DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - - 85.7 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 132 - - -3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3763 - - 1631 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2485 - - 263 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4043 - - 1911 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1474 - - 3397 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 347 - - 124 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 205 - - 223 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1044 - - 0 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2999 - - 1911 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -399 - - -1491 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4442 - - 3402 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 101 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1760 - - 1960 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.7 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.1 - - 74.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.0 - - 82.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.7 - - 73.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 132 - - -3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3763 - - 1631 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 49 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - - 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] 98922 37 105 23 110 98922 91440 31 095 24 090 91440 85689 25 089 26 093 85689 80924 17 084 27 103 80924 76822 16 087 24 106 76822 73197 15 096 15 102 73197 69919 17 105 11 098 69919 66924 13 109 7 090 66924 64162 12 103 6 138 64162 61487 7 109 7 134 61487 58715 5 090 6 201 58715 55866 11 319 0 338 55866 53175 13 278 10 337 53175 50780 20 249 23 295 50780 48655 25 237 23 272 48655 46719 18 238 18 261 46719 44920 17 301 21 280 44920 43239 23 306 28 285 43239 41662 21 307 28 289 41662 40179 21 306 28 295 40179 38778 19 300 26 297 38778 37416 15 281 25 293 37416 36022 9 235 21 286 36022 34567 3 239 16 277 34567 33051 8 307 15 274 33051 31460 13 313 15 276 31460 29782 9 295 11 299 29782 28021 13 253 11 340 28021 26178 14 263 10 332 26178 24254 16 270 13 285 24254 22252 25 269 21 285 22252 20170 30 266 24 282 20170 18002 34 254 23 264 18002 15792 38 255 25 260 15792 13672 35 262 27 257 13672 11753 33 253 34 256 11753 10050 32 228 36 256 10050 8533 31 222 34 256 8533 7180 28 218 31 254 7180 5979 25 214 27 241 5979 4924 21*216 24 230 4924 3995 19*211 23 227 3995 3174 18 207 21 225 3174 2440 17 204 19*223 2440 1791 17 203 18*223 1791 1251 17 203 16 223 1251 837 16 202 15 223 837 552 15 202 13 223 552 379 14 202 11 223 379 279 12 202 9 222 279 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