DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.6 - - 78.7 - - 73.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 1 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3001 - - 3078 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1781 - - 263 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3281 - - 3358 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1217 - - 1406 - - 3139 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 294 - - 197 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 311 - - 328 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 345 - - -1094 - - -1688 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2936 - - 4453 - - 1969 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4064 - - -6348 - - -5528 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7345 - - 9706 - - 5808 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 61 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1330 - - 330 - - 990 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.6 - - 78.7 - - 73.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.3 - - 60.0 - - 65.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.0 - - 79.1 - - 75.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.9 - - 58.6 - - 64.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 1 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3001 - - 3078 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - 13 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] 98282 13 257 5 238 12 248 98282 90801 7 239 18 222 12 289 90801 85069 9 228 12 227 10 256 85069 80339 9 212 6 328 6 230 80339 76267 9 179 7 279 8 283 76267 72671 5 134 5 205 10 289 72671 69425 3 066 6 200 8 279 69425 66448 7 240 14 238 12 268 66448 63702 8 232 18 233 18 244 63702 61053 21 239 17 221 16 254 61053 58266 17 231 28 252 26 270 58266 55340 47 256 43 256 42 264 55340 52537 54 246 56 259 60 259 52537 50023 57 248 61 256 63 253 50023 47778 64 250 63 254 64 254 47778 45750 67 252 69 254 65 259 45750 43902 73 253 72 254 70 264 43902 42213 77 254 74 256 81 262 42213 40662 79 255 79 258 84 259 40662 39213 81 255 84 258 84 257 39213 37844 83 255 86 258 82 257 37844 36512 82 256 87 258 83 259 36512 35154 79 255 87 258 88 258 35154 33741 76 253 84 256 88 256 33741 32274 74 253 83 255 82 253 32274 30737 73 254 82 255 77 248 30737 29116 72 253 82 254 75 247 29116 27412 68 251 81 253 74 250 27412 25622 64 254 80 254 73 254 25622 23753 58 258 75 258 70 255 23753 21810 52 256 66 263 61 259 21810 19788 49 271 62 270 54 268 19788 17681 54 279 56 275 60 271 17681 15532 47 273 46 275 43 268 15532 13458 40 266 38 262 36 256 13458 11566 29 270 32 258 33 244 11566 9883 21 278 23 264 24 233 9883 8389 15 281 15 263 17 229 8389 7064 10 298 11 267 10 245 7064 5889 11 325 11 307 10 310 5889 4847 12 324 15 324 13 332 4847 3932 10*314 14*328 15 347 3932 3126 10*312 14*328 17 356 3126 2406 10 312 13 328 18 356 2406 1768 10 311 13 328 19 354 1768 1236 10 310 13 327 19 352 1236 827 10 309 12 327 17 350 827 547 10 310 12 327 15 348 547 376 9 309 11 326 12*347 376 279 8 310 9 326 7*344 279 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