DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 82.7 - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 345 - - 205 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3878 - - 4729 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2892 - - 3308 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4158 - - 5009 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 902 - - 733 - - 4613 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 445 - - 400 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 028 - - 029 - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1107 - - -852 - - -4163 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5265 - - 5862 - - 4444 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7627 - - -6149 - - -10824 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11785 - - 11158 - - 11104 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 85 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 82.7 - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.1 - - 58.1 - - 57.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.0 - - 81.5 - - 77.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.7 - - 57.8 - - 57.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 345 - - 205 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3878 - - 4729 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 39 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 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] 98534 18 144 6 177 4 308 98534 91143 15 105 11 148 4 124 91143 85399 13 099 11 109 12 114 85399 80631 11 117 8 110 13 095 80631 76553 7 112 9 120 8 099 76553 72970 2 044 7 112 9 094 72970 69730 5 076 4 172 5 042 69730 66765 8 079 8 137 0 116 66765 64035 3 116 5 117 2 058 64035 61398 5 132 2 161 4 249 61398 58666 5 071 4 356 2 320 58666 55857 7 310 10 317 11 341 55857 53195 19 293 21 307 30 321 53195 50809 23 300 27 301 39 303 50809 48665 27 304 29 297 40 302 48665 46705 35 288 29 293 37 304 46705 44895 32 286 24 287 39 304 44895 43220 28 295 24 293 30 301 43220 41663 30 298 30 298 25 308 41663 40198 25 290 32 298 26 307 40198 38806 17 285 31 298 27 308 38806 37448 14 287 32 301 26 301 37448 36056 14 293 29 302 23 307 36056 34601 16 291 23 296 17 320 34601 33084 17 291 19 299 16 321 33084 31493 18 294 19 303 21 308 31493 29817 18 296 20 299 22 294 29817 28055 24 301 23 305 21 293 28055 26205 28 309 26 310 23 305 26205 24271 25 309 24 307 22 314 24271 22260 22 304 22 305 21 311 22260 20170 17 307 18 301 21 314 20170 17992 13 316 13 309 16 318 17992 15771 10 335 11 333 12 336 15771 13631 12 007 13 010 12 352 13631 11685 13 042 17 024 14 028 11685 9961 10 035 16 018 15 029 9961 8440 8 011 13 009 12 022 8440 7095 9 012 8 003 9 013 7095 5905 11 012 5*028 6 018 5905 4858 9*015 6*032 8 036 4858 3941 8*027 6 030 10 036 3941 3132 8 029 7 029 11 035 3132 2408 8 029 7 028 12 035 2408 1769 8 029 7 028 13 033 1769 1236 8 028 7 027 13 032 1236 827 8 027 7 027 13 030 827 547 7 027 7 027 11 028 547 376 7 027 7 026 9*026 376 279 6 027 6 026 5*024 279 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