DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - - 84.1 - - 87.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 115 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3694 - - 5058 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2416 - - 3281 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3974 - - 5338 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2415 - - 2604 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 341 - - 353 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 184 - - 167 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 491 - - 128 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3483 - - 5210 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -555 - - -837 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4529 - - 6175 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 760 - - 280 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.1 - - 87.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.6 - - 65.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.3 - - 86.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 64.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 115 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3694 - - 5058 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 50 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - 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] 98386 18 099 10 079 98386 90967 18 079 14 085 90967 85291 13 075 14 084 85291 80595 12 071 14 078 80595 76527 9 084 12 064 76527 72920 8 118 10 064 72920 69670 13 096 9 104 69670 66702 15 073 9 098 66702 63965 13 065 5 077 63965 61330 13 052 7 082 61330 58591 8 314 5 348 58591 55761 11 315 7 280 55761 53069 21 282 15 279 53069 50651 29 262 26 257 50651 48498 30 266 37 261 48498 46551 45 263 38 255 46551 44757 45 252 38 249 44757 43090 47 252 40 248 43090 41529 47 251 40 248 41529 40056 42 246 40 248 40056 38658 37 245 39 245 38658 37296 33 244 37 245 37296 35903 29 239 36 244 35903 34450 24 233 36 244 34450 32942 22 236 35 244 32942 31363 19 233 33 244 31363 29697 16 236 28 241 29697 27943 14 231 21 242 27943 26104 15 231 21 249 26104 24188 19 239 26 244 24188 22201 27 234 27 230 22201 20132 27 237 22 223 20132 17971 15 225 18 215 17971 15765 15 209 15 217 15765 13640 15 195 13 222 13640 11711 11 177 12 210 11711 10003 9 152 12 188 10003 8494 5 130 12 168 8494 7157 5 120 10 168 7157 5971 6 155 10*167 5971 4919 9 173 10*167 4919 3992 12*181 10 166 3992 3173 12*182 10 167 3173 2440 12 183 10 167 2440 1792 12 184 10 167 1792 1252 11 185 9 167 1252 837 11 186 9 168 837 552 10 186 9 167 552 379 10 186 8 168 379 279 9 187 7 168 279 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