DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - - - - - 87.7 - - 89.5 - - 86.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 22 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2781 - - 4265 - - 163 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1647 - - 1884 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3061 - - 4545 - - 443 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3187 - - 1853 - - 6464 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 290 - - 252 - - 41 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 244 - - 259 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 640 - - 1065 - - -1435 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2421 - - 3480 - - 1878 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -469 - - -1382 - - -2750 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3530 - - 5927 - - 3193 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 80 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 5050 - - 4290 - - 5740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.7 - - 89.5 - - 86.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 77.4 - - 74.7 - - 78.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.0 - - 89.5 - - 87.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 76.0 - - 73.3 - - 77.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 22 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2781 - - 4265 - - 163 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 42 - - 21 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 17 - - 21 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] 98394 7 060 7 051 11 029 98394 90894 8 079 7 049 15 046 90894 85162 11 066 10 078 12 064 85162 80430 15 074 15 095 11 083 80430 76349 17 066 14 084 15 074 76349 72746 13 039 18 073 12 060 72746 69502 8 047 15 055 12 036 69502 66549 11 062 6 041 12 348 66549 63838 13 035 10 025 8 331 63838 61222 25 002 20 350 15 359 61222 58487 35 331 28 336 21 345 58487 55639 35 307 31 308 27 317 55639 52930 29 291 30 300 27 298 52930 50496 33 289 33 299 31 293 50496 48305 45 277 43 282 41 284 48305 46318 50 272 49 272 48 276 46318 44506 46 265 49 269 47 271 44506 42838 45 265 47 269 42 271 42838 41285 46 267 51 266 37 276 41285 39822 43 267 52 264 36 278 39822 38435 38 268 46 267 37 271 38435 37086 35 272 37 265 37 264 37086 35710 35 280 36 259 35 258 35710 34276 34 288 31 255 33 260 34276 32785 34 294 26 278 34 274 32785 31223 22 276 22 289 31 282 31223 29579 18 275 22 287 27 289 29579 27852 21 288 23 293 26 298 27852 26045 22 292 23 293 21 300 26045 24158 22 290 23 294 17 289 24158 22194 20 289 25 297 21 300 22194 20145 18 295 23 283 26 300 20145 18005 17 286 19 281 26 299 18005 15824 16 290 19 299 18 304 15824 13729 13 292 18 302 22 312 13729 11822 10 305 17 285 17 298 11822 10121 11 307 17 285 18 277 10121 8604 13 301 17 289 15 286 8604 7252 13 295 14 287 11 295 7252 6051 9 286 11 277 10 300 6051 4987 7 265 11*265 10 298 4987 4047 10 258 11*262 9 290 4047 3216 10*255 10 261 8 280 3216 2472 9*250 10 259 8 270 2472 1815 9 244 10 258 7 261 1815 1266 9 244 9 257 7 253 1266 846 8 242 9 257 7 248 846 557 8 242 9 257 6*245 557 381 7 241 8 257 5*242 381 280 7 240 7 256 3 238 280 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