DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - - - - 85.8 - - 88.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 81 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3298 - - 4530 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2098 - - 2686 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3578 - - 4810 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2184 - - 2099 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 322 - - 310 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 14 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 269 - - 309 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 614 - - 800 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2964 - - 4010 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -143 - - -52 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3721 - - 4862 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2310 - - 2430 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.8 - - 88.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 71.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.0 - - 88.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.4 - - 70.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 81 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3298 - - 4530 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 70 - - 69 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - - 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] 98953 37 096 37 091 98953 91460 32 097 26 087 91460 85703 29 105 22 097 85703 80931 25 092 29 104 80931 76842 21 073 29 099 76842 73245 18 074 19 080 73245 69986 13 082 14 054 69986 66983 13 088 11 060 66983 64201 16 080 11 085 64201 61515 15 076 13 089 61515 58740 12 053 11 068 58740 55895 12 016 8 023 55895 53192 8 299 8 271 53192 50752 9 214 12 227 50752 48558 17 191 17 198 48558 46568 19 216 18 182 46568 44746 31 219 24 196 44746 43061 38 204 20 215 43061 41491 38 197 16 248 41491 40015 36 203 20 245 40015 38614 34 210 14 233 38614 37255 32 217 10 251 37255 35867 16 229 12 262 35867 34419 4 222 12 251 34419 32912 5 341 14 246 32912 31332 8 331 15 245 31332 29667 4 320 16 243 29667 27917 3 296 16 244 27917 26083 7 288 16 254 26083 24173 9 279 20 263 24173 22193 12 279 22 273 22193 20131 13 280 18 271 20131 17983 16 250 18 271 17983 15798 16 243 18 272 15798 13690 13 296 15 259 13690 11776 19 333 11 278 11776 10078 13 337 14 301 10078 8562 11 326 12 309 8562 7212 8 310 7 312 7212 6014 3 303 5 317 6014 4956 2 282 5*318 4956 4022 3*275 4*315 4022 3197 3*273 4 311 3197 2458 3 269 4 311 2458 1805 4 269 4 308 1805 1260 4 268 4 306 1260 842 4 266 4 305 842 555 4 266 3 304 555 380 4 267 3 305 380 280 3 267 3 303 280 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