DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.0 - - 90.6 - - 92.1 - - 88.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 151 - - 84 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1888 - - 3862 - - 4224 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 938 - - 2603 - - 2567 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2168 - - 4142 - - 4504 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1343 - - 844 - - 1222 - - 5404 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 246 - - 360 - - 316 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 211 - - 190 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -609 - - 501 - - 53 - - -2838 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2777 - - 3641 - - 4451 - - 3119 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5982 - - -4076 - - -3962 - - -3842 ODpotential blCL - - - 8150 - - 8218 - - 8466 - - 4122 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 80 - - 76 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 2300 - - 3060 - - 2510 - - 3230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.0 - - 90.6 - - 92.1 - - 88.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.4 - - 75.3 - - 73.3 - - 75.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.3 - - 89.7 - - 91.5 - - 90.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 73.5 - - 74.0 - - 72.0 - - 74.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 151 - - 84 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1888 - - 3862 - - 4224 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 19 - - 5 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 17 - - 16 - - 19 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] 98944 34 091 27 105 34 101 23 063 98944 91459 31 099 27 105 24 107 24 084 91459 85702 26 085 27 091 24 093 29 102 85702 80946 24 085 28 085 24 080 25 094 80946 76866 24 088 30 087 22 083 22 080 76866 73251 25 086 24 086 23 097 14 076 73251 69975 24 085 21 095 22 087 15 091 69975 66970 17 089 19 098 15 080 18 088 66970 64212 13 068 14 091 13 110 8 064 64212 61577 6 049 5 066 12 120 6 088 61577 58840 5 100 3 073 6 115 3 079 58840 56024 4 070 5 062 5 069 3 118 56024 53369 2 353 4 026 5 008 5 106 53369 50988 4 272 4 322 4 322 1 322 50988 48850 8 227 7 252 7 297 9 301 48850 46900 3 217 10 219 8 266 11 288 46900 45100 4 354 5 196 5 206 10 261 45100 43426 1 306 2 216 8 152 7 228 43426 41855 3 112 4 137 11 135 7 179 41855 40373 2 224 2 090 13 126 9 145 40373 38970 5 210 2 264 11 120 9 127 38970 37606 6 218 4 250 6 097 7 118 37606 36211 9 220 7 241 1 113 2 167 36211 34758 16 195 14 217 6 249 6 226 34758 33247 18 175 17 195 11 231 10 208 33247 31663 18 168 16 179 13 210 15 189 31663 29992 15 171 15 173 15 185 19 185 29992 28233 12 149 19 158 20 171 22 180 28233 26389 16 140 24 159 21 174 19 188 26389 24464 19 152 25 163 20 182 17 195 24464 22459 18 155 21 164 20 182 15 201 22459 20372 16 153 17 173 16 181 12 195 20372 18203 15 150 16 177 17 184 15 183 18203 15996 11 160 16 146 20 169 19 167 15996 13864 13 174 12 165 19 156 20 152 13864 11918 15 173 10 178 14 179 13 166 11918 10185 13 195 10 204 13 207 11 181 10185 8646 13 205 12 222 12 217 10 173 8646 7281 13 204 11 215 11 203 10 169 7281 6070 11 217 9 215 10 194 10 180 6070 5001 10 240 7*213 9*193 9 180 5001 4058 11 249 7*212 8*193 9 178 4058 3224 14 242 7 212 8 192 10 178 3224 2478 13*237 8 211 8 191 10 177 2478 1818 11*227 8 210 8 190 9 175 1818 1269 10 226 7 210 8 189 9 174 1269 847 10 224 7 209 8 188 9 173 847 557 9 223 7 209 7 187 8 172 557 381 9 223 6 209 7 187 7 170 381 280 7 223 6 209 6 187 5*168 280 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