DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - - - - 57.9 - - 58.5 - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 39 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1481 - - 1535 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 261 - - 261 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1761 - - 1815 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 376 - - 593 - - 1510 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 219 - - 167 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 019 - - 051 - - 037 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -120 - - 96 - - -539 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1881 - - 1719 - - 817 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6390 - - -5258 - - -5352 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8151 - - 7073 - - 5630 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 93 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.9 - - 58.5 - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.7 - - 52.0 - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.3 - - 58.3 - - 55.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.4 - - 51.1 - - 51.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 39 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1481 - - 1535 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 74 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 96646 49 244 50 254 49 266 96646 89407 33 252 30 258 30 259 89407 83892 22 246 21 247 21 246 83892 79304 16 238 15 248 18 260 79304 75329 14 217 17 243 21 250 75329 71835 11 199 19 236 22 255 71835 68684 18 235 23 233 27 238 68684 65778 29 236 22 227 23 231 65778 63076 29 229 33 244 34 238 63076 60468 37 229 42 239 46 238 60468 57739 51 243 51 232 48 235 57739 54872 66 236 61 234 54 237 54872 52102 82 235 75 236 72 243 52102 49606 92 235 87 237 91 236 49606 47387 97 236 96 234 96 234 47387 45392 100 234 98 233 102 236 45392 43587 105 233 103 236 115 240 43587 41937 115 233 120 235 129 240 41937 40405 119 233 126 234 125 236 40405 38969 117 236 122 234 118 234 38969 37613 115 237 120 235 116 233 37613 36295 113 234 119 236 109 228 36295 34946 112 232 120 235 100 220 34946 33536 111 231 118 233 95 215 33536 32069 111 231 110 225 95 215 32069 30529 109 230 103 218 96 218 30529 28904 104 229 100 218 98 222 28904 27192 94 227 99 220 92 218 27192 25395 88 225 92 223 81 212 25395 23516 86 229 82 237 75 211 23516 21562 80 240 73 240 76 226 21562 19533 73 244 71 237 75 244 19533 17428 57 242 68 239 65 252 17428 15279 52 237 58 249 53 251 15279 13211 48 235 45 250 40 252 13211 11341 37 238 38 240 30 245 11341 9681 33 242 28 241 24 225 9681 8207 32 242 23 241 18 229 8207 6900 34 241 25 248 14 240 6900 5742 30 250 21 259 7 223 5742 4719 22 264 14 275 8 160 4719 3819 16 273 7 288 14 157 3819 3026 10 284 3 024 14 148 3026 2321 6*356 9*057 12 108 2321 1704 9*020 10*053 14 071 1704 1194 9 020 10 051 15 057 1194 802 9 019 9 050 15 049 802 533 8 019 9 050 12 043 533 370 8 019 9 050 10*040 370 277 7 019 7 049 6*037 277 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