DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.4 - - 84.4 - - 81.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 122 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3715 - - 2659 - - 1867 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2493 - - 1598 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3995 - - 2939 - - 2147 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2130 - - 3175 - - 1712 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 355 - - 292 - - 133 W* B/S - - - - - - 19 - - 7 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 176 - - 167 - - 143 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 572 - - 213 - - 60 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3423 - - 2727 - - 2087 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -435 - - -703 - - -1576 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4430 - - 3642 - - 3723 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 85 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1480 - - 2330 - - 1870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.4 - - 84.4 - - 81.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 73.0 - - 72.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.4 - - 83.6 - - 81.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.9 - - 72.0 - - 72.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 122 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3715 - - 2659 - - 1867 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 40 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 17 - - 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] 98635 27 087 25 082 23 099 98635 91123 25 085 18 098 22 073 91123 85353 19 093 16 087 22 074 85353 80596 16 100 17 093 16 082 80596 76531 19 087 18 080 12 082 76531 72957 14 061 15 082 13 071 72957 69720 9 060 14 078 11 057 69720 66743 5 045 6 080 6 040 66743 63973 3 253 6 015 12 061 63973 61281 11 296 15 310 24 350 61281 58528 16 242 18 272 26 301 58528 55742 15 327 7 263 25 244 55742 53076 26 308 24 316 17 300 53076 50648 39 309 50 308 37 315 50648 48480 48 288 55 293 54 298 48480 46517 47 280 51 283 55 286 46517 44708 44 290 43 283 46 282 44708 43021 47 299 41 292 41 282 43021 41441 51 300 45 293 41 283 41441 39954 53 295 44 284 43 283 39954 38549 50 289 42 276 45 283 38549 37186 46 284 43 275 42 281 37186 35799 44 285 41 273 40 275 35799 34357 41 288 38 267 38 273 34357 32859 40 290 35 269 35 274 32859 31287 38 290 34 271 34 277 31287 29630 37 296 33 274 35 282 29630 27885 31 299 30 283 34 287 27885 26058 25 297 29 293 29 298 26058 24158 24 301 27 308 27 316 24158 22184 26 303 26 324 23 324 22184 20125 22 317 28 333 21 333 20125 17976 18 325 24 336 19 340 17976 15784 16 332 21 344 11 350 15784 13670 16 317 10 350 11 018 13670 11744 10 299 7 321 9 021 11744 10031 5 311 5 339 8 018 10031 8514 2 253 1 205 4 026 8514 7168 4 228 2 150 2 031 7168 5975 4 218 2 118 3 060 5975 4919 4*206 2 113 4 081 4919 3989 4*194 2 133 3 080 3989 3168 4 185 4*150 2 139 3168 2435 3 178 7*164 5*147 2435 1789 3 172 8 167 5*145 1789 1249 3 168 8 168 5 144 1249 836 3 164 8 168 5 142 836 551 3 163 8 169 5 142 551 378 3 163 8 169 5 141 378 279 3 161 7 168 4 140 279 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