DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.1 - - 79.8 - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 148 - - 90 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1877 - - 3170 - - 986 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1127 - - 1801 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2157 - - 3450 - - 1266 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 643 - - 1213 - - 3300 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 274 - - 285 - - 82 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 026 - - 040 - - 089 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -173 - - 254 - - -1411 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2330 - - 3196 - - 2677 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3533 - - -5751 - - -2466 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5690 - - 9201 - - 3732 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 93 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 630 - - 230 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.1 - - 79.8 - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.7 - - 66.6 - - 66.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.2 - - 79.2 - - 78.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.6 - - 65.4 - - 65.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 148 - - 90 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1877 - - 3170 - - 986 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 67 - - 71 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 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] 99085 32 073 29 080 32 083 99085 91603 29 083 30 083 31 081 91603 85828 31 099 25 079 27 083 85828 81018 31 104 22 092 22 082 81018 76867 25 097 24 107 19 086 76867 73208 18 090 22 109 16 095 73208 69923 12 092 16 099 12 085 69923 66915 9 118 7 111 4 039 66915 64127 3 109 3 134 3 012 64127 61430 5 214 5 201 8 242 61430 58636 3 266 4 281 10 312 58636 55786 13 289 21 290 22 286 55786 53089 21 286 26 277 22 275 53089 50650 36 295 36 284 36 299 50650 48479 47 292 40 287 41 292 48479 46527 51 285 40 292 34 291 46527 44736 48 282 37 295 28 290 44736 43066 47 286 34 298 29 305 43066 41501 46 289 33 297 39 313 41501 40030 43 289 32 294 46 313 40030 38642 38 283 31 285 48 309 38642 37293 33 272 31 275 45 307 37293 35918 28 286 28 279 41 305 35918 34481 30 301 31 313 38 300 34481 32986 31 302 32 321 35 295 32986 31416 30 292 31 320 34 295 31416 29756 31 296 31 321 33 301 29756 28008 33 306 28 308 30 306 28008 26173 28 321 20 303 26 286 26173 24256 26 338 15 299 17 267 24256 22259 20 328 16 288 16 250 22259 20178 24 304 23 298 15 273 20178 18014 31 309 26 299 20 286 18014 15812 33 320 24 295 21 282 15812 13688 22 313 22 296 22 276 13688 11748 18 301 20 292 24 274 11748 10021 20 283 20 284 21 287 10021 8489 18 287 17 290 16 308 8489 7131 15 300 15 302 11 325 7131 5930 16 285 13 307 8 334 5930 4875 17 283 10 327 4 353 4875 3953 16 294 7*341 2 050 3953 3141 13 323 4*034 5 094 3141 2415 7*016 5 038 6 093 2415 1774 7*023 5 041 7*091 1774 1240 7 026 5 042 7*090 1240 830 6 026 4 043 7 089 830 548 6 027 4 044 7 088 548 377 6 026 4 044 6 088 377 279 5 027 4 044 5 089 279 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