DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - - - - 78.8 - - 78.9 - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 78 - - 28 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1158 - - 1399 - - 1711 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 263 - - 263 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1438 - - 1679 - - 1991 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2905 - - 2371 - - 1526 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 192 - - 149 - - 96 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 2 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 261 - - 156 - - 001 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 603 - - 613 - - 900 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 835 - - 1066 - - 1091 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 234 - - 222 - - 141 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1204 - - 1457 - - 1850 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2280 - - 2110 - - 750 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 78.9 - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 74.6 - - 71.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.4 - - 78.7 - - 76.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.8 - - 74.0 - - 71.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 78 - - 28 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1158 - - 1399 - - 1711 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 91 - - 99 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 18 - - 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] 99028 37 104 35 111 33 085 99028 91525 39 106 33 106 30 100 91525 85734 28 102 32 102 27 101 85734 80940 23 111 29 098 23 095 80940 76828 24 113 19 106 19 085 76828 73190 21 108 14 114 14 088 73190 69891 16 110 12 103 10 122 69891 66875 11 130 6 117 10 142 66875 64104 8 139 7 147 5 162 64104 61425 8 227 7 190 5 174 61425 58653 12 212 14 222 13 247 58653 55817 12 251 16 239 23 236 55817 53130 25 271 25 275 22 258 53130 50729 37 258 38 262 29 269 50729 48582 38 237 34 250 37 271 48582 46622 25 216 25 255 48 265 46622 44813 26 275 37 275 50 259 44813 43127 45 279 50 269 50 255 43127 41546 51 266 47 259 47 255 41546 40058 46 250 41 250 41 257 40058 38650 45 253 40 245 38 262 38650 37283 41 260 35 241 36 261 37283 35887 36 262 32 237 32 252 35887 34434 33 262 31 237 30 252 34434 32931 31 260 31 244 30 258 32931 31359 32 258 29 252 30 266 31359 29701 33 261 28 264 30 274 29701 27955 32 262 27 278 30 287 27955 26121 30 259 29 292 29 287 26121 24201 30 252 34 298 29 294 24201 22208 30 251 32 293 33 296 22208 20140 27 253 31 289 34 298 20140 17987 21 271 29 288 31 302 17987 15789 21 284 27 286 29 300 15789 13666 23 250 26 280 26 304 13666 11734 35 239 26 273 28 314 11734 10017 42 236 27 263 26 319 10017 8494 39 242 29 255 21 336 8494 7139 39 250 27 253 20 331 7139 5940 31 253 22 252 20 314 5940 4883 23 257 16 243 18 311 4883 3955 18 262 12 231 15 324 3955 3140 16 265 9 221 15 355 3140 2414 16 266 5 207 16*002 2414 1773 15*265 5*204 16*002 1773 1239 12*263 2*167 15 002 1239 830 9 261 2 155 14 001 830 548 9 261 2 153 13 360 548 377 8 260 2 150 11 359 377 279 7 260 2 147 8 358 279 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