DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - - - - 95.4 - - 97.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 144 - - 89 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3776 - - 5457 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2507 - - 3464 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4056 - - 5737 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3925 - - 5115 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 350 - - 345 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 38 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 338 - - 312 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -230 - - 446 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4286 - - 5291 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1428 - - -1081 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5484 - - 6818 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3900 - - 3680 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.4 - - 97.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 75.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 94.4 - - 97.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 74.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 144 - - 89 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3776 - - 5457 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 1 - - 15 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 17 - - - 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] 99167 44 099 30 096 99167 91655 34 092 31 096 91655 85870 28 084 33 092 85870 81095 24 084 30 087 81095 77010 28 092 28 088 77010 73403 34 080 27 089 73403 70128 29 078 25 086 70128 67132 23 078 23 077 67132 64385 19 081 19 086 64385 61751 24 051 21 071 61751 59031 21 025 18 031 59031 56229 17 020 20 014 56229 53570 28 017 29 013 53570 51178 32 353 34 006 51178 49020 28 337 32 349 49020 47055 28 346 31 334 47055 45245 30 353 29 331 45245 43561 34 350 28 333 43561 41983 36 340 26 332 41983 40495 33 325 28 328 40495 39086 30 320 32 316 39086 37714 29 309 32 315 37714 36310 28 301 30 320 36310 34845 26 305 29 326 34845 33320 25 318 29 339 33320 31722 27 329 28 342 31722 30036 25 325 27 342 30036 28266 21 327 27 335 28266 26415 22 327 21 318 26415 24487 22 326 17 320 24487 22486 23 321 18 337 22486 20397 20 317 21 336 20397 18214 17 340 19 350 18214 15993 8 018 8 002 15993 13866 20 074 18 076 13866 11940 18 070 16 072 11940 10226 12 062 7 072 10226 8699 3 029 2 063 8699 7338 3 333 1 030 7338 6125 5 331 1*333 6125 5048 6 336 1*323 5048 4097 6*337 2 312 4097 3256 6*337 2 312 3256 2501 6 338 2 310 2501 1836 6 338 2 312 1836 1280 6 338 2 310 1280 854 6 338 2 311 854 560 6 338 2 311 560 383 6 338 2 311 383 280 5 338 1 308 280 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