DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2818 - - 2420 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1396 - - 1098 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3098 - - 2700 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1711 - - 2317 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 257 - - 244 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 282 - - 327 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1407 - - 762 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1691 - - 1938 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 568 - - 229 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2530 - - 2471 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2100 - - 880 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.7 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 71.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.5 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 70.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2818 - - 2420 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 69 - - 86 - - - 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] 98709 27 082 23 081 98709 91236 20 088 14 069 91236 85494 21 089 10 085 85494 80728 13 081 14 102 80728 76620 8 082 11 100 76620 73013 7 066 9 073 73013 69758 2 139 7 033 69758 66765 3 134 5 321 66765 63995 5 359 6 262 63995 61320 4 246 6 258 61320 58566 16 278 18 283 58566 55757 28 255 29 257 55757 53104 27 262 32 274 53104 50718 44 284 41 287 50718 48576 53 284 60 286 48576 46632 59 287 62 285 46632 44836 65 291 68 288 44836 43163 68 291 71 285 43163 41594 68 289 70 281 41594 40112 63 288 67 278 40112 38705 57 287 64 275 38705 37336 53 284 58 271 37336 35935 48 275 55 263 35935 34470 47 270 54 258 34470 32950 44 270 52 260 32950 31361 43 266 46 260 31361 29692 43 262 42 261 29692 27937 40 262 42 257 27937 26096 35 271 37 267 26096 24174 29 281 34 274 24174 22175 24 279 33 274 22175 20095 15 272 30 268 20095 17938 12 319 16 278 17938 15749 16 333 8 305 15749 13641 11 334 9 291 13641 11719 13 307 10 274 11719 10006 22 303 20 291 10006 8483 24 309 24 303 8483 7134 24 313 23 299 7134 5941 22 311 20 295 5941 4889 20 302 17 308 4889 3965 20 294 17 319 3965 3150 20*291 16*324 3150 2422 19*288 16*326 2422 1779 17 283 16 327 1779 1243 16 280 16 327 1243 832 16 280 15 328 832 549 15 279 15 328 549 377 14 279 13 328 377 279 11 278 11 328 279 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