DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - - - - 94.8 - - 97.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 128 - - 72 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4785 - - 5960 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3200 - - 3735 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5065 - - 6240 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2498 - - 2459 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 368 - - 342 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 323 - - 309 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -16 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1050 - - 659 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4015 - - 5581 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1066 - - -1576 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6131 - - 7816 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 68 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3700 - - 2500 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.8 - - 97.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 77.6 - - 73.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.8 - - 96.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 76.4 - - 72.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 128 - - 72 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4785 - - 5960 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - 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] 99111 38 103 35 104 99111 91658 40 096 34 101 91658 85908 37 092 31 092 85908 81121 29 096 27 081 81121 77006 22 094 19 086 77006 73384 19 094 19 089 73384 70115 17 090 19 085 70115 67125 16 086 17 085 67125 64361 20 062 20 097 64361 61700 18 053 16 053 61700 58964 22 003 16 022 58964 56174 18 325 22 344 56174 53544 13 348 18 329 53544 51178 23 338 26 327 51178 49048 23 326 23 314 49048 47100 25 323 23 303 47100 45296 26 316 23 298 45296 43611 24 315 22 299 43611 42029 22 326 20 310 42029 40537 21 334 19 324 40537 39120 20 343 19 324 39120 37742 23 346 19 328 37742 36335 29 350 18 339 36335 34867 31 354 24 346 34867 33339 28 354 28 350 33339 31739 28 342 23 345 31739 30052 29 338 20 341 30052 28283 26 341 21 346 28283 26432 23 341 24 352 26432 24499 23 337 26 350 24499 22486 22 335 24 349 22486 20387 16 341 21 339 20387 18206 14 000 20 336 18206 15994 14 009 22 348 15994 13863 15 009 18 354 13863 11920 14 346 14 355 11920 10195 10 316 12 338 10195 8665 8 309 11 316 8665 7306 7 323 11*313 7306 6098 7*326 10*315 6098 5026 6*327 9 313 5026 4080 4 324 8 311 4080 3243 4 323 7 309 3243 2494 4 322 7 307 2494 1830 3 322 7 306 1830 1277 3 321 6 305 1277 852 3 322 6 305 852 559 3 320 6 305 559 382 3 320 6 304 382 281 3 321 5 304 281 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