DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 - - - - - - 77.6 - - 78.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 154 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4150 - - 3980 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2821 - - 2245 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4430 - - 4260 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 868 - - 1004 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 370 - - 291 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 16 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 359 - - 018 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 499 - - 213 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3931 - - 4047 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -258 - - -4751 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4688 - - 9011 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.6 - - 78.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.3 - - 61.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.6 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.9 - - 59.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 154 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4150 - - 3980 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 36 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 98573 24 101 28 079 98573 91058 19 087 18 086 91058 85340 18 063 15 097 85340 80624 13 090 14 099 80624 76557 13 089 8 091 76557 72952 7 093 5 112 72952 69677 4 103 5 049 69677 66675 6 009 1 011 66675 63894 5 336 3 159 63894 61208 11 291 11 334 61208 58452 23 264 25 290 58452 55635 27 251 34 266 55635 52948 37 270 41 267 52948 50518 53 277 55 277 50518 48350 77 273 78 272 48350 46399 84 272 86 268 46399 44606 92 275 90 272 44606 42936 101 276 102 275 42936 41372 105 275 102 270 41372 39894 97 275 97 265 39894 38489 91 276 97 267 38489 37120 90 275 99 274 37120 35718 85 271 90 273 35718 34257 81 269 82 266 34257 32741 76 267 79 264 32741 31154 72 262 73 264 31154 29488 67 258 66 261 29488 27742 60 261 65 261 27742 25914 59 262 60 261 25914 24006 51 266 53 262 24006 22018 43 270 47 268 22018 19949 37 271 38 278 19949 17797 29 275 35 277 17797 15608 24 264 28 272 15608 13509 19 252 24 262 13509 11604 16 269 22 253 11604 9910 14 268 20 274 9910 8402 13 281 20 290 8402 7061 14 295 15 302 7061 5877 15 318 11 309 5877 4837 9*332 3*335 4837 3925 4*348 3*005 3925 3121 4 354 3 013 3121 2401 3 359 3 017 2401 1764 3 003 3 020 1764 1234 3 005 3 023 1234 826 3 008 3 024 826 546 3 007 3 024 546 376 3 007 3 025 376 279 3 007 3 026 279 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