DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.7 - - 89.6 - - 84.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 241 - - 148 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3957 - - 5031 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2837 - - 3401 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4237 - - 5311 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1423 - - 2369 - - 6274 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 407 - - 378 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 040 - - 011 - - 020 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1678 - - -1607 - - -4937 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5915 - - 6918 - - 5218 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4007 - - -6711 - - -10381 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8244 - - 12022 - - 10661 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 81 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.7 - - 89.6 - - 84.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.7 - - 60.3 - - 63.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.3 - - 88.6 - - 86.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.7 - - 59.2 - - 62.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 241 - - 148 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3957 - - 5031 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 5 - - 22 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 12 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] 99144 31 100 24 107 15 107 99144 91650 27 099 25 092 22 098 91650 85855 19 090 20 074 29 084 85855 81069 15 092 19 095 28 074 81069 76975 15 075 16 090 22 079 76975 73363 14 101 11 108 14 073 73363 70089 13 087 10 099 6 029 70089 67079 8 113 7 132 6 242 67079 64267 9 055 10 056 4 126 64267 61536 10 316 10 009 15 016 61536 58738 14 325 12 348 15 353 58738 55879 25 350 27 347 18 000 55879 53171 40 335 36 340 37 349 53171 50753 41 332 46 337 44 335 50753 48590 44 332 49 331 43 331 48590 46624 49 330 49 328 44 336 46624 44820 53 335 47 330 50 340 44820 43151 56 342 50 343 58 342 43151 41595 70 350 64 348 56 339 41595 40131 79 351 61 334 50 336 40131 38742 77 347 62 322 47 332 38742 37389 73 340 66 328 47 328 37389 36002 75 343 62 332 47 325 36002 34553 57 346 54 341 47 325 34553 33046 42 340 44 343 46 327 33046 31464 33 332 31 327 37 321 31464 29796 30 321 33 308 36 317 29796 28043 35 315 35 307 35 306 28043 26207 35 317 36 309 34 306 26207 24292 29 319 34 312 36 311 24292 22300 25 330 30 318 35 312 22300 20222 22 329 25 324 28 311 20222 18050 19 323 21 321 26 324 18050 15836 18 321 19 321 27 328 15836 13704 16 325 19 326 25 328 13704 11768 19 321 18 328 22 326 11768 10048 19 316 18 319 19 328 10048 8526 14 312 16 310 17 327 8526 7179 14 297 12 302 13 324 7179 5987 14 308 7*311 10 323 5987 4932 5*331 4*358 7 336 4932 4002 5*039 5 004 5 000 4002 3181 6 041 5 009 6 017 3181 2446 6 041 5 012 6 020 2446 1796 7 040 5 013 6 020 1796 1254 7 039 6 016 6 020 1254 838 7 038 6 016 6 020 838 552 7 038 5 016 6 020 552 379 6 038 5 016 5*020 379 279 6 038 5 017 4*020 279 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