DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.9 - - 91.4 - - 85.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 234 - - 118 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3390 - - 3832 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2399 - - 2404 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3670 - - 4112 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1225 - - 1120 - - 3787 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 383 - - 324 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 043 - - 048 - - 053 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1632 - - -2348 - - -4208 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5303 - - 6460 - - 4489 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5318 - - -5941 - - -8600 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8988 - - 10053 - - 8880 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 85 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 670 - - 240 - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.9 - - 91.4 - - 85.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.5 - - 64.1 - - 66.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.5 - - 90.7 - - 87.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.6 - - 63.1 - - 66.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 234 - - 118 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3390 - - 3832 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - 41 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 14 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] 98869 23 094 22 104 18 096 98869 91477 23 104 17 081 24 091 91477 85758 16 110 18 100 16 098 85758 80972 16 113 15 110 12 102 80972 76841 11 095 11 126 11 094 76841 73221 8 079 9 132 7 090 73221 69964 9 095 9 126 5 150 69964 66973 12 102 11 108 8 108 66973 64218 15 094 12 094 11 110 64218 61578 15 069 12 085 12 084 61578 58861 10 049 8 044 11 045 58861 56078 14 019 14 008 12 018 56078 53439 23 020 19 015 21 011 53439 51065 31 011 30 011 28 016 51065 48921 36 005 36 006 33 014 48921 46956 34 356 33 358 33 007 46956 45138 34 349 31 354 31 357 45138 43445 33 347 30 353 27 351 43445 41859 31 349 30 356 25 358 41859 40361 31 353 28 005 25 019 40361 38940 34 359 34 011 27 027 38940 37563 26 359 33 013 34 026 37563 36158 16 338 21 002 29 019 36158 34696 12 324 14 347 19 004 34696 33181 11 008 10 346 14 004 33181 31594 10 033 8 016 12 015 31594 29918 11 042 8 027 13 014 29918 28153 10 033 9 032 15 011 28153 26299 11 360 13 002 16 010 26299 24364 12 341 15 343 18 015 24364 22357 13 357 14 353 14 027 22357 20271 14 010 14 001 10 033 20271 18100 16 013 15 008 13 015 18100 15892 15 008 16 011 9 017 15892 13769 12 355 14 013 8 016 13769 11838 8 003 10 003 9 011 11838 10119 7 022 7 012 9 013 10119 8589 9 032 7 032 9 030 8589 7229 10 033 8 047 7 040 7229 6021 10 031 8 051 6 046 6021 4956 9 041 9*051 7 069 4956 4020 9*044 10*049 9 070 4020 3195 9*044 10 049 11 061 3195 2456 10 044 10 049 11 056 2456 1803 10 043 11 048 12 055 1803 1259 10 043 11 048 12 054 1259 841 9 042 10 047 12 054 841 554 9 042 10 047 11 054 554 379 9 042 9 047 9*053 379 280 8 041 8 047 6*053 280 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