DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 = 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 - - - - - - 94.6 - - 98.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 246 - - 132 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3045 - - 5864 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2160 - - 3952 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3325 - - 6144 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2978 - - 4546 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 375 - - 384 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 267 - - 308 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2680 - - -1168 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6005 - - 7312 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4641 - - -2552 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7966 - - 8696 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2610 - - 2410 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.6 - - 98.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.1 - - 66.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.1 - - 97.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.4 - - 66.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 246 - - 132 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3045 - - 5864 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - 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] 98996 31 106 20 109 98996 91571 29 090 23 090 91571 85831 28 080 24 083 85831 81074 20 083 20 076 81074 76984 16 073 18 089 76984 73360 9 092 19 105 73360 70073 8 093 10 098 70073 67049 5 360 2 048 67049 64252 5 136 3 187 64252 61547 7 020 11 325 61547 58748 8 328 17 308 58748 55866 14 326 10 302 55866 53114 30 321 24 323 53114 50648 40 307 32 303 50648 48460 41 301 35 308 48460 46489 46 310 47 322 46489 44686 52 313 57 319 44686 43015 49 319 57 313 43015 41452 57 328 54 314 41452 39981 63 332 54 317 39981 38590 65 332 55 317 38590 37240 62 332 55 318 37240 35860 58 328 54 317 35860 34419 55 323 51 312 34419 32921 54 321 51 308 32921 31355 53 320 51 306 31355 29705 52 319 50 302 29705 27971 46 310 47 299 27971 26152 43 312 46 309 26152 24254 39 312 47 319 24254 22285 35 316 36 321 22285 20233 36 327 34 327 20233 18093 37 330 31 328 18093 15912 26 324 28 317 15912 13810 21 337 19 313 13810 11891 19 340 15 305 11891 10180 21 329 16 311 10180 8654 19 324 16 316 8654 7294 16 325 14*319 7294 6086 16 312 9*318 6086 5014 18 304 5 310 5014 4069 14*305 4 308 4069 3233 7*293 4 307 3233 2485 5 270 4 303 2485 1824 5 264 4 303 1824 1273 5 260 4 302 1273 849 5 258 4 301 849 558 4 256 3 301 558 381 4 257 3 301 381 280 4 255 3 300 280 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