DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 86.0 - - 83.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 54 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2901 - - 3843 - - 358 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1766 - - 2046 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3181 - - 4123 - - 638 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 650 - - 1447 - - 4417 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 300 - - 277 - - 55 W* B/S - - - - - - 27 - - 40 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 315 - - 211 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 758 - - 944 - - -1165 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2423 - - 3179 - - 1803 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3148 - - -1024 - - -2276 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6329 - - 5147 - - 2914 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 87 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2150 - - 2880 - - 3850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 86.0 - - 83.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - 72.6 - - 75.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.5 - - 85.7 - - 84.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.6 - - 71.2 - - 74.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 54 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2901 - - 3843 - - 358 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 61 - - 49 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 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] 98549 9 170 5 177 7 305 98549 91031 12 166 3 039 7 014 91031 85269 14 121 3 165 6 009 85269 80487 9 077 12 120 3 078 80487 76364 12 039 15 079 8 080 76364 72742 15 040 12 058 12 050 72742 69495 14 034 14 038 11 029 69495 66535 8 354 13 010 11 357 66535 63813 8 337 16 348 17 347 63813 61193 16 342 18 325 22 336 61193 58464 22 314 25 315 26 318 58464 55638 26 311 26 315 30 310 55638 52934 30 293 35 291 33 300 52934 50495 34 276 32 279 33 281 50495 48313 34 275 37 283 35 288 48313 46325 39 277 44 273 44 275 46325 44504 46 267 45 267 47 273 44504 42832 45 265 46 267 50 269 42832 41278 43 267 46 267 50 268 41278 39814 43 266 43 265 46 268 39814 38429 40 265 41 266 43 267 38429 37084 38 264 39 264 42 265 37084 35708 37 263 35 261 39 265 35708 34273 35 266 32 262 32 268 34273 32784 34 273 28 269 28 274 32784 31223 33 278 28 276 26 280 31223 29580 33 276 29 275 25 281 29580 27853 32 280 30 275 24 279 27853 26040 27 280 27 273 22 278 26040 24147 23 270 24 282 22 288 24147 22179 18 281 24 286 20 294 22179 20125 21 287 21 282 19 297 20125 17982 20 301 16 291 20 297 17982 15800 22 308 21 299 22 304 15800 13699 19 303 20 300 20 303 13699 11783 9 302 12 292 16 300 11783 10075 7 286 8 273 11 281 10075 8555 9 284 9 273 11 267 8555 7204 9 309 9 279 10 265 7204 6005 9 345 8 275 9 260 6005 4944 8 354 5*255 9 240 4944 4012 3*340 3*236 7 216 4012 3188 2*320 2 227 6 207 3188 2451 2 317 1 210 4 176 2451 1800 2 315 1 195 4 144 1800 1257 2 313 1 185 4 133 1257 840 2 314 1 176 4*128 840 553 2 313 1 162 4*125 553 379 2 313 1 159 3 122 379 280 2 312 1 160 3 121 280 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