DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - - 87.7 - - 89.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 172 - - 97 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3989 - - 4703 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2747 - - 2955 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4269 - - 4983 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1670 - - 1890 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 376 - - 334 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 214 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 801 - - 962 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3469 - - 4021 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -509 - - -231 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4778 - - 5214 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1980 - - 2170 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.7 - - 89.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 72.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.9 - - 89.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.0 - - 71.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 172 - - 97 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3989 - - 4703 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 27 - - 49 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 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] 98493 23 114 17 082 98493 91048 20 100 19 099 91048 85338 21 089 20 116 85338 80610 23 081 20 101 80610 76541 15 077 20 090 76541 72939 14 121 18 087 72939 69679 17 109 15 087 69679 66705 16 098 12 105 66705 63981 16 123 11 137 63981 61376 12 143 8 178 61376 58688 12 147 11 200 58688 55907 13 248 10 239 55907 53247 11 273 15 287 53247 50855 33 285 37 283 50855 48711 38 271 38 268 48711 46750 36 282 31 270 46750 44937 40 296 32 287 44937 43247 46 300 40 294 43247 41662 51 298 45 294 41662 40167 54 298 47 292 40167 38751 55 298 48 291 38751 37373 53 296 49 288 37373 35968 43 291 53 284 35968 34506 35 286 46 283 34506 32995 31 284 27 276 32995 31421 25 274 24 273 31421 29767 19 266 20 266 29767 28028 17 261 18 254 28028 26207 15 253 17 247 26207 24303 12 255 14 246 24303 22318 10 259 10 231 22318 20246 7 237 6 221 20246 18081 10 196 9 245 18081 15877 14 207 16 261 15877 13754 14 214 15 256 13754 11816 18 230 17 239 11816 10098 25 219 21 232 10098 8578 24 219 22 230 8578 7226 25 226 22 225 7226 6025 25 220 22*219 6025 4964 22*215 21*217 4964 4028 20*210 20 215 4028 3201 20 209 20 215 3201 2462 19 208 20 214 2462 1807 19 208 19 214 1807 1262 19 207 19 213 1262 843 18 207 18 213 843 555 17 207 17 213 555 380 16 207 16 213 380 280 13 207 13 213 280 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