DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - - 80.7 - - 81.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3111 - - 2446 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1579 - - 1107 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3391 - - 2726 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1269 - - 2384 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 263 - - 244 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 188 - - 167 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1514 - - 736 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1877 - - 1991 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 483 - - 20 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2908 - - 2706 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2540 - - 2480 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.7 - - 81.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 72.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.4 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.7 - - 71.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3111 - - 2446 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 96 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - - 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] 97938 8 180 1 222 97938 90576 4 038 5 007 90576 84902 1 031 2 116 84902 80177 11 132 10 178 80177 76137 9 099 9 148 76137 72585 2 137 11 097 72585 69361 11 154 3 108 69361 66410 11 145 6 220 66410 63712 12 192 11 189 63712 61121 11 204 7 203 61121 58402 14 231 14 238 58402 55574 32 242 25 246 55574 52897 38 227 32 245 52897 50483 27 217 39 240 50483 48299 35 255 46 242 48299 46308 49 256 49 245 46308 44486 52 255 46 248 44486 42806 54 258 41 253 42806 41243 54 259 46 260 41243 39780 51 257 55 253 39780 38405 46 252 50 247 38405 37070 41 247 41 240 37070 35704 34 246 36 235 35704 34276 22 247 35 229 34276 32789 20 243 33 224 32789 31227 24 243 27 222 31227 29577 29 247 23 219 29577 27841 29 244 19 232 27841 26018 28 237 18 238 26018 24111 30 224 28 228 24111 22126 35 218 30 222 22126 20061 40 216 33 220 20061 17908 38 210 38 219 17908 15716 34 212 36 213 15716 13611 34 213 34 208 13611 11698 31 211 31 207 11698 9997 27 213 26 201 9997 8487 27 210 24 195 8487 7145 27 210 24 193 7145 5956 25 212 24 192 5956 4902 22 208 23 188 4902 3975 18*198 23 184 3975 3158 18*192 21*178 3158 2428 17 190 19*172 2428 1784 16 188 16 167 1784 1246 15 187 15 165 1246 834 15 187 14 165 834 550 14 186 13 165 550 378 13 185 12 165 378 279 10 186 10 165 279 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