DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 96.1 - - 97.6 - - 92.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 206 - - 106 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6065 - - 7043 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4376 - - 4696 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6345 - - 7323 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2497 - - 2542 - - 7262 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 448 - - 385 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 27 - - 17 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 105 - - 133 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 200 - - 617 - - -4819 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6145 - - 6706 - - 5099 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -686 - - -686 - - -6757 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7031 - - 8009 - - 7037 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 79 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1530 - - 1530 - - 1750 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 96.1 - - 97.6 - - 92.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.0 - - 69.0 - - 70.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 94.8 - - 96.9 - - 94.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 68.1 - - 69.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 206 - - 106 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6065 - - 7043 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 8 - - 15 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 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] 98911 16 112 12 097 14 053 98911 91514 15 097 11 107 13 088 91514 85795 13 086 15 074 13 093 85795 81009 11 099 14 082 9 097 81009 76877 10 095 10 107 9 050 76877 73245 12 070 9 118 6 046 73245 69977 16 049 10 073 6 095 69977 66992 12 042 12 044 10 077 66992 64249 9 065 6 045 12 032 64249 61615 7 070 3 064 12 003 61615 58892 3 023 5 018 9 357 58892 56098 4 349 4 348 5 330 56098 53464 4 304 5 302 6 294 53464 51104 3 253 5 266 7 291 51104 48972 3 208 6 218 6 274 48972 47013 4 178 8 199 6 247 47013 45198 1 356 2 249 3 278 45198 43509 3 019 3 329 4 343 43509 41930 2 328 5 319 9 350 41930 40441 8 261 9 307 11 002 40441 39028 10 243 8 293 10 359 39028 37653 8 243 7 278 11 318 37653 36246 7 248 8 261 15 285 36246 34778 11 208 11 227 15 276 34778 33252 11 197 10 222 12 267 33252 31652 8 205 8 237 12 259 31652 29967 8 214 4 231 10 236 29967 28200 11 204 7 217 9 207 28200 26354 8 175 5 204 6 176 26354 24430 8 156 4 162 5 171 24430 22431 6 132 1 112 3 221 22431 20348 7 117 4 108 2 220 20348 18179 7 153 3 162 3 244 18179 15969 9 167 6 198 2 306 15969 13840 9 168 5 179 5 356 13840 11905 7 162 5 144 5 019 11905 10187 5 153 4 128 5 099 10187 8659 4 144 5*125 7 129 8659 7299 4*124 5*127 7 133 7299 6091 4*115 4 129 7 139 6091 5019 3 111 4 131 7 144 5019 4072 3 108 4 132 8 145 4072 3236 3 104 4 134 8 144 3236 2487 3 103 4 135 9 143 2487 1825 3 101 4 136 9 143 1825 1273 2 097 4 137 9 142 1273 849 2 094 4 137 9 142 849 558 2 092 3 138 8 141 558 381 2 093 3 137 7 140 381 280 2 092 3 138 5*138 280 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