DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - - - - 84.8 - - 85.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 60 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2564 - - 2044 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1720 - - 263 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2844 - - 2324 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1564 - - 3314 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 329 - - 220 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 116 - - 275 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -515 - - -741 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3359 - - 3065 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2120 - - -1870 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4964 - - 4194 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1390 - - 1870 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.8 - - 85.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.7 - - 72.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.6 - - 84.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.0 - - 71.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 60 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2564 - - 2044 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 80 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 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] 98656 13 094 14 126 98656 91256 14 116 10 100 91256 85550 15 120 13 108 85550 80810 12 093 16 114 80810 76717 12 113 9 095 76717 73095 9 131 5 095 73095 69816 7 145 4 196 69816 66810 6 159 7 199 66810 64041 3 191 7 229 64041 61386 5 228 9 251 61386 58639 9 246 13 241 58639 55796 13 276 12 260 55796 53095 16 278 15 265 53095 50675 19 263 19 261 50675 48513 23 250 24 250 48513 46550 26 239 25 236 46550 44742 27 232 24 233 44742 43058 32 224 29 229 43058 41480 34 217 37 219 41480 39996 33 215 42 213 39996 38593 31 212 42 210 38593 37230 32 205 41 204 37230 35838 32 206 40 208 35838 34389 29 211 37 212 34389 32883 26 211 32 216 32883 31308 22 210 26 221 31308 29650 19 208 22 225 29650 27911 18 213 21 223 27911 26087 17 221 22 219 26087 24181 18 233 20 220 24181 22196 21 236 21 229 22196 20125 23 235 22 232 20125 17969 24 237 20 237 17969 15773 25 244 19 246 15773 13659 25 253 20 245 13659 11735 24 249 21 242 11735 10029 21 237 22 235 10029 8519 20 227 21 229 8519 7177 20 220 20 222 7177 5985 19 223 17 215 5985 4929 13 233 13 208 4929 3998 9 233 7 206 3998 3177 5*185 5 229 3177 2442 4*131 5*259 2442 1794 4 121 6*261 1794 1253 4 116 6 272 1253 838 3 109 6 278 838 552 3 103 6 279 552 379 3 102 6 281 379 280 3 102 5 281 280 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