DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.6 - - 90.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 291 - - 106 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4115 - - 3757 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3010 - - 2220 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4395 - - 4037 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3170 - - 4435 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 430 - - 302 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 20 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 018 - - 007 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2350 - - -2019 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6745 - - 6056 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3273 - - -3163 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7668 - - 7200 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 580 - - 1160 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.6 - - 90.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.9 - - 64.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.8 - - 89.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.6 - - 63.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 291 - - 106 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4115 - - 3757 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 75 - - 70 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 98268 13 224 18 238 98268 90845 9 150 7 212 90845 85134 9 139 1 237 85134 80429 7 115 6 104 80429 76386 6 063 8 095 76386 72804 8 017 5 077 72804 69558 4 008 2 058 69558 66574 4 107 2 066 66574 63827 7 091 4 130 63827 61187 8 047 6 115 61187 58450 7 292 10 290 58450 55640 9 254 17 249 55640 52971 17 285 22 267 52971 50552 26 274 27 272 50552 48367 29 259 36 259 48367 46381 34 252 34 261 46381 44558 34 248 30 265 44558 42867 32 255 29 260 42867 41287 32 252 28 255 41287 39804 32 225 29 245 39804 38404 40 217 33 234 38404 37046 46 215 34 230 37046 35661 49 214 34 228 35661 34220 45 214 36 228 34220 32727 39 216 32 235 32727 31168 28 226 21 252 31168 29524 13 219 14 247 29524 27798 8 242 18 271 27798 25993 16 271 20 304 25993 24109 16 279 15 314 24109 22142 17 285 13 293 22142 20088 14 281 14 284 20088 17944 21 239 13 274 17944 15755 31 235 19 285 15755 13649 25 243 23 267 13649 11739 16 256 17 256 11739 10044 16 248 12 261 10044 8537 13 251 11 254 8537 7194 12 252 10 253 7194 5999 10 250 7 256 5999 4942 5*256 4*256 4942 4010 4*001 2*284 4010 3186 6 017 2 328 3186 2450 6 019 3 359 2450 1799 6 020 4 012 1799 1256 6 021 4 019 1256 840 6 020 4 024 840 553 6 021 4 026 553 379 6 021 4 027 379 280 6 022 4 029 280 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