DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - - 96.3 - - 97.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5263 - - 6603 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3604 - - 4133 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5543 - - 6883 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3257 - - 1896 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 390 - - 345 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 298 - - 284 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2 - - 235 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5545 - - 6648 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2193 - - -1408 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7736 - - 8291 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1960 - - 1060 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 96.3 - - 97.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 69.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 95.4 - - 97.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 68.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5263 - - 6603 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 22 - - 14 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - - 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] 99073 41 100 44 093 99073 91618 41 088 39 090 91618 85882 33 083 34 090 85882 81114 27 108 29 085 81114 77006 30 107 23 090 77006 73385 29 091 23 100 73385 70108 24 085 24 091 70108 67108 21 078 23 087 67108 64347 15 053 16 063 64347 61706 7 042 8 049 61706 58975 10 032 10 061 58975 56166 15 010 12 013 56166 53519 18 359 8 021 53519 51148 23 357 25 357 51148 49023 27 345 25 339 49023 47080 28 353 19 350 47080 45275 33 001 41 003 45275 43590 40 355 37 001 43590 42005 40 349 32 346 42005 40502 38 347 34 328 40502 39074 36 352 29 326 39074 37688 34 355 26 340 37688 36276 31 354 27 356 36276 34806 28 359 20 349 34806 33278 25 009 23 336 33278 31676 19 321 26 314 31676 29990 22 319 26 306 29990 28219 20 315 25 304 28219 26364 19 308 25 306 26364 24428 20 315 24 310 24428 22419 19 331 21 318 22419 20333 16 337 17 317 20333 18169 11 336 14 295 18169 15966 7 330 12 311 15966 13840 6 279 10 346 13840 11899 8 265 11 355 11899 10172 8 283 9 003 10172 8642 11 291 6 341 8642 7286 13 297 8*306 7286 6081 11*305 7*296 6081 5012 9*304 7 291 5012 4068 9 302 7 287 4068 3233 9 300 6 283 3233 2486 8 298 6 280 2486 1824 8 297 6 278 1824 1273 8 295 6 276 1273 850 7 293 5 274 850 559 7 293 5 274 559 382 7 293 5 273 382 280 6 293 5 273 280 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