DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - - 88.7 - - 91.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 197 - - 116 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3939 - - 4984 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2746 - - 3249 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4219 - - 5264 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1060 - - 1632 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 384 - - 355 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 22 - - 17 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 070 - - 067 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -78 - - 246 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4297 - - 5018 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4490 - - -2658 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8709 - - 7922 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 440 - - 630 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.7 - - 91.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.6 - - 70.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.5 - - 90.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.6 - - 69.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 197 - - 116 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3939 - - 4984 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 16 - - 31 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - - 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] 99217 45 103 49 098 99217 91813 46 088 50 096 91813 86106 41 085 38 085 86106 81361 30 087 27 081 81361 77261 24 097 23 090 77261 73609 21 109 22 100 73609 70290 23 100 23 101 70290 67251 25 093 24 102 67251 64456 29 084 23 104 64456 61778 21 075 22 088 61778 59032 18 056 13 058 59032 56227 20 009 10 007 56227 53574 26 343 22 351 53574 51196 33 353 35 348 51196 49062 40 356 39 345 49062 47108 42 360 35 357 47108 45297 42 350 40 007 45297 43605 39 349 41 357 43605 42018 35 347 33 342 42018 40518 32 347 29 355 40518 39093 32 355 29 347 39093 37708 31 355 31 338 37708 36293 31 003 27 341 36293 34819 30 356 23 342 34819 33292 29 349 21 333 33292 31693 27 347 23 326 31693 30007 25 355 25 326 30007 28231 21 354 21 327 28231 26368 17 348 17 323 26368 24420 13 348 17 320 24420 22399 16 339 19 324 22399 20299 17 322 19 336 20299 18117 15 319 18 354 18117 15896 11 341 14 000 15896 13763 9 342 9 339 13763 11827 6 347 8 301 11827 10108 4 347 7 298 10108 8583 3 026 7 313 8583 7229 3 058 3 332 7229 6029 3 046 3*066 6029 4968 3*067 3*070 4968 4032 3*073 4 069 4032 3205 3 074 4 068 3205 2464 3 072 4 068 2464 1809 3 069 4 067 1809 1263 3 069 4 066 1263 844 3 067 4 066 844 555 3 066 4 067 555 380 3 066 4 065 380 280 3 065 3 065 280 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