DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - - - - 79.8 - - 82.2 - - 79.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 55 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2927 - - 3701 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1718 - - 1919 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3207 - - 3981 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1526 - - 1549 - - 3602 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 290 - - 271 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 358 - - 335 - - 027 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1369 - - 1580 - - -1270 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1838 - - 2401 - - 1550 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 377 - - 676 - - -2035 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2830 - - 3305 - - 2315 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 96 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1610 - - 1900 - - 2390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.8 - - 82.2 - - 79.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.2 - - 72.1 - - 73.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.1 - - 81.8 - - 80.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.8 - - 70.8 - - 72.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 55 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2927 - - 3701 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 83 - - 52 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] 98321 9 170 5 171 9 041 98321 90853 16 129 6 147 4 174 90853 85112 17 099 14 149 7 141 85112 80367 15 083 17 106 10 118 80367 76300 11 086 16 075 12 091 76300 72706 12 085 11 050 12 055 72706 69473 11 063 7 034 13 035 69473 66524 12 030 8 044 15 002 66524 63804 13 000 10 006 15 326 63804 61179 13 358 11 337 14 325 61179 58443 18 331 21 339 18 316 58443 55602 25 305 26 321 17 316 55602 52896 27 297 31 307 22 309 52896 50473 33 284 34 291 30 296 50473 48307 31 279 33 281 39 287 48307 46344 38 277 47 271 47 265 46344 44545 50 262 47 265 44 262 44545 42878 47 259 42 263 47 261 42878 41330 40 260 46 265 52 248 41330 39876 36 264 52 262 48 238 39876 38495 35 267 56 256 41 237 38495 37150 37 264 53 257 39 245 37150 35772 44 266 49 256 48 253 35772 34332 50 272 46 256 52 258 34332 32834 53 275 39 261 41 260 32834 31264 47 271 35 269 30 246 31264 29608 39 266 34 266 24 243 29608 27868 33 271 34 261 23 251 27868 26039 35 278 35 265 21 260 26039 24128 38 278 34 271 20 286 24128 22142 27 283 31 294 15 307 22142 20080 18 282 15 293 18 296 20080 17937 17 283 14 292 16 291 17937 15749 15 303 16 315 12 296 15749 13640 18 324 18 318 13 304 13640 11723 22 331 18 322 18 315 11723 10022 23 339 18 334 20 327 10022 8509 21 350 19 342 19 330 8509 7162 13 348 12 355 12 346 7162 5968 6 338 6 000 8 005 5968 4912 4 343 4*341 6 356 4912 3983 4*351 4*335 6 000 3983 3164 4*353 4 335 6 026 3164 2433 4 357 4 335 7 032 2433 1788 4 358 4 335 7 031 1788 1249 4 359 5 334 7 029 1249 835 4 358 4 335 7 029 835 551 4 358 4 335 7 028 551 378 4 359 4 335 6*028 378 279 3 360 4 336 4*027 279 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