DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.5 - - 89.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4179 - - 4692 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2615 - - 2646 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4459 - - 4972 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2460 - - 2187 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 327 - - 296 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 286 - - 256 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 265 - - 1618 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4194 - - 3354 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1874 - - 596 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6333 - - 4376 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1930 - - 3150 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.5 - - 89.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - 75.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.9 - - 89.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.6 - - 74.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4179 - - 4692 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 63 - - 36 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - - 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] 99244 47 096 43 096 99244 91755 43 086 38 089 91755 86019 33 083 32 084 86019 81268 24 089 24 086 81268 77150 22 092 22 088 77150 73493 24 083 22 080 73493 70194 24 082 19 075 70194 67189 21 087 15 085 67189 64428 16 084 13 093 64428 61769 14 071 13 088 61769 59002 14 056 16 077 59002 56146 16 058 16 061 56146 53446 14 068 17 056 53446 51031 12 067 13 047 51031 48869 7 093 5 107 48869 46901 18 126 18 127 46901 45090 24 114 22 117 45090 43404 21 110 21 113 43404 41821 18 120 18 104 41821 40325 15 124 16 101 40325 38906 13 124 12 094 38906 37529 13 117 8 075 37529 36128 11 111 5 067 36128 34672 10 106 4 063 34672 33159 8 098 3 104 33159 31574 7 078 3 358 31574 29905 6 057 4 017 29905 28152 4 052 3 007 28152 26313 2 053 3 359 26313 24390 3 247 4 356 24390 22388 5 271 6 335 22388 20302 11 264 10 312 20302 18126 8 247 11 309 18126 15909 9 247 10 310 15909 13776 10 267 14 277 13776 11845 11 265 15 270 11845 10134 13 272 12 286 10134 8610 14 283 10 268 8610 7253 14 289 11 257 7253 6049 14 289 10 256 6049 4983 15*293 9*256 4983 4044 13*293 9*256 4044 3213 12 291 8 256 3213 2470 10 284 8 255 2470 1813 10 283 7 256 1813 1265 9 282 7 256 1265 845 9 281 7 255 845 556 8 280 6 255 556 380 8 280 6 255 380 280 7 279 5 255 280 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