DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - - 81.7 - - 83.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 135 - - 67 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4721 - - 5071 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3199 - - 3059 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5001 - - 5351 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1542 - - 1550 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 376 - - 320 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 27 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 214 - - 241 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 359 - - 441 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4642 - - 4911 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4197 - - -3191 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9198 - - 8542 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 68 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 160 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.7 - - 83.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.1 - - 62.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.9 - - 82.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.7 - - 61.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 135 - - 67 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4721 - - 5071 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 98464 29 106 31 091 98464 91006 22 093 26 093 91006 85295 17 075 25 102 85295 80559 14 080 14 069 80559 76478 11 092 11 086 76478 72865 12 094 9 088 72865 69594 4 074 4 110 69594 66597 1 308 1 149 66597 63828 11 330 4 323 63828 61163 15 283 11 286 61163 58394 23 285 25 266 58394 55510 33 273 28 277 55510 52759 56 280 52 284 52759 50304 75 274 70 275 50304 48116 84 268 83 267 48116 46130 94 261 90 262 46130 44306 101 257 95 258 44306 42615 103 256 95 256 42615 41039 103 257 90 255 41039 39559 101 258 86 255 39559 38166 93 260 80 256 38166 36815 84 264 74 258 36815 35441 79 267 69 261 35441 34013 74 268 65 267 34013 32531 61 263 62 271 32531 30978 56 262 60 271 30978 29337 54 265 58 274 29337 27612 52 265 55 275 27612 25801 52 266 53 273 25801 23908 50 268 55 271 23908 21937 49 271 52 271 21937 19887 48 272 45 273 19887 17753 45 272 40 285 17753 15581 39 273 30 291 15581 13492 35 280 26 288 13492 11593 29 286 27 296 11593 9908 25 293 25 297 9908 8413 22 309 19 309 8413 7088 18 319 13 303 7088 5914 9*329 8*257 5914 4875 1*279 7*246 4875 3958 2 221 7 244 3958 3148 2 213 6 242 3148 2421 3 208 6 240 2421 1780 3 210 6 239 1780 1244 3 208 6 238 1244 832 3 210 5 238 832 549 3 210 5 239 549 378 3 210 5 237 378 279 3 211 4 237 279 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