DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - - - - - 89.7 - - 93.0 - - 91.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 265 - - 167 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3859 - - 4844 - - 3826 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2798 - - 3322 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4139 - - 5124 - - 4106 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1240 - - 1574 - - 2419 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 415 - - 386 - - 97 W* B/S - - - - - - 216 - - 44 - - 9 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 002 - - 219 - - 072 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -678 - - -419 - - -883 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4818 - - 5544 - - 4989 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3471 - - -2429 - - -4364 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7610 - - 7553 - - 8470 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 84 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 870 - - 1400 - - 2020 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.7 - - 93.0 - - 91.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.4 - - 69.5 - - 70.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.2 - - 91.9 - - 92.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.7 - - 68.7 - - 70.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 265 - - 167 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3859 - - 4844 - - 3826 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 1 - - 37 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 16 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] 99278 35 102 21 105 15 069 99278 91725 30 091 24 099 22 089 91725 85885 27 092 28 098 28 087 85885 81075 22 100 27 082 28 074 81075 76959 18 093 22 080 23 082 76959 73328 18 088 16 088 18 100 73328 70057 12 081 12 108 12 102 70057 67067 6 079 10 104 7 091 67067 64300 6 145 5 062 6 048 64300 61615 7 149 4 179 6 344 61615 58826 3 093 8 210 10 267 58826 55980 13 332 5 244 11 243 55980 53313 16 282 17 273 18 265 53313 50938 20 246 25 245 24 254 50938 48813 30 264 29 240 28 251 48813 46873 34 259 32 250 32 260 46873 45081 37 258 34 258 35 262 45081 43406 37 257 35 257 35 263 43406 41832 37 256 36 256 34 261 41832 40346 35 256 36 261 34 259 40346 38935 37 254 33 266 34 256 38935 37560 38 253 30 274 35 255 37560 36156 28 253 27 280 25 272 36156 34698 16 267 21 282 15 288 34698 33187 13 298 14 311 9 284 33187 31603 11 309 17 338 7 287 31603 29934 6 297 15 320 11 290 29934 28180 6 257 12 303 12 296 28180 26339 8 272 12 297 12 317 26339 24415 17 313 13 303 16 333 24415 22411 19 319 16 311 23 332 22411 20322 16 312 20 306 24 328 20322 18149 15 293 18 304 16 304 18149 15944 15 288 13 318 10 323 15944 13827 16 288 13 333 14 002 13827 11896 15 295 12 325 17 344 11896 10175 15 303 11 311 16 331 10175 8645 16 296 11 308 12 330 8645 7285 15 288 11 306 9 329 7285 6078 13 292 6*295 5 336 6078 5007 9*296 2*240 2*039 5007 4063 2*303 2 229 2*068 4063 3228 1 329 2 221 2 072 3228 2481 0 002 2 217 2 072 2481 1821 0 049 2 215 2 072 1821 1270 0 069 2 209 2 073 1270 848 0 079 2 206 2 073 848 557 1 078 2 209 2 073 557 381 0 080 1 209 1 071 381 280 1 084 1 204 1 073 280 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