DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.6 - - 86.3 - - 83.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 43 - - 82 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1563 - - 2903 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 263 - - 1548 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1843 - - 3183 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 986 - - 2933 - - 4191 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 176 - - 269 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 20 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 262 - - 232 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 744 - - -502 - - -1793 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1099 - - 3685 - - 2073 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 364 - - -2571 - - -3140 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1479 - - 5754 - - 3420 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 86 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1630 - - 1410 - - 2740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.6 - - 86.3 - - 83.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.3 - - 70.9 - - 75.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.3 - - 85.7 - - 84.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.7 - - 69.9 - - 74.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 43 - - 82 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1563 - - 2903 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 46 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 14 - - 19 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] 99284 40 091 34 114 23 098 99284 91778 36 093 33 099 26 100 91778 86004 33 093 34 091 31 084 86004 81240 29 092 32 083 32 083 81240 77136 24 097 24 082 25 080 77136 73499 25 099 16 090 17 071 73499 70200 21 088 17 102 11 077 70200 67182 16 081 18 099 9 104 67182 64400 15 081 16 104 8 117 64400 61718 9 066 9 095 6 097 61718 58938 1 323 3 004 9 051 58938 56069 1 097 4 270 7 001 56069 53356 4 342 4 264 7 288 53356 50932 8 332 3 256 7 237 50932 48755 17 289 6 305 4 296 48755 46769 19 242 11 279 11 298 46769 44945 19 196 14 235 14 271 44945 43257 14 172 15 234 17 252 43257 41681 9 310 17 248 20 240 41681 40197 18 302 22 245 23 243 40197 38793 24 287 22 244 24 244 38793 37432 21 273 24 259 25 248 37432 36040 18 245 25 253 26 242 36040 34584 17 233 23 242 24 234 34584 33070 16 225 21 248 21 240 33070 31483 15 232 18 251 20 248 31483 29819 14 236 18 247 21 251 29819 28073 14 225 20 246 22 243 28073 26235 16 224 18 248 19 244 26235 24311 14 225 15 256 13 258 24311 22315 14 241 14 269 10 297 22315 20242 11 238 14 283 13 339 20242 18085 8 232 13 328 16 009 18085 15885 9 249 16 013 22 023 15885 13761 7 262 14 004 22 021 13761 11827 5 273 8 330 19 011 11827 10106 4 261 7 290 13 346 10106 8578 4 219 6 255 8 322 8578 7221 4 205 3 202 4 290 7221 6018 3 227 2 079 6 197 6018 4954 1 252 2 057 8 187 4954 4018 1 247 0*151 9 185 4018 3192 4 248 2*222 8 179 3192 2454 6*256 2 229 7 177 2454 1802 6*259 3 232 7 181 1802 1258 6 262 3 233 6 184 1258 841 5 262 2 236 6 187 841 553 5 264 2 238 6 187 553 379 5 265 2 239 5*187 379 280 4 265 2 240 3*186 280 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