DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.7 - - 86.0 - - 83.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 70 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3851 - - 3968 - - 457 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2460 - - 2264 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4131 - - 4248 - - 737 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1675 - - 1686 - - 4522 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 332 - - 294 - - 65 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 179 - - 172 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1224 - - 1267 - - -1304 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2908 - - 2981 - - 2041 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 394 - - 523 - - -2174 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3737 - - 3725 - - 2911 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 94 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2120 - - 2620 - - 3030 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.7 - - 86.0 - - 83.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.5 - - 73.5 - - 74.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.9 - - 85.5 - - 84.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.3 - - 72.3 - - 74.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 70 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3851 - - 3968 - - 457 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 69 - - 76 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 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] 98829 27 118 26 076 34 074 98829 91375 37 096 34 094 29 091 91375 85626 32 080 35 106 25 091 85626 80866 21 071 27 090 24 096 80866 76771 15 097 21 085 25 083 76771 73150 13 108 13 100 17 060 73150 69880 8 136 12 129 5 113 69880 66881 17 132 9 113 10 126 66881 64103 8 071 8 099 8 105 64103 61421 1 043 6 055 6 058 61421 58645 7 290 5 281 10 281 58645 55785 14 275 9 230 12 266 55785 53062 24 281 19 314 14 319 53062 50636 35 285 36 293 30 311 50636 48492 34 286 35 280 38 286 48492 46545 39 301 30 298 26 275 46545 44748 40 307 29 318 16 289 44748 43083 32 307 29 313 11 307 43083 41528 28 308 23 298 27 324 41528 40063 26 317 16 310 34 323 40063 38676 26 328 15 327 33 324 38676 37324 21 334 18 345 33 323 37324 35939 12 322 22 350 34 318 35939 34492 9 320 26 347 22 316 34492 32986 12 297 25 341 21 303 32986 31405 12 283 18 318 24 289 31405 29737 13 262 17 293 26 288 29737 27983 12 261 21 301 25 296 27983 26146 6 266 22 297 20 298 26146 24228 10 302 14 290 19 278 24228 22234 15 324 11 288 20 257 22234 20159 23 331 8 300 17 253 20159 18001 19 315 12 298 15 266 18001 15810 15 295 12 295 15 267 15810 13697 9 287 8 292 14 254 13697 11772 7 287 3 315 9 213 11772 10064 4 324 1 277 10 189 10064 8549 1 004 3 195 8 216 8549 7203 1 198 6 193 10 231 7203 6005 3 226 9 188 13 226 6005 4945 4*208 11*177 13 214 4945 4012 5*190 12*174 13 200 4012 3189 6 184 12 173 13 192 3189 2452 6 179 12 172 13 187 2452 1800 6 176 12 172 12 184 1800 1257 6 176 11 172 12 182 1257 840 6 175 11 172 11*181 840 553 6 174 11 172 10*180 553 379 6 175 10 172 9 179 379 279 5 175 8 172 6 179 279 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