DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/20 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 - - - - - - 91.1 - - 89.8 - - 90.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3563 - - 2568 - - 2314 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2147 - - 264 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3843 - - 2848 - - 2594 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3163 - - 3214 - - 3274 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 306 - - 136 - - 99 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - 10 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 322 - - 329 - - 342 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 311 - - -61 - - -423 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3532 - - 2909 - - 3017 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1074 - - -1694 - - -2343 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4917 - - 4542 - - 4937 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2820 - - 3270 - - 3340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.1 - - 89.8 - - 90.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 77.4 - - 77.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.4 - - 90.1 - - 90.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.9 - - 76.4 - - 76.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3563 - - 2568 - - 2314 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 84 - - 101 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 19 - - 19 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] 99132 37 102 33 100 29 093 99132 91640 31 086 35 090 34 088 91640 85879 33 083 34 086 35 089 85879 81102 26 083 26 082 28 080 81102 76994 18 088 18 078 22 069 76994 73370 20 092 16 083 17 059 73370 70108 22 091 17 086 14 060 70108 67126 24 075 22 083 11 080 67126 64376 23 064 23 073 17 065 64376 61743 16 071 17 086 11 072 61743 59010 15 055 18 058 17 080 59010 56194 12 043 15 009 19 027 56194 53549 11 055 8 358 15 357 53549 51185 14 041 7 016 10 351 51185 49051 15 025 10 355 12 350 49051 47095 17 027 12 009 10 345 47095 45282 20 031 13 018 12 344 45282 43589 22 033 15 002 11 334 43589 41999 22 021 20 005 18 006 41999 40500 25 017 25 006 25 001 40500 39082 27 015 26 002 25 357 39082 37704 27 013 25 003 25 358 37704 36297 25 017 25 008 24 358 36297 34832 26 022 24 014 22 354 34832 33309 22 027 20 010 20 350 33309 31714 14 047 14 012 18 340 31714 30035 13 045 14 011 18 337 30035 28271 16 035 16 009 17 343 28271 26419 9 011 15 009 19 350 26419 24481 9 339 13 352 22 351 24481 22460 10 345 13 334 19 347 22460 20361 11 339 14 325 17 338 20361 18181 13 332 15 332 14 349 18181 15959 15 345 12 346 13 354 15959 13819 13 358 9 346 6 342 13819 11880 11 335 12 323 11 322 11880 10162 14 313 11 322 12 330 10162 8634 13 313 10 320 8 338 8634 7274 9 321 10 317 6 326 7274 6067 8 329 8 315 5 319 6067 4998 9 327 6 315 4 314 4998 4056 8*325 6 318 3 313 4056 3224 7*321 5*324 2*335 3224 2479 7 321 6*326 2*351 2479 1820 6 322 6 328 2 351 1820 1270 6 322 6 329 2 343 1270 848 6 322 5 331 2 335 848 558 6 323 5 331 2 332 558 381 5 323 5 331 2 328 381 280 5 323 4 330 1 327 280 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