DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.5 - - 95.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 92 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4537 - - 5854 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3215 - - 3725 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4817 - - 6134 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3155 - - 3172 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 408 - - 349 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 213 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -125 - - 377 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4943 - - 5757 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -971 - - -1114 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5788 - - 7248 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2150 - - 1950 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.5 - - 95.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.7 - - 71.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.2 - - 94.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.9 - - 70.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 92 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4537 - - 5854 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - - 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] 98855 26 076 22 084 98855 91448 24 096 22 083 91448 85741 21 090 20 085 85741 80990 20 098 17 079 80990 76894 15 107 12 095 76894 73281 12 088 9 114 73281 70016 10 086 6 096 70016 67035 8 128 5 112 67035 64280 9 114 11 151 64280 61615 8 120 18 131 61615 58877 6 181 9 135 58877 56083 7 115 7 135 56083 53451 9 080 7 078 53451 51094 11 104 7 095 51094 48970 20 116 18 124 48970 47025 25 114 24 123 47025 45231 26 111 28 123 45231 43560 29 106 28 121 43560 41990 25 102 25 132 41990 40505 25 125 27 143 40505 39093 27 150 24 153 39093 37718 36 162 30 166 37718 36316 33 158 37 169 36316 34854 17 137 28 161 34854 33333 15 128 20 145 33333 31739 17 149 20 153 31739 30063 19 191 13 194 30063 28302 16 219 9 235 28302 26451 12 209 9 223 26451 24513 11 190 12 208 24513 22491 13 193 11 222 22491 20384 9 210 9 233 20384 18191 7 239 10 232 18191 15965 7 287 6 280 15965 13833 5 300 8 317 13833 11902 3 290 5 302 11902 10185 3 259 3 241 10185 8657 3 257 5 235 8657 7296 6 250 7*226 7296 6087 10 227 10*217 6087 5014 11*219 10 214 5014 4069 12*215 11 214 4069 3233 13 213 11 213 3233 2485 13 211 11 212 2485 1823 13 211 11 212 1823 1272 12 211 11 212 1272 849 12 210 11 211 849 558 12 210 10 211 558 381 11 211 10 211 381 280 10 210 8 211 280 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