DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 77.4 - - 81.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1101 - - 2187 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 263 - - 263 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1381 - - 2467 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1893 - - 2587 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 91 - - 162 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 34 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 124 - - 035 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 459 - - 881 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 922 - - 1586 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 149 - - 342 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1232 - - 2125 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1470 - - 2200 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.4 - - 81.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.9 - - 75.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.4 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 74.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1101 - - 2187 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 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] 99207 50 097 34 099 99207 91651 40 093 43 091 91651 85890 31 087 42 087 85890 81154 31 088 33 085 81154 77063 27 086 27 088 77063 73427 21 082 23 088 73427 70137 18 085 20 094 70137 67128 16 088 20 094 67128 64364 19 086 20 084 64364 61715 23 064 16 079 61715 58968 21 053 15 078 58968 56123 18 068 20 074 56123 53416 23 076 25 072 53416 50981 27 079 30 078 50981 48789 35 084 37 085 48789 46793 39 093 34 089 46793 44961 33 096 25 100 44961 43267 26 094 24 117 43267 41684 20 099 23 106 41684 40192 23 105 19 087 40192 38785 29 096 9 083 38785 37423 30 095 3 112 37423 36031 28 095 4 122 36031 34578 26 100 5 146 34578 33066 21 104 6 167 33066 31480 19 105 5 174 31480 29810 20 109 6 147 29810 28057 22 114 10 140 28057 26220 20 119 12 144 26220 24301 18 120 10 148 24301 22304 19 127 8 159 22304 20222 16 135 4 170 20222 18051 16 132 5 167 18051 15834 16 117 6 170 15834 13698 13 101 8 140 13698 11757 7 078 9 116 11757 10041 6 069 8 100 10041 8522 6 063 6 093 8522 7172 6 069 5 074 7172 5975 5 075 5 066 5975 4918 3 068 4 049 4918 3990 2 056 4 037 3990 3170 2 050 3*034 3170 2437 1 044 3*033 2437 1790 1*054 3 035 1790 1250 0*081 3 035 1250 836 0 115 3 036 836 551 1 140 3 034 551 378 1 144 3 034 378 279 1 150 2 034 279 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