DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - - - - 85.6 - - 89.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 225 - - 176 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2415 - - 4562 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1664 - - 3149 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2695 - - 4842 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1176 - - 1823 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 337 - - 387 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 177 - - 180 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 23 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2145 - - -2117 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4840 - - 6959 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4875 - - -4546 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7570 - - 9388 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2200 - - 1240 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.6 - - 89.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 59.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.5 - - 88.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.5 - - 58.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 225 - - 176 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2415 - - 4562 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 27 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - - 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] 98130 2 234 6 263 98130 90747 8 202 7 295 90747 85058 7 327 6 249 85058 80308 5 298 9 234 80308 76192 8 183 8 220 76192 72567 4 164 5 204 72567 69314 3 023 2 251 69314 66341 11 304 10 307 66341 63598 17 273 18 295 63598 60965 19 278 24 279 60965 58212 23 283 23 266 58212 55331 26 293 24 288 55331 52584 32 286 33 294 52584 50130 35 285 41 286 50130 47929 36 286 35 295 47929 45926 35 289 40 305 45926 44082 36 287 44 304 44082 42371 32 282 41 301 42371 40780 32 280 36 301 40780 39300 31 264 31 301 39300 37917 20 250 24 288 37917 36591 22 277 13 297 36591 35242 20 247 15 319 35242 33836 21 236 10 286 33836 32375 23 226 12 249 32375 30845 22 221 16 225 30845 29234 20 225 18 223 29234 27541 18 236 20 231 27541 25763 19 238 23 237 25763 23902 21 236 23 239 23902 21963 24 239 26 250 21963 19939 26 259 34 251 19939 17829 40 265 37 249 17829 15678 47 254 33 250 15678 13601 45 231 30 239 13601 11702 35 219 27 223 11702 10007 26 232 22 219 10007 8500 24 255 13 208 8500 7160 20 260 10 183 7160 5970 16 246 13 174 5970 4917 14 229 18*181 4917 3990 14 210 20*182 3990 3171 17*190 20 181 3171 2439 20*179 20 180 2439 1792 21 177 20 180 1792 1251 21 176 20 179 1251 837 20 176 19 179 837 552 19 176 18 178 552 379 18 176 17 178 379 279 15 176 14 177 279 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