DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.6 - - 86.2 - - 83.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 100 - - 51 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2064 - - 3279 - - 1336 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1065 - - 1439 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2344 - - 3559 - - 1616 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2094 - - 1907 - - 3671 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 253 - - 247 - - 86 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 264 - - 291 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 835 - - 1354 - - 135 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1509 - - 2205 - - 1481 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 318 - - 333 - - -758 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2026 - - 3226 - - 2374 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 96 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3500 - - 3750 - - 3880 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.6 - - 86.2 - - 83.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 77.3 - - 76.9 - - 77.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.9 - - 85.8 - - 84.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 76.4 - - 75.9 - - 77.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 100 - - 51 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2064 - - 3279 - - 1336 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 91 - - 84 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - 20 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] 98604 25 097 20 089 15 068 98604 91106 23 085 24 103 12 085 91106 85392 19 081 19 116 14 076 85392 80685 19 093 16 123 15 085 80685 76623 16 083 18 108 14 105 76623 73022 13 102 16 091 15 106 73022 69758 15 123 13 083 13 090 69758 66775 12 117 9 084 7 075 66775 64040 3 119 1 057 7 042 64040 61400 4 241 10 260 12 306 61400 58660 7 246 13 232 14 249 58660 55841 20 274 17 253 24 261 55841 53170 26 254 36 266 33 261 53170 50771 38 267 41 261 41 277 50771 48614 48 255 37 267 47 279 48614 46657 43 259 41 276 49 284 46657 44861 46 280 46 282 52 286 44861 43188 62 292 54 287 54 289 43188 41620 66 291 60 285 55 291 41620 40143 61 290 52 276 60 292 40143 38748 64 296 46 280 63 291 38748 37390 62 294 47 286 55 286 37390 36000 56 283 48 278 43 275 36000 34548 49 272 47 270 41 271 34548 33038 40 261 45 265 38 274 33038 31456 33 257 40 264 33 268 31456 29788 22 250 23 260 30 260 29788 28035 25 255 25 270 28 268 28035 26197 22 260 26 273 27 284 26197 24281 15 268 20 258 27 293 24281 22291 13 292 16 254 21 304 22291 20221 16 301 15 301 16 319 20221 18066 12 320 18 328 17 330 18066 15865 9 340 12 320 12 329 15865 13742 8 327 11 276 4 297 13742 11810 9 278 14 277 10 242 11810 10095 14 246 11 282 13 248 10095 8572 13 271 8 268 10 261 8572 7217 9 266 10 265 8 256 7217 6015 10 244 10 270 7 248 6015 4954 10 244 9 273 6 245 4954 4019 9 248 8*276 6 238 4019 3194 8 252 7*281 6 232 3194 2455 8*256 6 289 6 229 2455 1803 8*259 6 292 6*227 1803 1259 7 263 6 294 6*224 1259 841 7 265 6 297 5 223 841 554 7 266 5 298 5 222 554 379 7 266 5 297 5 221 379 280 6 266 4 298 4 220 280 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