DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 84.2 - - 85.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 107 - - 46 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1167 - - 3139 - - 3937 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 263 - - 1895 - - 1854 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1447 - - 3419 - - 4217 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 804 - - 1854 - - 1839 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 200 - - 301 - - 258 - - - W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 040 - - 047 - - 056 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1006 - - 755 - - 1572 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2453 - - 2664 - - 2645 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3385 - - -100 - - 730 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 4832 - - 3519 - - 3487 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 100 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 640 - - 2030 - - 2610 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 84.2 - - 85.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.7 - - 73.1 - - 74.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.2 - - 83.5 - - 84.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.7 - - 72.0 - - 73.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 107 - - 46 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1167 - - 3139 - - 3937 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 101 - - 76 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 16 - - 17 - - - 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] 99158 59 090 48 097 34 089 99158 91670 48 087 45 088 41 097 91670 85922 38 087 37 085 42 097 85922 81158 30 091 28 084 38 086 81158 77053 29 097 25 087 32 079 77053 73431 28 087 27 098 27 083 73431 70163 29 083 27 094 24 084 70163 67180 30 070 23 081 24 076 67180 64439 29 067 22 081 21 073 64439 61793 30 064 22 076 21 074 61793 59034 29 056 25 073 24 069 59034 56170 27 052 28 068 25 067 56170 53430 31 062 34 069 30 070 53430 50947 39 063 37 072 33 071 50947 48714 44 063 42 070 36 077 48714 46697 40 064 37 059 37 068 46697 44863 37 068 29 057 35 064 44863 43176 28 065 22 069 24 072 43176 41611 23 094 18 085 18 086 41611 40139 28 116 17 123 15 110 40139 38744 29 114 21 132 17 133 38744 37389 28 118 21 119 20 124 37389 36002 28 117 20 107 22 111 36002 34554 25 111 17 098 21 101 34554 33047 20 112 14 086 17 075 33047 31465 20 096 14 093 17 097 31465 29795 26 093 13 106 14 108 29795 28039 23 078 12 104 10 099 28039 26201 24 066 15 073 17 102 26201 24283 20 058 18 051 17 101 24283 22289 20 056 19 051 17 093 22289 20211 22 060 21 060 17 085 20211 18047 22 069 18 063 15 076 18047 15838 20 075 13 075 13 069 15838 13708 19 070 13 078 12 067 13708 11773 20 068 16 068 15 073 11773 10061 19 067 17 063 14 077 10061 8544 17 057 18 068 12 080 8544 7193 17 044 17 063 12 076 7193 5996 17 034 17 057 13 070 5996 4938 18 032 17 054 13*066 4938 4007 20 037 16*052 13*064 4007 3184 21 042 15*051 12 059 3184 2449 19 045 13 047 11 056 2449 1798 17*045 13 047 10 054 1798 1256 12*040 13 046 9 053 1256 839 12 040 12 046 8 052 839 553 11 040 11 045 8 052 553 379 10 039 10 045 7 051 379 279 8 039 9 045 6 050 279 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