DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.9 - - 84.3 - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 68 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4675 - - 3095 - - 116 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2978 - - 1518 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4955 - - 3375 - - 396 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1923 - - 3078 - - 3273 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 340 - - 258 - - 31 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 219 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1603 - - 30 - - -1794 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3352 - - 3345 - - 2190 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -88 - - -1196 - - -4249 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5043 - - 4571 - - 4645 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 98 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2370 - - 2330 - - 2480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.9 - - 84.3 - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 70.4 - - 71.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.5 - - 83.9 - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.5 - - 69.4 - - 70.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 68 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4675 - - 3095 - - 116 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 91 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 16 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] 98008 11 183 2 257 6 010 98008 90627 11 136 3 177 5 092 90627 84985 12 113 13 151 2 309 84985 80290 6 082 11 161 1 228 80290 76250 7 062 7 144 5 143 76250 72678 4 114 12 137 9 163 72678 69442 7 173 12 149 14 170 69442 66493 6 179 6 147 9 159 66493 63769 8 192 16 210 3 252 63769 61126 10 218 23 201 17 224 61126 58401 16 214 17 196 27 207 58401 55601 19 206 15 195 25 188 55601 52907 15 191 15 194 23 156 52907 50440 30 236 34 238 21 237 50440 48222 47 229 52 229 50 236 48222 46238 35 248 36 229 50 215 46238 44426 37 259 43 231 51 243 44426 42755 58 259 60 252 60 253 42755 41211 78 258 56 263 51 257 41211 39764 79 259 53 265 27 251 39764 38394 63 263 42 271 31 256 38394 37063 52 272 32 275 36 263 37063 35699 45 279 27 273 34 260 35699 34274 38 279 27 270 31 261 34274 32789 38 276 25 272 29 262 32789 31229 30 277 18 269 28 261 31229 29583 26 276 8 227 25 258 29583 27851 23 269 9 213 19 264 27851 26030 22 262 16 243 18 247 26030 24130 22 241 23 242 17 221 24130 22156 28 203 24 231 21 222 22156 20098 26 178 28 205 27 214 20098 17948 23 175 24 195 26 202 17948 15756 24 169 19 193 17 192 15756 13644 22 170 17 208 11 191 13644 11718 18 191 15 213 11 197 11718 10013 18 208 16 201 9 199 10013 8502 24 213 18 205 11 217 8502 7160 24 212 20 211 13 229 7160 5969 23*212 20 214 16 227 5969 4914 22*212 20 215 18 219 4914 3986 20 212 17*215 18 212 3986 3166 19 212 14*217 17 209 3166 2434 19 212 11 219 15 207 2434 1788 18 211 10 220 13 203 1788 1248 17 211 9 220 11 197 1248 835 16 211 9 220 9 194 835 551 16 211 8 220 7*193 551 378 14 211 7 220 6*194 378 279 12 211 6 220 4 196 279 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