DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - - - - - 91.6 - - 93.1 - - 90.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 78 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4769 - - 5381 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3275 - - 3363 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5049 - - 5661 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1329 - - 1460 - - 6226 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 386 - - 337 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 186 - - 183 - - 166 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 617 - - 835 - - -3576 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4432 - - 4827 - - 3856 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3419 - - -2184 - - -5174 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8468 - - 7845 - - 5454 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 77 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2370 - - 2560 - - 3230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.6 - - 93.1 - - 90.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 72.7 - - 74.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.6 - - 92.6 - - 91.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.6 - - 71.3 - - 73.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 78 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4769 - - 5381 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 18 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] 99037 27 110 37 097 30 074 99037 91534 29 099 19 086 29 091 91534 85805 27 098 12 084 25 090 85805 81066 25 080 18 099 14 080 81066 76978 22 081 20 099 11 080 76978 73356 22 099 17 103 11 084 73356 70080 20 106 19 108 14 105 70080 67071 20 108 19 113 14 103 67071 64291 14 118 18 121 9 105 64291 61621 12 131 12 120 9 120 61621 58853 8 119 9 100 12 123 58853 56004 3 081 7 040 9 106 56004 53328 5 055 5 346 5 034 53328 50953 7 053 3 030 5 019 50953 48817 2 339 5 028 9 031 48817 46855 3 205 7 296 14 341 46855 45042 10 122 7 226 14 311 45042 43359 16 094 9 156 11 298 43359 41786 13 075 11 130 2 214 41786 40308 7 040 10 110 7 124 40308 38909 5 059 8 093 6 074 38909 37548 5 062 8 092 7 087 37548 36158 6 052 8 085 8 110 36158 34708 6 060 6 080 9 105 34708 33203 5 076 3 087 10 100 33203 31628 3 110 4 123 8 126 31628 29966 7 140 10 168 8 164 29966 28220 12 159 14 191 7 174 28220 26386 16 173 14 197 6 196 26386 24465 16 172 13 202 8 199 24465 22461 17 165 14 187 14 189 22461 20373 19 157 15 178 16 183 20373 18199 17 157 14 171 16 170 18199 15988 17 163 20 163 17 164 15988 13858 17 169 18 164 15 146 13858 11916 18 171 16 185 12 165 11916 10189 13 169 15 178 16 176 10189 8654 15 179 17 170 20 175 8654 7289 13 198 13 182 19 169 7289 6078 9*196 10*182 16 167 6078 5007 6*188 10*183 11 167 5007 4063 6 186 9 184 8 169 4063 3228 6 186 9 183 7 170 3228 2481 6 186 9 183 7 170 2481 1821 6 186 8 184 7 169 1821 1270 6 186 8 184 6 169 1270 848 5 185 8 183 6 168 848 557 5 184 7 183 6 167 557 381 5 184 7 183 5*167 381 280 4 185 6 183 4*166 280 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