DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.3 - - 82.2 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 0 - - 48 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 846 - - 1304 - - 1678 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 263 - - 263 - - 263 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1126 - - 1584 - - 1958 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 673 - - 2107 - - 1150 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 149 - - 91 - - 185 - - - W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 159 - - 280 - - 175 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -15 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1734 - - -539 - - -975 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2860 - - 2123 - - 2933 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6117 - - -2387 - - -3483 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 7243 - - 3971 - - 5441 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 790 - - 1370 - - 1210 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.3 - - 82.2 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.5 - - 73.4 - - 73.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.1 - - 82.4 - - 85.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 72.7 - - 73.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 0 - - 48 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 846 - - 1304 - - 1678 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 93 - - 84 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 17 - - 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] 99272 52 087 34 088 42 091 99272 91840 48 087 45 092 44 085 91840 86121 40 084 48 094 37 088 86121 81367 29 080 41 089 34 089 81367 77252 29 085 32 092 29 086 77252 73615 31 084 23 087 22 090 73615 70329 25 083 18 078 21 098 70329 67308 21 096 17 075 20 101 67308 64515 21 091 19 080 21 095 64515 61835 16 070 18 094 18 090 61835 59069 10 051 13 118 9 085 59069 56239 16 007 4 051 4 357 56239 53577 20 360 13 002 9 338 53577 51201 21 007 22 354 18 353 51201 49070 25 013 28 359 21 355 49070 47115 27 015 24 344 20 330 47115 45303 24 018 13 350 21 315 45303 43609 21 015 11 064 9 304 43609 42016 21 003 20 079 3 109 42016 40510 23 359 16 064 7 117 40510 39083 26 352 20 049 7 098 39083 37697 27 339 17 043 11 087 37697 36282 25 330 13 018 4 066 36282 34808 23 326 13 339 5 313 34808 33278 21 328 12 340 9 305 33278 31674 19 334 12 341 9 306 31674 29984 19 342 9 340 11 287 29984 28208 21 348 9 331 12 282 28208 26346 19 346 11 322 15 290 26346 24404 12 319 14 307 18 298 24404 22390 13 307 14 290 22 302 22390 20301 14 296 13 276 25 305 20301 18127 18 292 14 271 22 310 18127 15914 18 291 16 279 22 317 15914 13784 14 294 18 287 23 324 13784 11846 9 303 18 285 21 328 11846 10120 4 321 14 281 17 319 10120 8587 5 294 10 284 11 283 8587 7229 9 280 10 285 11 254 7229 6024 10 264 10 270 11 246 6024 4957 9 255 10 253 10 244 4957 4019 6 235 8 245 11 242 4019 3190 7 213 5 245 13 234 3190 2450 10 195 5 257 10*210 2450 1799 14 174 5*269 8*180 1799 1256 13*167 6*278 7 175 1256 840 10*160 6 280 6 173 840 553 9 158 6 280 6 171 553 379 8 158 6 281 6 172 379 280 7 158 5 280 5 171 280 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