DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - - - - 69.5 - - 71.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1727 - - 2417 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 921 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2007 - - 2697 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1377 - - 1311 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 208 - - 233 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 030 - - 035 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 655 - - 781 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1352 - - 1916 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 420 - - 431 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1587 - - 2266 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.5 - - 71.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 64.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.1 - - 71.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.7 - - 63.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1727 - - 2417 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 87 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 98106 13 143 9 107 98106 90650 13 142 7 172 90650 84951 5 123 3 158 84951 80252 3 027 2 109 80252 76207 3 201 3 094 76207 72621 3 161 3 192 72621 69374 5 230 10 178 69374 66386 12 207 11 188 66386 63626 15 226 17 217 63626 60964 21 246 20 214 60964 58186 27 226 21 225 58186 55303 28 227 32 216 55303 52549 36 228 36 211 52549 50077 44 233 47 229 50077 47886 48 221 48 212 47886 45919 35 216 46 201 45919 44151 41 237 69 245 44151 42533 64 247 71 236 42533 41010 73 246 65 234 41010 39568 70 245 59 230 39568 38199 63 247 53 231 38199 36866 54 251 47 226 36866 35498 44 250 42 219 35498 34067 36 241 43 230 34067 32579 31 230 36 226 32579 31017 27 223 33 215 31017 29366 21 218 33 212 29366 27630 22 221 29 215 27630 25816 34 228 30 216 25816 23924 36 228 28 217 23924 21952 25 211 26 209 21952 19897 16 199 22 211 19897 17757 12 213 16 229 17757 15580 9 234 8 234 15580 13484 6 234 4 206 13484 11578 1 208 2 165 11578 9883 4 023 2 054 9883 8377 6 034 3 013 8377 7041 10 044 3 018 7041 5856 12 054 4 047 5856 4811 14 066 7 056 4811 3897 10 076 10 029 3897 3096 6 055 10*026 3096 2381 6*035 10*027 2381 1750 6*033 10 033 1750 1224 6 030 9 036 1224 821 6 029 9 038 821 543 6 028 8 040 543 375 5 027 8 040 375 278 5 027 7 041 278 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