DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.9 - - 91.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 67 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3806 - - 4716 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2365 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4086 - - 4996 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3288 - - 2802 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 320 - - 312 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 277 - - 255 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 415 - - 907 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3672 - - 4089 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1004 - - -1943 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5090 - - 6939 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2590 - - 2850 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.9 - - 91.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 74.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.2 - - 91.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.1 - - 73.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 67 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3806 - - 4716 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 62 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 15 - - - 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] 99289 32 089 43 084 99289 91781 31 088 34 085 91781 86008 32 090 32 091 86008 81208 29 082 30 085 81208 77087 26 088 26 085 77087 73462 27 092 22 087 73462 70188 22 083 17 094 70188 67190 20 071 15 089 67190 64425 17 064 14 071 64425 61765 14 058 12 064 61765 59007 11 063 12 051 59007 56155 12 055 12 041 56155 53448 13 037 14 035 53448 51029 9 037 16 037 51029 48863 8 097 12 048 48863 46891 16 100 13 103 46891 45074 21 084 13 110 45074 43382 18 087 12 102 43382 41795 16 097 13 097 41795 40300 10 105 13 097 40300 38886 7 114 10 117 38886 37514 2 094 8 116 37514 36112 1 220 4 089 36112 34650 2 192 4 150 34650 33133 4 155 3 148 33133 31546 5 142 2 104 31546 29875 5 130 1 076 29875 28121 3 141 5 340 28121 26282 2 321 8 325 26282 24361 3 006 9 310 24361 22364 8 338 9 319 22364 20284 10 324 13 322 20284 18114 7 302 15 322 18114 15904 13 282 17 284 15904 13777 16 272 22 264 13777 11847 17 268 25 271 11847 10134 17 263 22 282 10134 8612 15 259 19 281 8612 7258 13 272 14 276 7258 6055 13 289 10*269 6055 4990 12*290 9*262 4990 4050 11*286 9 258 4050 3219 9 279 9 255 3219 2475 9 277 9 254 2475 1817 9 275 9 252 1817 1268 8 274 9 252 1268 846 8 273 9 251 846 557 8 272 8 251 557 381 7 272 8 250 381 280 6 272 7 250 280 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