DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - - 78.8 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2367 - - 3704 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1292 - - 1839 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2647 - - 3984 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1546 - - 1830 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 266 - - 264 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 155 - - 136 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1153 - - 1551 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1494 - - 2434 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 571 - - 616 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2076 - - 3368 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1840 - - 2380 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.7 - - 72.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 82.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.3 - - 71.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2367 - - 3704 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 64 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 98470 4 087 3 118 98470 90993 12 092 11 072 90993 85237 16 079 14 060 85237 80475 15 065 14 097 80475 76400 10 068 12 102 76400 72808 12 076 9 092 72808 69560 13 069 9 097 69560 66584 9 074 8 091 66584 63838 6 085 6 089 63838 61189 4 114 5 102 61189 58425 8 193 3 151 58425 55552 15 188 7 241 55552 52816 16 202 19 234 52816 50370 22 219 28 218 50370 48202 37 222 29 216 48202 46262 52 217 43 225 46262 44494 46 213 49 225 44494 42854 25 243 36 210 42854 41312 34 252 24 198 41312 39854 42 248 27 229 39854 38472 45 245 36 241 38472 37126 46 243 38 243 37126 35750 44 247 36 243 35750 34310 41 253 32 240 34310 32811 37 248 29 236 32811 31238 32 247 29 237 31238 29579 29 249 32 241 29579 27833 30 252 33 242 27833 26004 23 249 30 244 26004 24096 31 224 24 241 24096 22112 28 223 23 234 22112 20045 24 219 22 220 20045 17894 20 225 17 207 17894 15707 17 234 11 220 15707 13600 14 216 9 202 13600 11681 18 202 12 206 11681 9982 19 200 11 210 9982 8483 17 203 8 193 8483 7151 14 207 9 186 7151 5964 12 205 10 187 5964 4912 10 195 8 181 4912 3986 7 183 6*163 3986 3169 7*177 5*153 3169 2437 7*161 4 139 2437 1790 6 157 4 134 1790 1250 6 155 4 132 1250 836 6 152 4 131 836 551 6 152 4 129 551 378 5 150 3 129 378 279 5 151 3 126 279 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