DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.5 - - 69.6 - - 75.4 - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 11 - - 27 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 935 - - 617 - - 2366 - - 374 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1215 - - 897 - - 2646 - - 654 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1909 - - 1863 - - 1963 - - 3671 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 114 - - 81 - - 189 - - 51 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 306 - - 341 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 496 - - 450 - - 1038 - - -589 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 719 - - 447 - - 1608 - - 1243 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 214 - - 183 - - 454 - - -1297 ODpotential blCL - - - 1001 - - 714 - - 2192 - - 1951 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 480 - - 530 - - 1030 - - 1310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.5 - - 69.6 - - 75.4 - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.0 - - 68.3 - - 69.0 - - 69.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.3 - - 69.6 - - 75.2 - - 75.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.5 - - 68.0 - - 67.9 - - 69.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 11 - - 27 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 935 - - 617 - - 2366 - - 374 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 100 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 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] 98282 17 099 9 112 16 088 12 082 98282 90880 16 101 16 118 6 113 9 080 90880 85179 12 089 11 100 6 117 12 054 85179 80447 5 018 11 056 5 085 10 053 80447 76377 2 048 8 030 5 050 9 006 76377 72785 8 093 1 074 7 084 6 350 72785 69529 6 065 6 127 7 057 2 077 69529 66537 4 033 5 092 4 014 4 127 66537 63766 7 102 1 116 4 180 5 274 63766 61094 2 308 2 209 5 185 7 261 61094 58310 16 264 12 241 10 244 7 252 58310 55422 24 242 24 244 23 243 17 239 55422 52677 28 222 30 230 32 225 24 236 52677 50215 30 222 32 231 30 215 32 233 50215 48020 39 228 37 224 26 219 35 227 48020 46048 46 225 40 215 30 228 36 225 46048 44253 51 220 41 213 34 223 37 224 44253 42597 53 217 39 217 30 217 35 221 42597 41052 55 212 34 223 26 217 31 221 41052 39598 57 210 33 225 27 220 29 223 39598 38222 53 210 34 222 29 219 31 224 38222 36884 42 208 34 218 30 219 33 225 36884 35516 37 205 32 217 29 219 33 226 35516 34092 34 209 30 218 28 221 31 227 34092 32609 34 213 32 218 29 222 27 231 32609 31053 37 214 34 216 27 218 23 232 31053 29410 37 214 33 218 19 210 16 227 29410 27681 34 212 24 232 12 187 9 208 27681 25868 28 211 11 227 11 182 5 169 25868 23975 20 218 14 217 13 204 6 207 23975 22005 13 205 19 214 18 225 9 234 22005 19952 11 236 17 218 19 235 8 254 19952 17812 13 255 13 220 14 229 8 256 17812 15630 10 252 10 222 9 227 8 250 15630 13527 10 249 9 237 9 242 4 246 13527 11612 8 255 8 254 7 269 3 296 11612 9915 7 266 5 286 3 315 4 328 9915 8414 8 255 3 316 4 350 8 344 8414 7083 10 246 3 321 4 340 8 353 7083 5900 9 242 3 291 5 316 8 003 5900 4854 7 243 4 287 7 318 10 014 4854 3937 6 240 5 292 8 332 10 022 3937 3129 6 227 5 301 8*337 10 026 3129 2407 7 216 5 305 8*338 10 025 2407 1768 6 212 5 305 8 340 9 025 1768 1236 6*210 5*307 8 341 9 025 1236 828 6*211 4*304 8 342 8*024 828 547 5 211 4 306 7 342 8*024 547 377 5 210 4 306 7 341 7 023 377 279 4 212 3 305 6 341 5 023 279 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