DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 91.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 123 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5607 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 3725 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 5887 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 3012 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 372 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 333 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - -62 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 5950 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -1057 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 6944 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 1330 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 91.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 66.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 90.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 65.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 123 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5607 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 13 - - - 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] 98860 26 094 98860 91447 25 082 91447 85750 25 090 85750 81008 23 092 81008 76905 14 090 76905 73281 11 101 73281 70005 8 123 70005 66994 7 141 66994 64209 6 172 64209 61525 1 048 61525 58729 2 331 58729 55847 16 299 55847 53134 24 270 53134 50694 16 293 50694 48493 41 301 48493 46498 46 282 46498 44678 47 268 44678 43004 42 275 43004 41444 46 280 41444 39974 52 278 39974 38582 47 277 38582 37229 43 275 37229 35846 42 279 35846 34402 43 284 34402 32899 46 297 32899 31325 33 279 31325 29664 35 273 29664 27917 34 284 27917 26091 25 289 26091 24189 19 280 24189 22207 20 273 22207 20136 20 291 20136 17978 21 317 17978 15790 21 329 15790 13692 17 324 13692 11783 11 317 11783 10081 15 343 10081 8567 15 348 8567 7221 14 350 7221 6025 10*347 6025 4964 6*339 4964 4028 6 336 4028 3201 6 334 3201 2461 5 332 2461 1807 5 331 1807 1261 5 329 1261 843 5 328 843 554 4 329 554 380 4 328 380 280 4 326 280 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