DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - - - - - 82.2 - - 85.5 - - 81.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 174 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3726 - - 4700 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2569 - - 3253 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4006 - - 4980 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2231 - - 1540 - - 5342 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 372 - - 391 - - 21 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 193 - - 176 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 313 - - -691 - - -4595 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3693 - - 5671 - - 4875 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -568 - - -4141 - - -8782 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4574 - - 9121 - - 9062 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 85 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 320 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 85.5 - - 81.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.9 - - 61.6 - - 61.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.1 - - 84.4 - - 83.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.7 - - 60.4 - - 60.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 174 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3726 - - 4700 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 40 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 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] 98567 12 096 14 068 14 049 98567 91087 9 124 9 082 14 067 91087 85354 12 104 8 100 14 055 85354 80622 12 085 12 077 13 052 80622 76554 11 102 12 079 11 059 76554 72957 14 110 11 101 8 084 72957 69703 14 085 14 087 9 108 69703 66722 13 079 12 074 10 086 66722 63972 11 062 9 062 9 041 63972 61325 8 044 3 030 11 356 61325 58575 10 357 5 330 12 320 58575 55729 14 312 11 300 14 300 55729 53016 25 291 24 295 24 299 53016 50583 36 269 40 273 39 278 50583 48426 38 267 41 256 41 266 48426 46485 38 287 48 284 46 283 46485 44701 60 295 66 289 59 282 44701 43040 70 287 68 281 70 275 43040 41486 67 282 56 277 65 270 41486 40023 55 287 42 274 51 261 40023 38632 44 293 38 272 48 260 38632 37276 38 293 37 269 44 271 37276 35890 31 289 32 275 34 267 35890 34443 27 278 28 267 23 258 34443 32937 24 266 31 257 26 252 32937 31358 22 272 34 258 36 247 31358 29692 17 280 27 259 33 243 29692 27939 13 251 20 251 24 235 27939 26099 15 241 17 239 24 237 26099 24179 16 255 18 250 20 237 24179 22187 18 257 19 256 16 236 22187 20112 19 250 18 253 12 242 20112 17949 16 242 14 243 9 253 17949 15742 13 230 11 236 6 260 15742 13616 14 212 12 228 6 260 13616 11685 11 219 11 222 4 233 11685 9975 7 234 7 206 3 190 9975 8463 6 194 7 181 4 190 8463 7124 7 191 6 201 2 195 7124 5938 9 206 6*215 4 185 5938 4890 11*213 7*197 9 178 4890 3969 11*210 8 185 12 175 3969 3155 11 205 9 178 13 175 3155 2426 11 190 9 174 13 174 2426 1782 11 188 10 172 13 174 1782 1245 11 187 10 170 13 173 1245 833 10 185 10 169 12 173 833 550 10 184 10 169 11 172 550 378 10 184 9 168 9*171 378 279 8 184 8 169 7*171 279 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