DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - - - - 97.3 - - 98.3 - - 94.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 189 - - 94 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6433 - - 7418 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4616 - - 4889 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6713 - - 7698 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2931 - - 3298 - - 8011 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 446 - - 379 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 28 - - 32 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 053 - - 066 - - 077 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -259 - - 517 - - -5543 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6972 - - 7182 - - 5823 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1519 - - -572 - - -7709 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8232 - - 8270 - - 7989 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 78 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1130 - - 1430 - - 1690 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 97.3 - - 98.3 - - 94.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.6 - - 67.6 - - 69.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 96.1 - - 97.6 - - 96.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.5 - - 66.6 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 189 - - 94 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6433 - - 7418 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 11 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 15 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] 98816 21 110 12 091 13 086 98816 91381 21 082 9 102 16 071 91381 85654 16 078 9 082 7 074 85654 80904 7 098 12 055 9 059 80904 76797 8 147 4 039 17 028 76797 73166 13 098 6 156 14 013 73166 69892 16 062 9 096 2 112 69892 66905 12 047 11 072 7 067 66905 64169 10 044 10 057 8 043 64169 61550 17 034 9 050 6 071 61550 58829 14 003 12 358 9 012 58829 56025 14 320 22 333 20 355 56025 53372 17 316 21 307 28 329 53372 50994 17 305 20 305 29 308 50994 48860 18 306 22 311 28 310 48860 46906 19 312 26 312 29 317 46906 45097 20 317 29 318 33 320 45097 43415 22 321 30 321 36 322 43415 41844 23 320 29 317 31 320 41844 40362 24 318 25 319 28 318 40362 38956 21 309 23 324 25 323 38956 37587 21 311 22 332 20 324 37587 36188 27 325 19 329 15 327 36188 34727 18 332 16 317 13 323 34727 33207 13 333 11 303 15 311 33207 31616 10 349 10 309 14 305 31616 29939 4 015 10 312 12 306 29939 28178 3 075 9 316 11 316 28178 26335 2 337 10 308 12 315 26335 24412 5 304 10 312 13 333 24412 22412 4 320 9 321 13 343 22412 20328 7 338 10 340 14 001 20328 18155 9 323 10 358 11 018 18155 15948 6 308 8 009 7 032 15948 13831 4 265 8 338 9 022 13831 11905 2 186 4 359 12 028 11905 10192 3 100 3 060 11 033 10192 8666 4 085 3*069 8 038 8666 7306 3*073 3*070 5 045 7306 6097 3*068 2 070 4 049 6097 5024 3 064 2 068 3 048 5024 4077 3 059 2 065 3 050 4077 3239 3 054 2 066 3 055 3239 2490 3 050 2 065 3 060 2490 1827 3 047 2 064 3 067 1827 1274 3 041 2 062 4 070 1274 850 3 039 2 058 4 074 850 559 3 035 2 060 3 074 559 381 3 037 2 060 3 076 381 280 2 037 2 056 2*077 280 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