DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.3 - - 92.8 - - 89.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 166 - - 55 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4895 - - 3249 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3376 - - 1502 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5175 - - 3529 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2692 - - 4351 - - 5736 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 391 - - 252 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 205 - - 192 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 213 - - -1039 - - -3210 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4962 - - 4569 - - 3490 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -845 - - -2203 - - -5184 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6020 - - 5732 - - 5464 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 88 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2180 - - 2680 - - 2850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.3 - - 92.8 - - 89.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.3 - - 73.6 - - 74.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.3 - - 92.5 - - 91.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 72.6 - - 73.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 166 - - 55 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4895 - - 3249 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 52 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 18 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] 98831 20 106 19 110 14 100 98831 91445 20 106 19 083 22 096 91445 85753 22 105 17 089 22 079 85753 81022 19 089 21 107 20 073 81022 76929 12 079 19 096 17 086 76929 73318 11 098 13 089 12 089 73318 70061 15 115 10 128 5 090 70061 67063 17 113 14 140 3 139 67063 64272 14 105 16 125 11 144 64272 61580 8 113 14 112 13 136 61580 58834 9 139 10 120 12 145 58834 56045 12 152 9 161 8 172 56045 53411 14 157 13 175 11 188 53411 51053 16 176 15 183 14 180 51053 48936 20 178 17 187 13 176 48936 47000 22 171 21 181 14 189 47000 45213 22 164 23 174 18 192 45213 43545 19 155 20 169 16 191 43545 41977 14 144 16 166 13 195 41977 40496 10 149 12 176 12 197 40496 39089 8 162 11 186 12 196 39089 37720 7 189 10 198 12 198 37720 36321 10 227 11 214 12 203 36321 34861 15 234 12 221 13 207 34861 33343 17 230 12 217 15 211 33343 31752 18 220 13 214 17 212 31752 30075 18 210 18 213 18 211 30075 28313 17 200 20 209 17 210 28313 26465 17 196 18 209 14 213 26465 24533 17 204 15 218 12 221 24533 22520 15 213 15 219 12 231 22520 20422 15 208 15 212 10 234 20422 18235 14 202 15 205 9 231 18235 16006 12 201 11 203 9 205 16006 13859 7 200 8 202 7 186 13859 11915 4 236 5 204 5 167 11915 10193 7 252 5 227 2 147 10193 8657 8 242 6 235 2 178 8657 7292 8 217 7 221 4 173 7292 6080 9*205 7 212 8 174 6080 5007 9*203 7 207 10 173 5007 4062 9 203 7*204 10 171 4062 3228 9 204 6*200 9 169 3228 2480 9 204 6 195 9 168 2480 1820 9 206 6 191 8 166 1820 1270 9 207 5 188 8 165 1270 847 9 208 5 187 8 163 847 557 8 209 5 186 7 161 557 381 8 209 5 185 6*158 381 280 7 209 4 184 3*153 280 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