DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - - - - - 70.7 - - 70.0 - - 68.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 669 - - 449 - - 687 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 949 - - 729 - - 967 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1837 - - 1582 - - 1129 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 83 - - 64 - - 62 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 090 - - 240 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 443 - - 405 - - 301 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 506 - - 324 - - 666 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 121 - - 165 - - -1225 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 828 - - 564 - - 2192 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 750 - - 830 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.7 - - 70.0 - - 68.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 68.8 - - 65.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.7 - - 70.0 - - 68.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.5 - - 68.7 - - 65.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 669 - - 449 - - 687 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 13 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] 98166 9 126 8 124 7 109 98166 90752 11 130 5 088 13 097 90752 85055 9 093 7 116 7 053 85055 80330 8 123 10 146 1 311 80330 76255 8 121 2 203 1 187 76255 72664 1 277 4 178 2 234 72664 69411 5 266 10 155 6 215 69411 66415 7 210 11 171 11 211 66415 63640 9 232 8 194 8 220 63640 60958 18 237 11 245 12 255 60958 58173 25 200 21 222 18 227 58173 55280 22 209 26 225 26 215 55280 52505 34 221 33 211 30 221 52505 50010 31 224 30 211 31 220 50010 47791 34 217 31 218 31 216 47791 45799 43 204 37 208 33 215 45799 43993 43 198 40 203 36 205 43993 42336 39 193 45 196 36 199 42336 40795 43 191 43 188 36 197 40795 39348 48 190 43 188 35 196 39348 37981 48 189 46 189 32 201 37981 36654 46 187 46 190 29 210 36654 35298 43 188 43 196 30 213 35298 33882 41 191 36 199 30 213 33882 32409 38 194 30 201 27 212 32409 30865 37 195 26 206 24 212 30865 29237 37 196 24 213 20 214 29237 27523 38 194 26 214 18 219 27523 25722 36 187 26 213 22 218 25722 23837 32 185 24 216 27 226 23837 21875 22 191 19 219 23 233 21875 19831 23 193 17 218 21 235 19831 17702 27 198 19 212 25 239 17702 15533 25 203 22 223 26 237 15533 13440 19 216 23 226 23 239 13440 11539 15 219 22 223 15 251 11539 9853 13 210 19 229 13 257 9853 8357 12 204 17 233 13 255 8357 7030 13 198 16 227 12 261 7030 5854 14 191 16 220 12 280 5854 4814 11 181 14 218 13 294 4814 3900 8 165 12 218 13 303 3900 3095 6 145 11 223 13 310 3095 2377 5 127 10 226 14 319 2377 1745 5 125 10 228 15 320 1745 1220 5*100 8 233 15*317 1220 818 5*093 6*237 13*315 818 542 5 090 5*239 11 313 542 374 4 090 5 240 10 313 374 278 4 087 4 242 7 313 278 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