DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - - 97.6 - - 99.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 212 - - 108 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6615 - - 8268 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4823 - - 5661 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6895 - - 8548 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2303 - - 2103 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 467 - - 413 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 259 - - 241 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -12 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 336 - - 295 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6560 - - 8254 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -655 - - -903 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7550 - - 9451 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1770 - - 750 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 97.6 - - 99.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 64.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 96.5 - - 99.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 63.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 212 - - 108 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6615 - - 8268 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 16 - - 19 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - 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] 99067 34 099 32 084 99067 91657 38 092 29 089 91657 85926 34 090 31 089 85926 81159 28 085 30 085 81159 77058 25 092 28 078 77058 73430 24 091 19 077 73430 70151 18 083 13 096 70151 67150 13 095 11 083 67150 64371 9 075 10 078 64371 61688 7 072 9 093 61688 58926 10 109 8 106 58926 56114 8 059 5 103 56114 53468 10 252 8 265 53468 51094 23 209 20 240 51094 48962 24 215 25 238 48962 47016 22 220 32 240 47016 45217 21 217 33 236 45217 43535 21 217 31 229 43535 41953 19 220 26 223 41953 40460 18 233 24 223 40460 39045 16 250 22 227 39045 37670 12 260 18 238 37670 36267 8 283 13 241 36267 34806 7 282 9 235 34806 33289 7 245 10 240 33289 31702 9 227 10 240 31702 30030 8 230 7 245 30030 28274 5 256 5 257 28274 26432 3 284 5 267 26432 24511 6 280 5 268 24511 22508 9 282 7 274 22508 20420 8 298 14 296 20420 18243 6 305 18 294 18243 16025 12 291 17 288 16025 13885 15 272 14 267 13885 11938 19 266 14 272 11938 10213 18 256 14 274 10213 8683 9 258 13*265 8683 7319 7*258 12*257 7319 6105 7*265 12 255 6105 5029 7 265 11 243 5029 4080 7 262 11 239 4080 3242 7 260 11 236 3242 2491 7 258 11 233 2491 1828 7 257 10 231 1828 1275 7 255 10 230 1275 851 7 255 10 229 851 559 6 253 10 229 559 382 6 253 9 228 382 280 6 253 8 228 280 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