 238 5 201 4 214 8642 7287 4 207 5*202 6 195 7287 6079 3 195 4*207 6 189 6079 5007 2*209 4 214 6 188 5007 4061 3*230 4 228 6 190 4061 3225 3 243 4 243 5 202 3225 2478 4 251 4 254 4 230 2478 1818 4 256 4 262 4 257 1818 1268 4 259 5 266 5 273 1268 846 4 262 5 270 5 283 846 557 4 263 5 272 5 290 557 380 4 264 5 272 4*294 380 280 3 264 4 273 3*297 280 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