DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - - - - 80.4 - - 80.7 - - 82.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 34 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2916 - - 2931 - - 2582 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1802 - - 263 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3196 - - 3211 - - 2862 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1716 - - 2387 - - 2274 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 305 - - 207 - - 111 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 77 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 160 - - 212 - - 093 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 352 - - 629 - - -66 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2844 - - 2582 - - 2928 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -327 - - -148 - - -1864 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3523 - - 3359 - - 4726 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 99 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 570 - - 1080 - - 1320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 80.7 - - 82.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 70.1 - - 70.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.7 - - 80.7 - - 83.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.5 - - 69.3 - - 69.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 34 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2916 - - 2931 - - 2582 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 95 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 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] 98801 34 099 33 083 30 084 98801 91348 36 098 31 088 28 084 91348 85619 31 091 28 089 28 077 85619 80872 24 086 19 080 29 074 80872 76763 22 090 15 096 20 066 76763 73125 19 083 20 110 11 092 73125 69846 17 075 19 095 11 104 69846 66841 11 078 11 096 8 097 66841 64061 9 036 7 050 4 075 64061 61376 10 314 16 333 12 347 61376 58596 9 262 13 288 13 308 58596 55738 14 312 16 278 18 295 55738 53031 26 269 25 281 26 271 53031 50598 34 260 37 275 35 279 50598 48427 35 278 39 274 43 287 48427 46477 43 285 37 273 42 286 46477 44693 45 283 38 287 26 281 44693 43031 42 282 45 289 27 290 43031 41470 31 280 43 274 31 292 41470 39997 26 273 41 262 35 276 39997 38596 26 268 35 257 44 260 38596 37236 38 291 33 265 41 262 37236 35856 38 309 31 284 36 265 35856 34417 31 320 32 293 35 263 34417 32919 31 315 30 291 34 265 32919 31346 29 305 24 293 33 267 31346 29685 26 296 26 293 31 269 29685 27938 26 291 32 288 33 275 27938 26104 24 289 36 291 34 282 26104 24188 22 285 30 295 29 271 24188 22198 21 289 24 303 25 259 22198 20135 18 324 21 310 18 258 20135 17989 17 338 14 316 14 260 17989 15801 12 330 9 332 15 266 15801 13689 7 331 8 296 19 277 13689 11762 5 329 8 285 20 285 11762 10047 8 331 10 302 17 288 10047 8523 6 325 8 313 14 298 8523 7171 4 297 7 295 13 315 7171 5975 6 287 6 273 10 321 5975 4918 7 248 7 257 5 305 4918 3990 6*210 7*256 2 300 3990 3171 5*164 3*251 2*098 3171 2438 6 161 1 224 3*095 2438 1790 6 160 0 193 3 095 1790 1251 6 158 0 153 4 092 1251 836 6 157 0 123 4 091 836 551 5 158 1 109 4 091 551 378 5 157 0 105 4 090 378 279 5 157 0 100 3 091 279 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