DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - - - - 86.6 - - 88.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 81 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4424 - - 4891 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2965 - - 2991 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4704 - - 5171 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2024 - - 2530 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 365 - - 324 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 19 - - 20 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 345 - - 309 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1256 - - 603 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3448 - - 4568 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 343 - - -515 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4361 - - 5686 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2270 - - 1650 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.6 - - 88.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 69.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.7 - - 87.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.9 - - 67.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 81 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4424 - - 4891 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 37 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 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] 99069 39 093 42 098 99069 91575 38 087 35 088 91575 85815 37 095 28 080 85815 81046 29 089 25 090 81046 76947 21 081 23 091 76947 73326 17 101 18 078 73326 70039 20 104 15 090 70039 67021 16 097 16 103 67021 64240 12 087 16 095 64240 61559 12 062 14 060 61559 58782 11 045 9 049 58782 55922 7 022 6 034 55922 53202 6 051 2 315 53202 50755 8 006 1 266 50755 48551 10 279 4 289 48551 46540 20 216 17 212 46540 44705 30 213 33 202 44705 43017 45 210 42 211 43017 41440 47 195 43 215 41440 39954 45 192 42 211 39954 38551 42 198 40 206 38551 37190 44 197 41 205 37190 35801 43 195 45 205 35801 34351 44 203 47 204 34351 32844 44 208 45 212 32844 31266 41 212 35 218 31266 29605 31 213 29 209 29605 27858 26 205 27 206 27858 26028 22 189 22 209 26028 24125 17 197 18 218 24125 22146 12 243 10 216 22146 20085 10 244 6 235 20085 17941 11 244 8 275 17941 15758 14 256 11 270 15758 13653 14 270 15 257 13653 11745 8 294 9 277 11745 10053 8 333 8 319 10053 8544 11 357 7 336 8544 7199 9 359 5 333 7199 6005 6 350 4*328 6005 4947 5*345 4*324 4947 4015 4*343 3 317 4015 3190 4 344 3 312 3190 2453 4 345 3 307 2453 1801 3 345 3 304 1801 1258 3 345 3 299 1258 840 3 345 3 298 840 553 3 347 2 296 553 380 3 346 2 294 380 280 2 347 2 294 280 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