DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2154 - - 3199 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 263 - - 263 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2434 - - 3479 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2892 - - 2362 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 198 - - 197 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 118 - - 083 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 841 - - 1351 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1593 - - 2128 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 64 - - 148 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2370 - - 3331 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2060 - - 1920 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 72.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.8 - - 81.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.3 - - 71.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2154 - - 3199 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 15 - - - 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] 98349 12 120 6 001 98349 90891 7 078 6 080 90891 85165 17 034 14 084 85165 80438 18 036 10 102 80438 76381 15 040 7 093 76381 72802 10 041 6 060 72802 69564 10 049 6 038 69564 66599 10 059 8 038 66599 63862 11 046 9 030 63862 61215 7 013 9 014 61215 58452 5 000 9 333 58452 55578 5 237 5 318 55578 52843 9 196 6 229 52843 50415 28 209 14 213 50415 48277 25 176 32 200 48277 46351 22 197 26 170 46351 44582 38 206 16 155 44582 42936 41 199 21 204 42936 41391 40 195 36 204 41391 39932 37 192 35 198 39932 38543 30 197 33 194 38543 37189 24 207 34 195 37189 35802 22 202 31 197 35802 34354 18 195 28 195 34354 32847 16 197 20 190 32847 31267 20 215 15 184 31267 29604 22 219 15 171 29604 27859 20 220 19 164 27859 26030 17 212 17 156 26030 24120 16 188 15 155 24120 22132 12 158 16 157 22132 20063 12 148 15 166 20063 17904 11 149 14 155 17904 15705 7 141 15 153 15705 13592 8 139 17 153 13592 11676 13 122 17 138 11676 9979 15 120 15 137 9979 8471 16 128 12 143 8471 7133 17 133 10 127 7133 5946 15 137 11 114 5946 4897 13 134 9 109 4897 3975 11 133 9*104 3975 3160 11*130 8*092 3160 2430 9*126 8 085 2430 1785 8 121 7 083 1785 1248 7 115 7 082 1248 835 7 114 6 080 835 550 6 113 6 079 550 378 6 111 6 079 378 279 5 110 5 078 279 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