DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - - - - 86.1 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 195 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4000 - - 3341 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2788 - - 1427 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4280 - - 3621 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2217 - - 2722 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 385 - - 245 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 42 - - 14 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 006 - - 027 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 687 - - 447 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3593 - - 3175 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -230 - - -493 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4510 - - 4114 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1800 - - 2090 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.1 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.1 - - 72.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.9 - - 85.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.1 - - 71.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 195 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4000 - - 3341 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 99091 40 090 36 086 99091 91637 37 087 29 096 91637 85883 30 082 30 090 85883 81081 24 087 28 082 81081 76951 18 091 24 079 76951 73325 18 088 21 092 73325 70066 20 084 20 091 70066 67085 22 088 17 074 67085 64326 22 083 14 059 64326 61655 20 075 14 064 61655 58872 17 055 14 064 58872 55999 14 038 13 055 55999 53281 12 036 13 040 53281 50852 13 043 9 046 50852 48671 15 008 8 046 48671 46677 11 335 8 337 46677 44839 9 300 10 299 44839 43134 14 261 15 259 43134 41543 28 227 24 243 41543 40052 36 215 31 229 40052 38646 38 219 34 224 38646 37283 38 224 33 223 37283 35890 35 229 32 223 35890 34438 32 228 30 223 34438 32928 29 226 29 225 32928 31344 26 235 29 237 31344 29674 25 244 23 240 29674 27923 21 240 19 237 27923 26090 15 235 7 260 26090 24176 8 240 6 248 24176 22190 5 305 4 283 22190 20126 5 351 8 346 20126 17976 6 025 8 347 17976 15781 8 060 6 343 15781 13664 6 057 7 029 13664 11744 5 356 9 030 11744 10042 4 283 8 345 10042 8532 6 281 7 324 8532 7187 7 291 7 323 7187 5992 6 301 5 323 5992 4936 4*305 4 326 4936 4005 2*327 3*008 4005 3183 2 348 3*020 3183 2447 2 004 3 026 2447 1797 2 015 3 027 1797 1255 2 022 3 029 1255 839 2 024 3 029 839 553 2 028 3 030 553 379 2 029 3 028 379 280 2 026 2 029 280 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