DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 96.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 165 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 4819 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 3306 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 5099 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 2104 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 386 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 14 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 331 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - -1186 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 6285 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -3849 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 8948 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 62 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 2620 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 96.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 69.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 95.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 69.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 165 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 4819 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 14 - - - 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] 99038 24 087 99038 91626 27 103 91626 85893 26 096 85893 81120 25 094 81120 77001 21 089 77001 73364 16 084 73364 70081 8 125 70081 67071 7 143 67071 64290 4 195 64290 61606 9 177 61606 58813 4 281 58813 55936 15 268 55936 53227 22 254 53227 50811 21 250 50811 48640 25 268 48640 46668 35 283 46668 44861 41 270 44861 43179 36 257 43179 41604 32 244 41604 40124 27 252 40124 38725 20 269 38725 37363 19 279 37363 35972 15 288 35972 34521 16 304 34521 33015 17 305 33015 31438 19 295 31438 29782 19 292 29782 28042 18 294 28042 26218 20 300 26218 24312 25 301 24312 22326 28 300 22326 20258 29 299 20258 18107 31 295 18107 15922 29 280 15922 13816 25 284 13816 11896 29 304 11896 10182 25 302 10182 8656 21 297 8656 7297 19 295 7297 6088 12*295 6088 5016 4*320 5016 4070 4 325 4070 3235 4 329 3235 2486 5 333 2486 1825 5 334 1825 1273 6 335 1273 850 6 336 850 558 6 336 558 381 6 336 381 280 5 335 280 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