DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - - 81.4 - - 76.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3721 - - 777 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2269 - - 263 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4001 - - 1057 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1436 - - 2678 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 312 - - 71 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 148 - - 162 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1794 - - 227 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2207 - - 830 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 852 - - -435 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3149 - - 1492 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2130 - - 2050 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.4 - - 76.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.2 - - 72.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.8 - - 76.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.8 - - 72.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3721 - - 777 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 91 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 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] 98073 4 144 12 069 98073 90744 7 064 9 067 90744 85073 10 069 9 059 85073 80323 12 069 12 052 80323 76245 18 058 14 054 76245 72675 20 058 11 067 72675 69464 21 048 9 057 69464 66526 16 030 11 030 66526 63804 8 008 14 004 63804 61161 9 320 17 336 61161 58406 13 302 17 311 58406 55550 13 316 12 305 55550 52823 14 295 13 287 52823 50373 17 271 19 273 50373 48184 20 256 20 286 48184 46210 15 235 25 300 46210 44408 17 221 23 287 44408 42741 16 195 19 259 42741 41180 14 169 11 241 41180 39711 9 165 7 274 39711 38324 11 190 11 282 38324 36978 19 187 11 259 36978 35602 23 175 9 228 35602 34166 22 164 7 211 34166 32672 20 156 7 212 32672 31106 19 165 8 219 31106 29456 18 166 7 206 29456 27722 20 164 9 188 27722 25905 19 172 9 203 25905 24008 15 194 11 225 24008 22035 15 192 10 222 22035 19978 13 188 9 233 19978 17835 13 186 8 260 17835 15657 10 180 6 248 15657 13557 10 183 3 211 13557 11644 9 180 0 071 11644 9950 10 164 3 157 9950 8450 11 164 7 161 8450 7113 10 161 7 160 7113 5925 10 155 7 159 5925 4876 11*151 7 159 4876 3953 11*151 7 160 3953 3141 11 150 7 161 3141 2414 10 149 7 161 2414 1773 10 147 8 162 1773 1240 10 147 8*162 1240 830 9 146 8*162 830 548 9 146 8 162 548 377 8 146 7 162 377 279 7 146 6 162 279 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