DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.0 - - 88.2 - - 85.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 73 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3492 - - 3678 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2271 - - 2104 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3772 - - 3958 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 632 - - 1033 - - 4568 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 335 - - 292 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 224 - - 214 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 766 - - 573 - - -2191 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3006 - - 3386 - - 2471 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5211 - - -4681 - - -3345 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8983 - - 8639 - - 3625 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 86 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1800 - - 2280 - - 2460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.0 - - 88.2 - - 85.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.3 - - 73.9 - - 74.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.4 - - 87.9 - - 86.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.1 - - 72.7 - - 74.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 73 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3492 - - 3678 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 41 - - 43 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 18 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] 98874 24 089 18 085 21 068 98874 91428 22 068 21 073 23 079 91428 85704 19 068 23 069 24 074 85704 80953 19 094 22 087 22 062 80953 76858 19 100 23 100 20 069 76858 73225 18 104 21 096 19 095 73225 69942 17 108 14 089 17 103 69942 66945 11 089 9 105 11 098 66945 64189 4 076 7 116 5 114 64189 61540 4 193 2 230 0 128 61540 58798 8 188 8 238 6 280 58798 55979 5 206 9 213 6 235 55979 53316 12 265 14 231 12 246 53316 50935 19 249 21 252 18 270 50935 48797 19 239 22 252 21 272 48797 46844 20 263 17 248 18 251 46844 45043 23 277 17 263 18 241 45043 43371 24 267 22 267 19 246 43371 41804 26 257 21 260 18 255 41804 40325 22 250 17 257 16 250 40325 38923 17 252 15 259 13 240 38923 37559 15 260 13 266 13 237 37559 36163 16 261 13 270 12 241 36163 34707 17 273 13 271 11 250 34707 33195 18 284 14 270 10 255 33195 31611 17 295 11 258 9 250 31611 29940 13 297 10 251 9 253 29940 28183 12 285 12 247 12 256 28183 26341 13 277 11 273 11 266 26341 24421 11 286 9 284 6 289 24421 22427 11 293 11 304 4 318 22427 20350 14 294 14 325 8 022 20350 18182 13 276 13 276 3 300 18182 15967 15 247 18 247 11 245 15967 13831 15 251 19 239 14 238 13831 11885 15 261 20 247 16 238 11885 10153 21 260 24 245 19 240 10153 8614 25 256 24 246 20 244 8614 7247 22 253 25 249 22 247 7247 6035 22 254 25 253 22 243 6035 4967 22 255 22 244 22 223 4967 4030 17*239 17*219 21 213 4030 3202 16*228 16*216 20 209 3202 2462 16 226 15 214 19 205 2462 1807 15 224 15 214 18 202 1807 1262 15 224 14 213 16 199 1262 843 14 223 13 212 15 197 843 555 14 223 13 212 12 195 555 380 13 223 12 212 10*194 380 280 11 222 10 211 7*193 280 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