DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.5 - - 91.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 86 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3480 - - 4224 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2452 - - 2538 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3760 - - 4504 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1467 - - 2385 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 382 - - 312 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 30 - - 20 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 004 - - 056 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 14 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -61 - - 1055 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3822 - - 3449 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2372 - - -77 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6132 - - 4581 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2510 - - 3330 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.5 - - 91.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.2 - - 77.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.1 - - 91.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.3 - - 76.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 86 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3480 - - 4224 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 73 - - 42 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 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] 99236 42 102 41 101 99236 91722 40 095 44 090 91722 85951 40 087 38 091 85951 81182 34 093 31 088 81182 77083 31 097 25 090 77083 73455 28 091 24 105 73455 70160 24 092 27 101 70160 67142 24 083 23 099 67142 64372 18 070 20 092 64372 61717 18 049 20 080 61717 58981 15 027 16 063 58981 56180 16 014 15 023 56180 53531 16 343 25 345 53531 51150 23 341 32 335 51150 49005 31 320 34 331 49005 47048 34 325 43 354 47048 45241 40 350 54 352 45241 43552 65 354 51 348 43552 41960 71 349 51 343 41960 40453 70 346 53 339 40453 39022 61 343 57 336 39022 37632 58 332 58 332 37632 36212 60 330 56 326 36212 34733 57 334 50 332 34733 33202 43 330 41 326 33202 31601 43 321 43 324 31601 29914 36 326 42 330 29914 28149 32 320 38 330 28149 26303 27 332 32 328 26303 24377 19 326 27 327 24377 22376 19 319 20 322 22376 20294 21 313 19 320 20294 18125 23 322 16 325 18125 15914 20 330 11 353 15914 13782 15 318 12 027 13782 11851 12 305 11 039 11851 10143 8 318 7 029 10143 8619 6 329 4 355 8619 7263 7 332 2 018 7263 6059 7 329 2 041 6059 4993 6 316 3*049 4993 4054 2*307 3*052 4054 3223 2*329 3 054 3223 2478 2 352 3 056 2478 1819 2 002 3 056 1819 1270 3 010 3 057 1270 847 3 017 3 060 847 557 3 016 2 059 557 381 3 018 2 059 381 280 3 018 2 063 280 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