DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 86.4 - - 86.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - 6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3700 - - 3926 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2245 - - 263 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3980 - - 4206 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1377 - - 1583 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 310 - - 194 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 220 - - 212 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 14 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 792 - - 1207 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3188 - - 3000 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1838 - - -64 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5818 - - 4270 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1630 - - 2090 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.4 - - 86.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 74.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.9 - - 86.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.7 - - 72.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - 6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3700 - - 3926 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 90 - - - 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] 98899 25 100 20 083 98899 91424 26 093 20 080 91424 85682 30 093 26 096 85682 80926 28 087 26 092 80926 76832 20 078 18 098 76832 73218 15 090 14 111 73218 69958 16 095 16 112 69958 66971 14 090 15 109 66971 64205 10 090 9 100 64205 61526 5 124 3 135 61526 58755 11 167 6 222 58755 55932 8 179 6 223 55932 53270 9 270 4 314 53270 50885 19 295 22 309 50885 48759 22 284 18 286 48759 46824 20 280 17 270 46824 45033 18 278 22 270 45033 43359 14 281 25 271 43359 41783 12 293 26 259 41783 40294 12 305 24 261 40294 38883 12 305 19 260 38883 37514 15 305 15 256 37514 36115 15 299 14 252 36115 34654 13 289 16 248 34654 33136 16 286 16 246 33136 31546 22 293 13 269 31546 29870 24 289 15 276 29870 28109 21 276 19 273 28109 26263 25 269 26 283 26263 24336 28 267 30 285 24336 22332 28 269 29 286 22332 20250 30 270 31 279 20250 18088 32 270 35 267 18088 15888 34 280 37 257 15888 13768 43 276 31 267 13768 11835 46 263 33 277 11835 10111 33 262 36 275 10111 8576 17 254 30 258 8576 7213 19 231 27 241 7213 6009 27 232 27 228 6009 4950 27 224 24*216 4950 4018 24*221 23*215 4018 3193 23*220 21 213 3193 2456 23 220 20 212 2456 1803 22 220 18 212 1803 1259 21 220 16 211 1259 841 20 220 15 211 841 554 19 220 14 211 554 380 17 220 12 210 380 280 14 220 10 210 280 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