DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/02 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 - - - - - - 95.2 - - 96.5 - - 91.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 108 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6624 - - 6619 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4737 - - 4405 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6904 - - 6899 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2697 - - 3616 - - 7716 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 444 - - 381 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 193 - - 198 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 711 - - -54 - - -4643 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6193 - - 6953 - - 4923 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 33 - - -1044 - - -6192 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6871 - - 7943 - - 6472 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 75 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1480 - - 1080 - - 1790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.2 - - 96.5 - - 91.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 67.0 - - 71.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 94.0 - - 95.9 - - 93.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 66.0 - - 70.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 108 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6624 - - 6619 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 16 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] 98893 16 127 11 123 17 067 98893 91491 21 096 19 124 10 111 91491 85758 18 082 16 101 17 108 85758 80981 15 068 13 066 17 090 80981 76882 10 073 9 056 12 064 76882 73276 7 102 10 079 10 045 73276 70020 9 119 9 094 7 032 70020 67040 12 093 5 091 6 020 67040 64301 13 063 7 090 4 046 64301 61671 12 042 8 060 5 052 61671 58948 4 036 5 030 6 021 58948 56150 3 052 6 358 9 347 56150 53507 9 048 8 024 8 006 53507 51134 16 018 13 030 10 016 51134 48989 21 017 15 018 14 012 48989 47024 23 016 18 011 16 014 47024 45204 22 003 19 013 18 015 45204 43505 21 349 19 011 21 020 43505 41911 21 342 21 013 25 026 41911 40407 18 340 24 012 28 028 40407 38982 14 335 22 009 27 029 38982 37596 11 308 16 356 24 026 37596 36188 7 249 15 353 16 017 36188 34728 4 251 11 331 12 014 34728 33216 4 331 8 319 9 018 33216 31633 2 034 6 336 7 056 31633 29964 11 159 1 235 2 142 29964 28212 11 178 10 186 9 184 28212 26377 10 186 11 191 9 176 26377 24460 8 160 8 177 6 193 24460 22462 7 154 5 167 5 194 22462 20375 7 171 4 174 3 154 20375 18195 11 179 6 215 2 152 18195 15972 15 172 10 202 5 207 15972 13831 14 162 9 184 7 191 13831 11893 11 167 7 174 9 168 11893 10179 6 178 6 177 10 157 10179 8655 7 174 7 183 9 155 8655 7296 6*175 7*188 7 154 7296 6088 6*179 7*191 6 160 6088 5016 5 183 7 193 6 169 5016 4069 5 188 7 196 7 175 4069 3233 5 193 7 198 7 180 3233 2485 5 196 7 199 7 183 2485 1823 5 201 7 202 8 186 1823 1272 5 203 7 203 8 188 1272 849 5 204 6 204 8 189 849 558 5 204 6 204 7 189 558 381 4 206 6 204 6 188 381 280 4 207 5 205 4*187 280 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