DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - - - - 76.0 - - 77.0 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 64 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3109 - - 2836 - - 1138 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1794 - - 1346 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3389 - - 3116 - - 1418 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1379 - - 2176 - - 2750 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 288 - - 252 - - 67 W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 15 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 296 - - 293 - - 113 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1123 - - 892 - - 293 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2267 - - 2224 - - 1125 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 283 - - 327 - - -358 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3106 - - 2789 - - 1776 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 94 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 880 - - 1260 - - 1220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.0 - - 77.0 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.9 - - 68.0 - - 69.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.5 - - 76.6 - - 74.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.6 - - 66.7 - - 68.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 64 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3109 - - 2836 - - 1138 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 76 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 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] 98342 12 108 6 147 6 092 98342 90914 10 119 11 155 5 069 90914 85182 8 113 6 099 8 058 85182 80427 6 108 7 019 5 034 80427 76342 7 096 2 313 5 002 76342 72747 7 058 6 158 1 325 72747 69504 2 010 6 160 1 267 69504 66517 1 138 6 139 2 027 66517 63736 12 238 5 223 8 288 63736 61032 9 189 9 171 7 217 61032 58220 16 243 13 238 13 239 58220 55326 29 218 23 234 24 232 55326 52577 26 208 26 242 29 215 52577 50115 26 229 32 239 32 235 50115 47923 30 244 33 231 35 240 47923 45949 37 241 24 226 46 244 45949 44161 37 233 36 237 59 232 44161 42532 35 233 39 247 53 221 42532 41016 44 233 61 225 54 233 41016 39581 48 228 63 213 70 247 39581 38215 41 228 60 224 79 246 38215 36884 40 226 56 239 75 247 36884 35521 42 225 50 240 63 247 35521 34098 40 225 54 239 48 236 34098 32617 29 229 55 235 37 228 32617 31061 21 242 51 227 32 228 31061 29421 20 253 45 224 38 227 29421 27695 22 266 39 224 35 228 27695 25877 22 275 37 224 24 230 25877 23973 23 254 33 229 34 224 23973 21997 22 251 23 238 33 226 21997 19940 21 241 23 235 26 227 19940 17793 20 234 20 224 19 205 17793 15607 14 223 13 214 14 192 15607 13507 13 252 10 213 13 173 13507 11603 12 274 6 229 12 171 11603 9914 12 273 4 229 13 191 9914 8413 11 274 4 196 14 204 8413 7079 9 278 7 180 12 210 7079 5894 9 285 8 187 10 206 5894 4849 6 295 7 196 8 193 4849 3932 3*292 6 200 6 183 3932 3124 3*293 4*208 4 174 3124 2402 3 294 2*269 3 156 2402 1765 3 296 3 290 3*132 1765 1234 3 296 3 295 3*119 1234 826 3 298 3 298 3 113 826 546 3 298 3 299 3 112 546 376 3 297 3 302 3 110 376 279 2 297 3 301 3 111 279 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