DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - - - - 85.4 - - 86.7 - - 81.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 220 - - 119 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3062 - - 4385 - - 479 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2148 - - 2850 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3342 - - 4665 - - 759 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1520 - - 979 - - 3650 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 368 - - 347 - - 68 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 021 - - 029 - - 032 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -590 - - -152 - - -2902 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3932 - - 4817 - - 3662 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8037 - - -7599 - - -11345 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11379 - - 12264 - - 12104 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 72 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.4 - - 86.7 - - 81.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 66.4 - - 66.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.2 - - 86.0 - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.7 - - 65.1 - - 65.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 220 - - 119 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3062 - - 4385 - - 479 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 13 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] 99287 28 092 34 077 42 075 99287 91800 40 087 34 090 34 081 91800 86024 45 090 37 096 30 089 86024 81234 31 085 37 083 34 093 81234 77092 27 096 26 075 34 086 77092 73433 28 091 20 089 24 068 73433 70152 20 087 24 093 17 085 70152 67162 22 097 22 093 19 088 67162 64401 21 070 17 086 13 108 64401 61744 16 026 12 057 17 046 61744 59027 9 028 6 084 7 020 59027 56239 17 017 12 035 6 056 56239 53585 26 342 30 349 23 357 53585 51206 28 321 33 328 29 338 51206 49066 24 310 31 317 33 321 49066 47112 24 312 33 316 34 325 47112 45310 28 317 37 317 35 324 45310 43632 30 314 34 310 32 316 43632 42053 28 312 29 299 28 314 42053 40560 27 317 27 300 27 323 40560 39142 27 321 25 309 27 329 39142 37761 28 327 25 315 26 332 37761 36350 30 331 28 322 25 329 36350 34878 27 322 28 323 23 327 34878 33346 26 313 28 313 20 325 33346 31742 25 312 28 315 22 322 31742 30053 25 314 24 315 20 319 30053 28284 23 322 20 309 18 298 28284 26433 19 320 18 305 19 286 26433 24498 17 299 20 304 21 288 24498 22481 18 298 23 314 22 301 22481 20382 16 321 23 320 23 324 20382 18193 17 339 18 323 23 327 18193 15956 21 351 18 344 20 333 15956 13794 27 355 24 357 29 347 13794 11824 30 356 29 359 35 354 11824 10073 31 356 28 000 31 001 10073 8522 33 355 25 006 23 006 8522 7156 27 000 19 014 16 020 7156 5957 14 008 11 017 6 092 5957 4902 11 007 12*028 6 119 4902 3975 12*012 12*028 10 056 3975 3159 13*021 12 029 14 039 3159 2430 14 021 13 029 15 036 2430 1785 14 021 13 029 15 035 1785 1247 14 021 13 029 15 034 1247 834 13 021 12 029 14*033 834 550 13 021 12 028 13*032 550 378 12 021 11 028 11 032 378 279 10 021 10 028 8 031 279 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