DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 82.4 - - 78.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 99 - - 39 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3365 - - 4655 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2061 - - 2456 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3645 - - 4935 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1837 - - 1961 - - 5405 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 309 - - 280 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 057 - - 056 - - 063 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 978 - - 1634 - - -1942 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2667 - - 3301 - - 2222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -565 - - 150 - - -3119 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4210 - - 4785 - - 3399 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 89 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1160 - - 1320 - - 950 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 82.4 - - 78.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.4 - - 68.8 - - 69.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.7 - - 82.2 - - 79.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 67.4 - - 67.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 99 - - 39 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3365 - - 4655 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 36 - - 57 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 15 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] 98258 10 099 11 099 16 064 98258 90904 12 124 9 091 16 118 90904 85251 16 110 9 101 11 097 85251 80523 21 092 12 120 8 044 80523 76446 24 081 19 119 5 120 76446 72837 22 061 22 092 17 098 72837 69571 12 068 17 069 17 066 69571 66598 9 041 15 023 18 044 66598 63864 10 015 15 349 17 017 63864 61235 14 001 15 340 16 343 61235 58505 14 349 12 339 16 337 58505 55655 19 312 17 324 20 326 55655 52922 23 288 29 300 29 294 52922 50475 24 287 32 279 34 280 50475 48294 32 293 28 283 30 288 48294 46329 33 303 32 294 29 306 46329 44538 29 269 38 273 33 287 44538 42883 24 246 29 249 33 266 42883 41342 18 266 26 252 29 265 41342 39890 20 285 30 273 24 268 39890 38509 23 286 32 279 22 279 38509 37162 25 281 28 285 29 290 37162 35783 26 276 25 280 21 299 35783 34345 26 275 16 271 16 341 34345 32849 24 281 8 267 19 347 32849 31278 19 292 4 323 6 310 31278 29622 12 310 11 298 6 297 29622 27884 11 302 7 302 8 294 27884 26063 12 291 12 317 9 294 26063 24154 11 310 11 314 10 308 24154 22164 12 311 13 317 13 317 22164 20092 12 303 16 315 15 330 20092 17934 15 329 17 336 13 355 17934 15733 16 343 16 340 16 356 15733 13613 14 346 16 341 15 355 13613 11688 15 346 17 357 13 019 11688 9982 16 002 19 004 16 029 9982 8470 16 016 17 016 16 032 8470 7131 15 038 17 041 14 049 7131 5944 16 060 16*058 15 057 5944 4894 17 059 15*058 17 061 4894 3970 17*058 15 058 19 064 3970 3155 17*058 15 057 20 065 3155 2426 16 057 15 056 20 066 2426 1782 16 057 14 056 20 066 1782 1244 16 056 14 055 19 066 1244 832 15 056 13 054 17 066 832 550 14 056 13 054 15 065 550 378 13 055 12 054 12*064 378 279 11 055 10 053 8*063 279 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