DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.6 - - 87.5 - - 89.8 - - 85.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 110 - - 89 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1394 - - 2992 - - 3767 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 263 - - 1795 - - 2239 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1674 - - 3272 - - 4047 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2775 - - 1716 - - 1675 - - 3864 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 219 - - 297 - - 304 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 23 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 155 - - 168 - - 130 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2845 - - -4723 - - -3640 - - -5041 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4520 - - 7995 - - 7687 - - 5321 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4906 - - -11225 - - -9308 - - -7474 ODpotential blCL - - - 6580 - - 14497 - - 13355 - - 7754 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 94 - - 78 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.6 - - 87.5 - - 89.8 - - 85.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.8 - - 53.7 - - 57.2 - - 63.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.9 - - 86.8 - - 89.1 - - 87.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.0 - - 52.4 - - 55.9 - - 62.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 110 - - 89 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1394 - - 2992 - - 3767 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 51 - - 75 - - 13 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 8 - - 9 - - 12 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] 99261 35 091 34 102 33 091 40 073 99261 91795 37 093 39 096 31 090 34 083 91795 86029 38 090 35 090 34 092 26 084 86029 81228 37 086 31 093 32 089 26 086 81228 77100 32 086 30 094 31 090 28 087 77100 73473 26 090 25 086 31 093 26 086 73473 70209 23 101 20 094 26 094 23 083 70209 67212 22 106 20 107 14 100 19 080 67212 64430 16 099 18 107 12 128 10 074 64430 61742 13 100 17 114 12 132 4 129 61742 58963 10 097 10 126 9 134 7 156 58963 56104 4 093 5 126 4 152 3 150 56104 53394 2 181 2 096 4 177 6 263 53394 50967 1 330 3 327 2 310 4 245 50967 48781 6 315 11 280 13 296 6 317 48781 46790 9 317 11 269 14 290 9 322 46790 44966 10 319 6 284 11 281 9 318 44966 43282 11 327 3 294 8 278 8 306 43282 41707 11 333 5 335 9 296 9 310 41707 40223 15 331 10 332 13 308 12 311 40223 38819 12 321 14 324 13 298 12 299 38819 37458 11 315 15 307 12 280 12 280 37458 36071 10 312 16 287 12 270 13 271 36071 34623 10 314 16 285 11 278 11 272 34623 33117 12 319 16 298 10 302 11 284 33117 31536 11 331 16 300 13 314 13 302 31536 29867 8 351 14 300 16 318 12 308 29867 28113 10 337 10 308 17 312 12 308 28113 26272 15 337 9 337 10 315 13 312 26272 24348 11 335 7 330 10 346 10 323 24348 22344 7 343 4 280 11 339 12 350 22344 20255 6 017 3 232 8 321 14 351 20255 18078 9 042 6 147 4 289 5 345 18078 15864 10 055 7 117 2 248 1 052 15864 13735 13 050 9 078 1 034 3 071 13735 11799 16 036 15 053 7 071 4 052 11799 10085 17 020 15 023 9 041 9 011 10085 8567 21 358 15 347 14 023 14 016 8567 7216 18 325 13 316 9 348 9 003 7216 6012 13 310 14 300 9 313 9 336 6012 4945 8 342 12 289 7*291 7 308 4945 4008 4 282 4*297 3*190 3 263 4008 3182 2 224 2*173 4 172 4 157 3182 2445 3 141 2 158 4 168 6 144 2445 1795 3*142 2 155 4 165 7 140 1795 1254 3*143 3 152 5 163 7 137 1254 838 3 143 3 151 4 162 7 136 838 552 3 143 3 152 4 162 7 134 552 379 3 143 2 148 4 161 6*132 379 280 3 141 2 151 4 162 4*130 280 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