DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/03 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 - - - - - - 33.4 - - 35.1 - - 35.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 67 - - 41 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 697 - - 1105 - - 891 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 977 - - 1385 - - 1171 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1265 - - 920 - - 1166 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 146 - - 145 - - 32 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 184 - - 176 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 358 - - 497 - - 372 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 619 - - 888 - - 799 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 384 - - 517 - - 207 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 593 - - 868 - - 964 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 33.4 - - 35.1 - - 35.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.1 - - 32.6 - - 33.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 33.1 - - 34.9 - - 35.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.7 - - 32.2 - - 32.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 67 - - 41 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 697 - - 1105 - - 891 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96275 12 284 17 291 12 340 96275 89162 8 281 9 297 10 275 89162 83675 7 232 8 280 7 262 83675 79112 6 306 8 269 8 268 79112 75155 8 303 7 278 10 297 75155 71644 7 271 14 241 20 292 71644 68461 13 286 19 223 26 266 68461 65532 23 271 19 266 30 247 65532 62815 40 257 34 275 36 259 62815 60181 40 253 54 264 53 262 60181 57428 66 260 73 251 68 252 57428 54567 85 250 79 245 75 244 54567 51841 90 245 85 248 82 252 51841 49391 94 246 97 251 98 257 49391 47203 100 247 107 249 109 250 47203 45229 105 248 110 247 113 250 45229 43434 110 249 111 245 119 251 43434 41782 113 248 115 244 122 250 41782 40240 115 247 116 244 126 253 40240 38791 118 248 113 248 132 255 38791 37423 120 249 116 252 135 256 37423 36093 119 251 119 252 138 257 36093 34734 119 252 122 250 132 259 34734 33318 118 254 125 248 122 256 33318 31851 113 258 121 252 115 250 31851 30315 97 254 103 252 111 248 30315 28698 92 249 95 249 100 252 28698 27000 94 252 96 252 95 255 27000 25217 91 258 95 258 90 258 25217 23350 81 264 85 262 81 259 23350 21403 71 263 75 263 70 259 21403 19373 61 259 63 263 62 260 19373 17257 51 261 54 258 53 256 17257 15104 46 260 50 256 48 255 15104 13033 45 256 47 255 44 261 13033 11155 44 252 45 249 43 260 11155 9491 36 253 36 242 43 254 9491 8016 26 254 29 246 36 240 8016 6712 21 259 28 249 32 237 6712 5563 18 260 26 243 31 230 5563 4552 14 252 19 236 23 229 4552 3666 13 248 13 227 20 231 3666 2894 11 231 10 216 16 222 2894 2220 9 196 7 181 8 201 2220 1636 8 189 7*178 5*180 1636 1149 7*186 6*176 5*173 1149 776 6*184 6 176 4 166 776 520 6 184 5 175 4 164 520 365 5 184 5 174 3 163 365 276 5 183 4 175 2 163 276 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