DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - - - - 93.7 - - 97.4 - - 91.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 199 - - 92 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3080 - - 5794 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2111 - - 3697 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3360 - - 6074 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3440 - - 4700 - - 6608 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 354 - - 350 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 006 - - 033 - - 062 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1407 - - -430 - - -3966 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4767 - - 6505 - - 4246 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3066 - - -1731 - - -5877 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6426 - - 7805 - - 6157 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 73 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3000 - - 2250 - - 3090 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.7 - - 97.4 - - 91.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 69.6 - - 73.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.4 - - 96.8 - - 93.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.6 - - 68.6 - - 72.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 199 - - 92 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3080 - - 5794 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 14 - - 18 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] 98831 18 113 14 103 18 070 98831 91381 23 098 13 103 12 101 91381 85628 19 102 13 090 15 111 85628 80860 9 077 11 076 15 089 80860 76755 5 041 6 073 12 070 76755 73130 5 110 9 105 6 040 73130 69862 13 065 13 092 9 064 69862 66873 16 046 9 091 11 036 66873 64125 10 065 9 103 7 011 64125 61484 15 033 12 049 9 043 61484 58750 16 359 15 002 12 358 58750 55956 18 340 16 351 12 333 55956 53306 21 343 20 346 17 355 53306 50916 39 332 35 331 39 343 50916 48777 36 332 37 340 45 340 48777 46831 27 333 42 340 45 340 46831 45033 25 351 34 336 41 335 45033 43356 31 354 17 338 30 322 43356 41779 27 359 12 328 27 314 41779 40290 32 015 13 335 26 321 40290 38879 35 013 11 352 17 332 38879 37508 35 007 14 340 14 342 37508 36109 34 353 19 334 20 355 36109 34650 32 348 24 332 28 002 34650 33133 29 352 30 333 30 359 33133 31546 25 342 33 335 33 347 31546 29877 32 329 37 336 42 344 29877 28123 36 332 37 338 42 339 28123 26282 32 334 29 334 36 349 26282 24361 25 331 19 330 21 345 24361 22365 20 326 17 337 15 337 22365 20290 14 337 20 346 15 345 20290 18133 10 339 16 352 14 004 18133 15939 10 349 14 358 11 009 15939 13824 11 006 11 349 8 004 13824 11901 7 015 10 337 10 356 11901 10190 8 019 11 343 12 353 10190 8665 11 001 10 348 12 353 8665 7307 9 334 9 002 7 001 7307 6097 8 315 8*020 7 031 6097 5024 7 318 9*027 9 049 5024 4076 7*341 9 030 11 054 4076 3239 7*359 10 033 12 058 3239 2489 7 003 10 034 13 059 2489 1827 7 005 10 035 13 060 1827 1274 7 007 10 035 13 060 1274 850 7 008 10 036 13 061 850 559 7 009 10 036 12 061 559 382 7 009 9 036 10 061 382 280 6 010 8 036 6*062 280 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