DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/19 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.3 - - 73.5 - - 62.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 265 - - 132 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3676 - - 4422 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2634 - - 2814 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3956 - - 4702 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 643 - - 545 - - 186 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 400 - - 337 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 129 - - 095 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3519 - - -4299 - - -7584 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7476 - - 9002 - - 7864 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13036 - - -13260 - - -18855 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16992 - - 17962 - - 19134 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 54 - - 59 - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.3 - - 73.5 - - 62.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.0 - - 35.5 - - 30.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 72.6 - - 66.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.4 - - 35.0 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 265 - - 132 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3676 - - 4422 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 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] 97727 24 254 26 261 23 286 97727 90432 24 259 23 274 19 283 90432 84819 16 248 17 256 20 278 84819 80148 13 228 16 237 20 278 80148 76120 4 232 10 231 14 269 76120 72579 4 290 5 272 2 272 72579 69392 6 304 4 303 6 017 69392 66465 6 294 7 296 10 356 66465 63765 7 290 12 290 14 319 63765 61172 8 286 14 290 17 313 61172 58486 12 306 16 299 18 298 58486 55703 22 309 21 309 23 304 55703 53036 31 305 29 304 30 300 53036 50624 38 301 37 300 40 302 50624 48452 42 299 42 297 45 298 48452 46467 46 300 45 298 47 296 46467 44637 49 300 49 301 50 297 44637 42931 48 297 49 299 51 298 42931 41330 49 296 47 298 49 297 41330 39823 51 295 48 294 47 294 39823 38402 50 292 48 287 46 292 38402 37025 47 289 46 283 45 291 37025 35623 44 288 41 285 42 288 35623 34165 40 286 36 286 38 284 34165 32654 35 281 33 284 35 282 32654 31079 33 276 33 278 33 283 31079 29430 32 280 33 277 31 286 29430 27705 32 294 33 283 30 299 27705 25898 29 299 31 295 29 292 25898 24005 24 291 31 303 33 286 24005 22030 17 266 27 305 25 278 22030 19967 17 301 24 306 9 289 19967 17808 18 308 17 332 3 344 17808 15597 12 286 11 323 7 302 15597 13467 5 241 7 264 11 300 13467 11536 6 143 6 199 7 276 11536 9828 10 132 8 175 6 246 9828 8318 9 133 8 170 5 237 8318 6980 8 126 7 146 4 195 6980 5800 7 115 8 118 7 150 5800 4765 7*116 6*099 8 122 4765 3861 5*126 6*097 8 101 3861 3068 5 129 6 096 9 098 3068 2359 5 129 6 095 10 100 2359 1734 5 129 6 095 11 101 1734 1213 4 131 6 094 12 102 1213 813 4 131 6 094 12 103 813 539 4 131 5 094 12 104 539 372 4 131 5 094 10*102 372 278 3 130 5 093 6*101 278 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