DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/17 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.3 - - 87.5 - - 83.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 101 - - 38 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2905 - - 3828 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1707 - - 1879 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3185 - - 4108 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2310 - - 2241 - - 5072 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 290 - - 263 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 24 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 207 - - 201 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 17 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 977 - - 755 - - -1737 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2208 - - 3353 - - 2017 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 60 - - -757 - - -3107 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3125 - - 4865 - - 3387 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 80 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1810 - - 2250 - - 2670 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.3 - - 87.5 - - 83.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 73.1 - - 74.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.9 - - 87.4 - - 85.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.0 - - 71.9 - - 74.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 101 - - 38 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2905 - - 3828 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 76 - - 21 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 19 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] 98685 32 096 33 103 26 091 98685 91197 23 091 29 089 24 092 91197 85453 22 097 24 105 21 099 85453 80699 20 099 17 104 20 077 80699 76613 15 098 15 096 18 090 76613 73000 9 098 13 098 14 080 73000 69736 13 105 9 095 5 086 69736 66752 8 056 6 053 7 034 66752 63994 6 345 4 241 9 306 63994 61338 8 341 4 299 7 293 61338 58597 12 288 13 275 11 301 58597 55785 27 311 21 312 20 328 55785 53116 40 311 32 301 25 300 53116 50713 37 303 29 297 27 293 50713 48551 38 300 31 313 29 292 48551 46587 40 300 38 306 28 294 46587 44780 40 293 39 302 27 304 44780 43100 39 291 37 296 28 312 43100 41526 41 296 36 286 28 312 41526 40043 41 297 35 284 28 304 40043 38637 40 292 35 285 28 298 38637 37271 41 289 35 284 27 292 37271 35877 41 293 33 286 27 286 35877 34427 43 301 33 297 26 280 34427 32923 42 305 33 304 23 281 32923 31349 41 305 31 302 23 283 31349 29694 38 306 29 300 25 282 29694 27958 35 299 28 304 24 282 27958 26137 33 295 26 305 22 296 26137 24234 31 299 23 300 18 294 24234 22248 30 282 23 297 16 277 22248 20177 29 262 24 293 19 283 20177 18025 21 264 27 296 18 307 18025 15832 12 254 22 278 16 307 15832 13715 15 260 15 253 13 249 13715 11788 18 245 18 239 17 240 11788 10075 22 223 20 224 18 236 10075 8554 26 207 24 220 23 226 8554 7204 28 208 34 215 30 223 7204 6007 29 209 35 213 33 219 6007 4950 31 209 33*210 32 213 4950 4018 31*209 29*204 32 210 4018 3195 30*209 27 202 31 205 3195 2457 26 208 25 201 30 201 2457 1804 23 206 24 200 29 197 1804 1259 22 206 23 200 27 194 1259 842 20 206 22 199 24 192 842 554 19 205 21 199 20 190 554 380 17 205 18 199 17*190 380 280 14 205 14 199 12*188 280 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