DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - - - - 86.7 - - 89.1 - - 85.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 98 - - 55 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3405 - - 4686 - - 105 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2064 - - 2633 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3685 - - 4966 - - 385 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2116 - - 2229 - - 5973 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 306 - - 295 - - 42 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 19 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 206 - - 218 - - 189 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 994 - - 1644 - - -1950 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2691 - - 3322 - - 2335 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 12 - - 667 - - -3216 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3673 - - 4299 - - 3601 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 89 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2670 - - 2940 - - 3230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.7 - - 89.1 - - 85.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 75.0 - - 76.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.2 - - 88.9 - - 87.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.3 - - 74.0 - - 75.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 98 - - 55 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3405 - - 4686 - - 105 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 64 - - 55 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 19 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] 98542 28 091 19 091 14 073 98542 91100 22 092 20 106 13 078 91100 85413 14 091 21 086 16 082 85413 80696 12 095 22 074 19 071 80696 76612 11 095 19 075 19 062 76612 73004 12 095 14 090 18 076 73004 69765 15 094 13 091 17 093 69765 66815 18 099 12 088 17 082 66815 64096 20 090 12 091 13 075 64096 61484 21 079 10 072 11 086 61484 58788 15 081 6 065 5 068 58788 55996 3 197 5 245 10 317 55996 53324 14 247 16 231 19 251 53324 50919 15 230 16 244 24 231 50919 48748 22 280 29 271 32 255 48748 46768 35 274 41 271 44 260 46768 44941 40 268 40 265 46 261 44941 43240 40 269 39 269 47 273 43240 41650 41 272 46 278 45 280 41650 40154 44 279 52 281 42 285 40154 38741 46 283 45 277 38 280 38741 37373 42 280 44 277 38 276 37373 35985 38 272 46 272 45 278 35985 34546 35 263 42 267 49 276 34546 33052 39 272 39 269 45 271 33052 31484 37 269 36 269 40 266 31484 29829 30 260 33 265 36 262 29829 28087 28 254 30 260 34 257 28087 26257 27 252 28 255 34 257 26257 24339 25 253 29 257 36 261 24339 22337 24 255 28 260 38 264 22337 20248 22 255 24 255 32 261 20248 18078 17 258 20 257 20 259 18078 15875 16 227 16 240 13 272 15875 13751 17 223 18 237 15 263 13751 11817 15 224 18 232 19 249 11817 10101 15 214 16 212 20 227 10101 8581 18 207 20 203 20 207 8581 7230 19 209 21 209 22 210 7230 6030 20 215 22 213 22 213 6030 4969 21 216 22*215 21 211 4969 4034 21*215 21*216 21 208 4034 3206 20*214 20 217 20 204 3206 2465 19 207 20 218 20 200 2465 1810 18 206 19 218 19 197 1810 1263 17 205 18 219 18 194 1263 844 17 204 18 219 17 192 844 555 16 204 17 218 14*190 555 380 15 204 15 219 12*189 380 280 12 203 12 218 8 188 280 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