DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/11 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 - - - - - - 84.3 - - 88.7 - - 78.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 276 - - 132 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2134 - - 4879 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1509 - - 3163 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2414 - - 5159 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2128 - - 1849 - - 186 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 339 - - 351 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 265 - - 263 - - 208 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4041 - - -2984 - - -5192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6455 - - 8143 - - 5472 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7400 - - -6197 - - -10600 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9814 - - 11356 - - 10880 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 54 - - 57 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.3 - - 88.7 - - 78.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.2 - - 54.0 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.7 - - 87.7 - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.9 - - 53.7 - - 55.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 276 - - 132 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2134 - - 4879 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - 9 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] 97865 32 283 30 274 30 285 97865 90556 19 268 28 279 31 284 90556 84901 11 229 26 271 24 286 84901 80238 11 280 16 270 16 282 80238 76248 14 289 11 291 12 300 76248 72729 6 260 10 279 11 319 72729 69545 6 303 8 276 8 323 69545 66630 11 324 4 222 4 262 66630 63937 13 316 7 298 4 307 63937 61341 10 299 12 301 9 311 61341 58662 13 310 14 302 13 296 58662 55913 19 301 17 292 17 293 55913 53294 20 317 18 291 23 292 53294 50911 25 331 17 303 21 294 50911 48745 37 320 22 312 26 291 48745 46763 39 321 27 297 28 304 46763 44940 39 332 33 291 41 327 44940 43249 38 335 49 303 56 322 43249 41665 39 332 49 296 57 313 41665 40171 44 327 41 311 54 312 40171 38756 55 326 53 329 51 312 38756 37383 63 328 61 323 49 312 37383 35983 64 332 58 318 47 310 35983 34522 65 331 58 323 44 310 34522 33001 66 319 56 317 44 310 33001 31405 59 328 53 311 46 312 31405 29729 43 327 47 315 43 317 29729 27973 34 313 39 334 29 309 27973 26134 37 310 36 325 22 315 26134 24212 36 318 37 323 24 326 24212 22215 31 312 30 322 23 324 22215 20135 22 300 27 311 21 316 20135 17967 19 295 24 304 22 311 17967 15761 23 287 25 293 21 310 15761 13642 22 276 27 274 23 287 13642 11723 18 275 23 268 23 262 11723 10020 13 285 19 268 20 260 10020 8506 12 297 15 271 15 266 8506 7163 17 297 14 277 14 266 7163 5972 18 294 13*274 14 258 5972 4919 16 294 11*267 13 250 4919 3991 15 295 11 266 13 244 3991 3171 14 289 11 265 13 239 3171 2438 12*279 11 263 12 236 2438 1790 10*268 10 262 12 233 1790 1250 10 266 10 261 11 230 1250 835 9 265 10 260 11 227 835 551 9 264 9 260 10 223 551 378 8 263 9 260 8*216 378 279 7 263 8 259 5*208 279 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