DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - - - - - 95.1 - - 96.7 - - 93.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 123 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6024 - - 5794 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4363 - - 3880 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6304 - - 6074 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1331 - - 1258 - - 6714 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 452 - - 379 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 224 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -367 - - -1248 - - -5201 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6672 - - 7323 - - 5482 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4876 - - -5321 - - -8257 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11180 - - 11395 - - 8537 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 60 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 590 - - 640 - - 1520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.1 - - 96.7 - - 93.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.9 - - 65.7 - - 70.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.8 - - 95.9 - - 94.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.7 - - 64.5 - - 69.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 123 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6024 - - 5794 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 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] 99191 45 097 34 082 36 078 99191 91716 38 090 33 086 41 085 91716 85951 36 076 32 093 35 086 85951 81225 31 075 34 091 25 082 81225 77171 26 087 31 078 24 074 77171 73561 17 101 19 079 20 062 73561 70271 17 103 11 100 10 082 70271 67248 17 094 8 090 8 084 67248 64462 13 093 7 108 8 037 64462 61774 10 100 11 132 0 092 61774 59011 5 095 13 113 12 143 59011 56208 2 356 12 077 14 097 56208 53562 8 243 5 031 9 037 53562 51175 24 166 18 169 12 206 51175 49027 26 153 28 169 25 187 49027 47074 15 147 29 173 32 187 47074 45277 8 164 29 178 35 188 45277 43599 8 170 33 186 33 190 43599 42021 12 175 32 188 32 197 42021 40530 17 176 26 193 27 202 40530 39118 19 185 21 201 21 207 39118 37746 18 194 15 210 17 205 37746 36345 16 198 10 235 16 197 36345 34884 14 206 8 250 13 192 34884 33366 6 201 6 288 9 193 33366 31776 1 209 8 333 3 178 31776 30101 1 146 8 332 2 024 30101 28341 2 130 7 331 4 351 28341 26494 1 156 7 318 7 333 26494 24566 2 255 10 310 10 331 24566 22561 6 312 9 299 11 333 22561 20471 7 306 9 304 12 337 20471 18288 7 286 11 301 9 326 18288 16060 10 270 11 299 7 310 16060 13914 10 261 11 281 6 280 13914 11962 11 252 11 253 8 258 11962 10228 11 239 12 240 10 250 10228 8687 11 228 11 244 10 250 8687 7317 12*219 10 247 11 255 7317 6102 11*223 10*232 12 241 6102 5026 11 223 10*229 12 226 5026 4078 11 223 10 227 12 218 4078 3239 11 223 10 225 11 214 3239 2489 11 222 10 223 11 211 2489 1826 11 223 9 222 11 208 1826 1273 10 222 9 221 10 205 1273 850 10 222 9 221 10 204 850 558 10 222 8 221 9 202 558 381 9 222 8 221 7 201 381 280 8 222 7 220 5*201 280 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