DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 171 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5330 - - 5572 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3838 - - 3885 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5610 - - 5852 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 773 - - 790 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 436 - - 408 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 32 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 102 - - 150 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2540 - - -2726 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8151 - - 8579 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10188 - - -9523 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15798 - - 15375 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 45 - - 47 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.6 - - 42.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.0 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.3 - - 40.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 171 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5330 - - 5572 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97987 7 291 5 319 97987 90622 2 210 9 245 90622 84950 5 244 8 206 84950 80211 6 280 4 228 80211 76108 2 285 4 282 76108 72485 11 307 5 271 72485 69208 15 287 11 275 69208 66207 13 270 14 287 66207 63434 15 292 19 282 63434 60758 24 292 23 275 60758 57991 30 278 27 282 57991 55142 33 277 36 282 55142 52429 39 272 42 276 52429 49983 43 269 49 274 49983 47788 48 271 54 276 47788 45799 52 276 58 276 45799 43977 57 281 61 280 43977 42300 57 281 64 280 42300 40748 56 282 63 280 40748 39299 53 285 59 284 39299 37933 49 290 56 290 37933 36607 48 295 52 294 36607 35255 49 299 46 297 35255 33846 49 300 42 300 33846 32380 41 296 39 301 32380 30844 33 293 38 304 30844 29223 30 295 36 304 29223 27516 30 299 33 303 27516 25722 27 302 33 301 25722 23844 23 301 33 301 23844 21886 22 297 32 299 21886 19840 17 293 24 296 19840 17704 9 294 19 297 17704 15524 6 338 12 280 15524 13422 5 305 9 287 13422 11509 7 298 12 310 11509 9814 9 327 10 332 9814 8322 10 336 4 000 8322 7003 9 110 3*195 7003 5838 9*105 2*156 5838 4810 7*103 2 149 4810 3903 6 103 2 147 3903 3103 5 102 2 148 3103 2387 5 102 2 150 2387 1754 4 101 2 149 1754 1227 4 102 2 153 1227 822 3 102 2 152 822 544 3 102 2 153 544 375 3 102 2 154 375 278 3 102 2 151 278 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