DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - - - - 82.0 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 174 - - 95 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2959 - - 4018 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1991 - - 2475 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3239 - - 4298 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1272 - - 1858 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 341 - - 319 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 060 - - 060 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -676 - - -383 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3915 - - 4681 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6095 - - -3791 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9334 - - 8089 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 260 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.0 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.7 - - 65.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.0 - - 84.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.3 - - 64.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 174 - - 95 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2959 - - 4018 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 48 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 98687 27 090 23 097 98687 91190 16 069 20 084 91190 85453 21 102 21 071 85453 80699 20 092 19 079 80699 76607 14 079 15 095 76607 73010 9 101 14 112 73010 69768 7 127 10 100 69768 66783 4 080 5 085 66783 64014 3 315 3 353 64014 61345 6 217 5 220 61345 58582 11 293 12 289 58582 55734 25 283 21 291 55734 53032 45 283 35 286 53032 50615 51 264 49 264 50615 48442 48 258 42 235 48442 46443 49 270 36 262 46443 44605 53 282 49 294 44605 42927 63 281 71 287 42927 41378 63 267 71 275 41378 39923 59 267 61 263 39923 38543 57 270 60 259 38543 37197 57 273 60 258 37197 35816 55 272 56 259 35816 34373 51 267 50 262 34373 32870 51 267 45 266 32870 31293 45 281 41 270 31293 29635 37 282 25 269 29635 27896 29 276 23 264 27896 26075 24 280 22 265 26075 24175 22 296 21 266 24175 22197 23 309 19 275 22197 20135 25 298 19 287 20135 17977 26 280 21 287 17977 15770 22 274 23 281 15770 13644 20 283 25 274 13644 11713 20 303 21 277 11713 9998 19 310 18 284 9998 8480 20 306 16 292 8480 7139 16 323 9 308 7139 5954 12 332 4 331 5954 4905 8 310 4*040 4905 3981 4*003 5*053 3981 3164 7*058 5 056 3164 2433 8 059 5 058 2433 1787 8 060 5 060 1787 1249 8 060 5 063 1249 835 7 061 5 064 835 551 7 061 5 066 551 378 7 061 4 065 378 279 6 060 4 066 279 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