DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.7 - - 97.3 - - 93.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 74 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4942 - - 5723 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3402 - - 3567 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5222 - - 6003 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2476 - - 2672 - - 6772 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 390 - - 338 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 268 - - 245 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 69 - - -229 - - -4304 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5154 - - 6233 - - 4585 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2639 - - -2633 - - -6813 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7861 - - 8636 - - 7093 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 69 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2430 - - 1650 - - 2550 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.7 - - 97.3 - - 93.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.7 - - 70.7 - - 73.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 94.7 - - 96.9 - - 95.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.5 - - 69.4 - - 72.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 74 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4942 - - 5723 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 14 - - 18 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] 99117 48 093 42 092 30 096 99117 91621 37 089 38 094 34 089 91621 85863 31 089 34 086 36 090 85863 81077 31 099 25 087 32 079 81077 76975 31 096 21 112 19 079 76975 73376 30 084 28 103 18 099 73376 70118 24 084 27 087 23 087 70118 67134 22 089 23 085 22 082 67134 64388 20 092 20 094 15 081 64388 61743 26 066 20 065 16 062 61743 59009 21 033 21 023 22 036 59009 56209 14 030 17 019 19 024 56209 53564 33 024 26 018 22 013 53564 51189 35 009 28 002 24 001 51189 49042 35 001 31 353 28 357 49042 47077 32 354 31 351 30 359 47077 45262 30 351 30 347 30 355 45262 43572 29 348 31 344 29 350 43572 41988 30 347 31 341 29 348 41988 40493 30 348 32 342 31 346 40493 39075 32 353 35 347 33 344 39075 37696 37 358 38 352 35 341 37696 36286 41 001 42 357 37 343 36286 34815 43 004 45 002 40 355 34815 33286 46 014 46 002 43 005 33286 31691 45 017 45 011 37 004 31691 30015 36 009 38 019 39 001 30015 28252 24 355 31 013 33 003 28252 26403 22 000 27 360 30 002 26403 24478 20 004 23 358 25 351 24478 22474 19 353 16 011 15 359 22474 20383 21 339 16 358 9 005 20383 18204 17 337 23 343 13 014 18204 15987 10 010 9 350 17 003 15987 13852 4 036 2 155 6 003 13852 11913 2 120 4 186 1 260 11913 10193 3 121 4 168 3 186 10193 8664 3 117 5 154 5 193 8664 7304 2 169 3 207 5 232 7304 6097 5*252 6*247 7 253 6097 5026 7*269 7*247 7 241 5026 4080 7 269 7 246 8 229 4080 3242 7 269 7 245 8 225 3242 2492 7 268 7 245 8 223 2492 1829 7 268 7 244 8 222 1829 1276 7 267 7 243 8 220 1276 851 7 267 7 242 8 220 851 559 7 267 7 243 8 219 559 382 6 267 7 242 7 218 382 280 6 266 6 243 5*218 280 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