DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.8 - - 58.1 - - 55.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 23 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1598 - - 2321 - - 1472 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 260 - - 261 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1878 - - 2601 - - 1752 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 609 - - 707 - - 1217 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 166 - - 177 - - 76 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 027 - - 015 - - 037 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 637 - - 784 - - 634 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1241 - - 1817 - - 1119 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 107 - - 42 - - -351 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1771 - - 2559 - - 2103 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 600 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.8 - - 58.1 - - 55.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.4 - - 51.1 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 53.8 - - 58.1 - - 56.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.4 - - 49.9 - - 51.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 23 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1598 - - 2321 - - 1472 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 97985 12 257 9 285 17 302 97985 90619 9 239 10 245 13 282 90619 84909 15 223 12 242 12 270 84909 80158 17 211 17 226 17 243 80158 76064 14 244 20 235 15 236 76064 72462 11 235 21 237 16 242 72462 69236 17 304 12 297 12 255 69236 66288 23 265 18 281 21 266 66288 63553 22 270 20 274 18 275 63553 60897 42 276 34 286 35 279 60897 58112 51 253 54 249 51 258 58112 55204 52 258 57 260 59 262 55204 52410 75 269 80 266 72 261 52410 49910 92 259 95 256 92 257 49910 47705 100 254 106 250 112 254 47705 45730 110 257 113 254 121 256 45730 43931 128 260 129 259 135 259 43931 42271 141 259 141 259 142 258 42271 40717 138 257 140 256 140 255 40717 39248 134 255 136 254 137 253 39248 37857 135 252 133 252 135 251 37857 36506 132 252 132 251 133 249 36506 35130 127 253 130 252 130 248 35130 33699 119 255 124 252 124 247 33699 32214 108 253 117 250 118 245 32214 30657 100 251 109 248 114 244 30657 29021 100 252 104 249 109 248 29021 27306 98 253 99 253 102 253 27306 25514 95 252 96 254 95 254 25514 23643 91 252 95 251 87 253 23643 21698 83 251 90 247 82 249 21698 19671 78 248 86 247 78 246 19671 17550 75 240 82 245 75 245 17550 15375 65 236 72 239 74 249 15375 13282 54 239 52 228 59 246 13282 11386 44 248 38 241 44 233 11386 9704 41 250 29 249 42 255 9704 8211 38 256 29 269 35 267 8211 6888 36 260 31 271 26 278 6888 5717 34 264 29 279 18 276 5717 4684 24 269 15 299 14 290 4684 3785 9 270 11 354 10 020 3785 3002 8 033 16*013 18 041 3002 2309 17*027 16*014 18*038 2309 1699 17*026 15 015 17*037 1699 1191 16 026 15 015 16 037 1191 802 15 027 14 015 14 037 802 533 14 027 13 015 12 037 533 371 12 027 12 015 11 037 371 277 10 027 9 015 8 036 277 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