DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 85.2 - - 86.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 72 - - 53 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 558 - - 2265 - - 1756 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 263 - - 918 - - 263 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 838 - - 2545 - - 2036 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1043 - - 1657 - - 2176 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 119 - - 235 - - 193 - - - W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 11 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 248 - - 228 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 10 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 412 - - 440 - - -42 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 426 - - 2105 - - 2078 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 212 - - -374 - - -1110 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 626 - - 2919 - - 3146 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 1400 - - 2490 - - 2980 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 85.2 - - 86.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 76.1 - - 76.5 - - 77.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.3 - - 84.8 - - 85.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 75.9 - - 75.8 - - 76.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 72 - - 53 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 558 - - 2265 - - 1756 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 19 - - 19 - - 20 - - - 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] 99119 44 090 40 090 37 094 99119 91645 41 082 40 093 33 090 91645 85897 36 082 33 092 31 092 85897 81123 30 088 30 093 31 086 81123 77014 30 080 28 092 29 088 77014 73394 29 071 28 089 27 086 73394 70135 26 076 28 089 25 082 70135 67159 19 069 28 077 24 085 67159 64412 12 078 24 067 20 076 64412 61766 11 058 22 051 20 056 61766 59029 13 026 16 030 16 039 59029 56212 16 010 12 016 13 021 56212 53544 14 001 9 000 17 001 53544 51157 15 010 8 010 17 353 51157 49020 17 019 10 033 12 357 49020 47070 15 021 16 036 17 006 47070 45267 17 023 18 013 19 350 45267 43586 20 021 15 008 16 337 43586 42006 19 021 14 018 15 344 42006 40513 18 011 15 016 18 350 40513 39096 20 001 18 011 22 353 39096 37719 21 355 27 002 25 356 37719 36315 24 358 33 354 27 009 36315 34851 24 002 30 357 32 016 34851 33331 22 010 27 002 33 011 33331 31737 28 028 29 008 31 006 31737 30060 36 028 32 013 29 007 30060 28302 43 024 29 020 24 012 28302 26456 34 026 23 021 17 356 26456 24521 25 015 19 006 21 347 24521 22503 17 008 18 357 22 358 22503 20400 13 341 12 348 19 355 20400 18210 13 317 11 334 16 331 18210 15979 11 291 13 325 15 313 15979 13831 11 271 15 314 13 318 13831 11880 12 289 14 303 16 312 11880 10151 12 296 13 301 18 307 10151 8617 11 305 12 299 15 300 8617 7251 14 314 9 300 12 298 7251 6041 17 305 9 302 8 299 6041 4971 19 283 10 291 6 283 4971 4030 20 274 14 282 8 261 4030 3201 20 264 15*269 9 247 3201 2460 15 252 13*259 10*240 2460 1806 11 243 11 249 10*233 1806 1260 9*238 11 247 9 229 1260 842 7*229 11 246 9 226 842 555 5 224 10 244 9 225 555 380 5 223 10 244 8 225 380 280 4 222 8 243 7 225 280 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