DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - - - - - 87.2 - - 88.9 - - 86.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 82 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4502 - - 3840 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2998 - - 2285 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4782 - - 4120 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 649 - - 884 - - 4055 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 362 - - 305 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 227 - - 213 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1491 - - 356 - - -2552 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3291 - - 3765 - - 2832 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 562 - - -4566 - - -7610 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4220 - - 8686 - - 7890 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 84 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1980 - - 2100 - - 2480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.2 - - 88.9 - - 86.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 73.1 - - 74.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.5 - - 88.5 - - 87.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.3 - - 71.9 - - 73.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 82 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4502 - - 3840 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 62 - - 35 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 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] 98860 30 090 31 091 31 070 98860 91391 26 102 24 094 22 083 91391 85660 20 088 24 079 27 094 85660 80906 20 086 25 078 22 083 80906 76824 22 084 20 091 15 077 76824 73226 20 075 15 101 11 072 73226 69967 19 069 15 073 12 088 69967 66975 11 074 11 069 13 087 66975 64210 1 091 8 080 6 061 64210 61558 4 207 3 118 4 043 61558 58821 10 194 5 238 3 007 58821 56014 12 182 9 221 6 247 56014 53364 10 227 8 226 9 231 53364 50990 15 243 13 239 11 257 50990 48854 15 238 14 245 14 249 48854 46900 15 221 14 258 12 249 46900 45094 17 204 15 242 13 260 45094 43413 13 194 16 221 16 257 43413 41838 7 225 11 220 14 215 41838 40356 6 302 3 237 12 196 40356 38954 7 260 6 267 3 184 38954 37590 9 226 6 260 3 359 37590 36195 6 201 3 185 2 138 36195 34742 6 180 7 173 8 173 34742 33235 9 180 12 171 12 191 33235 31655 12 176 13 166 15 184 31655 29987 13 169 14 159 15 161 29987 28231 13 161 13 163 12 158 28231 26390 11 180 9 177 9 153 26390 24466 7 176 5 187 7 135 24466 22463 5 184 5 166 8 150 22463 20380 8 204 10 192 11 171 20380 18211 12 206 12 203 13 190 18211 15997 18 217 17 216 14 206 15997 13858 21 218 21 217 16 216 13858 11908 23 221 21 222 18 224 11908 10175 23 231 18 234 16 229 10175 8635 22 240 18 249 14 240 8635 7267 22 237 22 251 14 256 7267 6051 19 231 22 247 15 259 6051 4979 15*226 16*222 15 231 4979 4038 15*227 15*214 15 210 4038 3209 15 226 14 213 15 205 3209 2466 15 227 14 213 15 203 2466 1811 15 227 14 214 14 202 1811 1263 14 228 13 213 13 201 1263 844 14 228 13 214 12 200 844 555 13 228 12 214 11 199 555 380 12 228 11 214 9*198 380 280 10 228 9 214 7*198 280 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