DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.9 - - 93.5 - - 89.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 114 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3748 - - 4619 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2627 - - 2951 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4028 - - 4899 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4602 - - 5648 - - 7591 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 384 - - 341 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 266 - - 294 - - 032 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -17 - - -14 - - -3819 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4045 - - 4914 - - 4099 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1036 - - -1124 - - -5464 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5064 - - 6023 - - 5744 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 67 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2980 - - 3030 - - 2580 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.9 - - 93.5 - - 89.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.7 - - 72.6 - - 72.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.5 - - 92.7 - - 91.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.0 - - 71.8 - - 71.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 114 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3748 - - 4619 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 17 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] 98820 5 167 2 031 7 043 98820 91396 12 083 12 113 4 150 91396 85632 13 082 13 092 11 136 85632 80858 12 101 11 095 11 097 80858 76773 10 106 8 108 10 078 76773 73172 8 107 7 147 4 000 73172 69909 4 141 8 200 4 238 69909 66901 9 191 12 217 7 256 66901 64120 9 233 10 216 9 244 64120 61447 11 235 16 231 16 243 61447 58684 13 244 16 240 20 248 58684 55853 14 226 20 253 20 268 55853 53193 10 244 18 246 26 270 53193 50820 12 270 16 249 27 259 50820 48681 13 288 15 263 22 253 48681 46722 16 293 18 269 22 264 46722 44914 18 296 20 274 27 271 44914 43238 22 300 24 282 29 274 43238 41670 25 303 26 290 29 279 41670 40191 26 307 27 295 29 276 40191 38788 27 310 26 290 27 270 38788 37426 27 311 24 287 26 271 37426 36033 25 307 26 292 23 285 36033 34579 24 302 29 298 24 305 34579 33069 24 294 29 302 25 314 33069 31485 24 290 28 302 24 321 31485 29818 25 294 28 300 24 324 29818 28072 25 298 28 304 23 324 28072 26242 22 302 26 305 20 317 26242 24329 20 303 23 291 19 313 24329 22336 20 297 20 282 21 310 22336 20262 20 293 18 283 21 308 20262 18101 19 293 19 299 23 317 18101 15895 17 294 23 321 23 326 15895 13771 15 303 20 329 25 324 13771 11849 14 295 14 319 19 326 11849 10143 14 293 13 291 16 320 10143 8624 16 301 12 285 13 307 8624 7271 14 297 11 285 9 288 7271 6066 13 289 10 286 7 276 6066 4997 11 282 9*289 6 269 4997 4055 9*272 9*291 4 267 4055 3222 8*267 9 292 2 283 3222 2477 8 265 8 294 1 349 2477 1818 8 265 8 295 2 017 1818 1268 8 266 8 296 3 025 1268 847 7 267 8 297 3 028 847 557 7 267 8 297 3 029 557 381 7 267 7 298 3 029 381 280 6 267 7 297 3*032 280 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