DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.3 - - 87.8 - - 86.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 156 - - 104 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2866 - - 3803 - - 2228 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1855 - - 2339 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3146 - - 4083 - - 2508 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2059 - - 2306 - - 3887 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 321 - - 316 - - 104 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 232 - - 204 - - 203 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 347 - - 650 - - -656 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2799 - - 3433 - - 3164 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -366 - - -380 - - -2148 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3512 - - 4463 - - 4656 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 85 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2440 - - 2570 - - 2800 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.3 - - 87.8 - - 86.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.6 - - 73.4 - - 73.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.4 - - 87.1 - - 87.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.8 - - 72.4 - - 73.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 156 - - 104 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2866 - - 3803 - - 2228 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 40 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 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] 99295 36 090 29 089 35 072 99295 91728 37 094 30 098 29 082 91728 85925 35 090 32 099 27 096 85925 81149 28 089 32 090 26 097 81149 77051 21 094 26 080 20 085 77051 73427 20 099 20 084 16 074 73427 70138 20 091 18 084 17 066 70138 67121 17 080 16 066 18 068 67121 64346 17 076 13 069 18 063 64346 61677 20 065 15 071 17 056 61677 58915 20 052 18 066 16 053 58915 56066 19 047 20 033 17 057 56066 53355 16 043 19 014 19 024 53355 50917 14 028 11 019 20 000 50917 48722 16 001 8 038 17 350 48722 46716 11 319 8 002 11 344 46716 44872 2 297 10 333 7 345 44872 43168 4 347 9 311 8 350 43168 41581 7 295 7 304 8 314 41581 40091 15 242 9 291 7 290 40091 38686 17 235 14 269 9 293 38686 37325 12 238 15 275 13 295 37325 35936 16 227 14 255 13 302 35936 34488 22 229 15 264 14 304 34488 32982 18 234 12 263 12 306 32982 31405 8 257 8 286 10 315 31405 29743 8 286 13 308 10 314 29743 27998 12 278 15 311 11 307 27998 26171 10 290 15 315 13 317 26171 24266 10 299 16 316 16 323 24266 22283 10 288 19 316 17 321 22283 20212 11 283 20 318 19 328 20212 18048 11 283 10 300 17 337 18048 15841 11 267 10 270 11 310 15841 13715 13 257 13 261 14 289 13715 11790 12 248 12 253 16 286 11790 10087 8 261 11 260 11 275 10087 8573 7 293 9 278 8 264 8573 7225 9 281 6 300 8 252 7225 6026 9 272 5 288 11 254 6026 4964 7 256 5*248 12 252 4964 4029 8 240 6*222 10 242 4029 3202 8*236 6 210 8*231 3202 2462 7*234 6 205 6*210 2462 1808 7 232 6 200 5 204 1808 1262 7 232 6 198 4 201 1262 843 7 232 6 195 4 200 843 555 6 232 5 194 4 200 555 380 6 233 5 194 3 199 380 280 5 231 5 194 3 199 280 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