DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.4 - - 89.6 - - 86.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - 80 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2514 - - 4086 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1661 - - 2428 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2794 - - 4366 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2217 - - 2816 - - 5725 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 321 - - 307 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 226 - - 208 - - 212 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -80 - - 701 - - -1691 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2874 - - 3665 - - 1971 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1798 - - -883 - - -2764 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4592 - - 5249 - - 3044 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 79 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2480 - - 2940 - - 4270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.4 - - 89.6 - - 86.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.3 - - 74.1 - - 77.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.3 - - 89.1 - - 87.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.1 - - 72.9 - - 76.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - 80 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2514 - - 4086 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 27 - - 17 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 20 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] 98643 22 113 21 101 13 068 98643 91182 23 100 21 097 14 072 91182 85438 25 096 20 102 18 089 85438 80675 20 094 17 107 16 087 80675 76586 14 100 13 077 15 081 76586 72983 15 112 6 065 13 064 72983 69726 11 098 8 117 6 096 69726 66747 5 080 5 074 8 076 66747 64001 4 158 5 252 7 317 64001 61360 1 016 2 256 6 291 61360 58622 10 282 9 282 8 300 58622 55792 21 268 27 283 27 287 55792 53125 34 267 42 267 39 275 53125 50755 37 267 35 266 42 280 50755 48625 32 283 39 288 54 286 48625 46678 50 298 58 288 60 283 46678 44881 62 292 65 287 62 284 44881 43207 63 286 67 287 64 287 43207 41635 64 284 67 289 64 288 41635 40152 61 281 62 285 60 290 40152 38746 52 277 56 278 51 290 38746 37379 48 265 54 273 47 283 37379 35983 38 259 52 267 47 273 35983 34528 32 262 47 262 46 268 34528 33017 33 270 44 260 44 269 33017 31435 35 267 37 260 40 272 31435 29766 35 277 29 265 33 279 29766 28011 41 278 33 274 28 287 28011 26172 36 260 33 273 29 289 26172 24249 26 261 30 268 28 285 24249 22252 23 255 27 265 24 267 22252 20183 21 243 25 264 24 255 20183 18037 17 236 23 268 20 255 18037 15854 13 237 17 269 14 273 15854 13746 10 243 13 264 14 281 13746 11824 8 242 10 239 13 278 11824 10114 11 243 12 232 11 265 10114 8595 13 237 17 229 13 245 8595 7243 14 234 18 225 17 235 7243 6041 13 232 16 221 18 228 6041 4979 13 237 15*215 18 223 4979 4041 12 242 12*209 17 220 4041 3211 10*236 12 208 16 215 3211 2468 8*228 11 207 16 214 2468 1812 8 226 11 207 16 213 1812 1265 8 226 11 207 15 213 1265 845 7 226 10 207 14 213 845 556 7 226 10 207 12 212 556 380 7 227 9 206 10*212 380 280 6 226 8 206 7*212 280 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