DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - - - - 84.2 - - 86.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3219 - - 3836 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1676 - - 2043 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3499 - - 4116 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2133 - - 2005 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 268 - - 277 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 229 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1242 - - 1369 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2257 - - 2747 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 2 - - 239 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3497 - - 3877 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2520 - - 2800 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.2 - - 86.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 74.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.9 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.6 - - 73.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3219 - - 3836 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - 44 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98496 17 117 27 114 98496 91103 21 119 14 085 91103 85418 23 105 10 081 85418 80680 22 094 13 105 80680 76606 21 098 19 104 76606 73022 23 089 20 099 73022 69798 21 072 17 082 69798 66858 18 064 14 074 66858 64152 14 065 15 071 64152 61547 12 059 14 047 61547 58838 9 047 7 011 58838 56024 9 010 8 346 56024 53333 11 318 16 327 53333 50912 17 306 28 320 50912 48733 25 296 32 309 48733 46742 29 288 31 308 46742 44901 27 277 30 293 44901 43193 27 269 27 276 43193 41605 28 265 30 266 41605 40120 28 264 26 262 40120 38719 28 264 20 266 38719 37360 28 265 5 275 37360 35972 29 269 4 010 35972 34525 32 270 6 355 34525 33019 29 271 5 007 33019 31438 26 273 4 025 31438 29771 20 265 7 320 29771 28020 18 249 15 294 28020 26186 20 255 19 270 26186 24270 18 271 18 255 24270 22275 18 277 17 261 22275 20197 17 268 19 263 20197 18036 16 266 20 267 18036 15837 15 269 18 265 15837 13722 14 265 18 273 13722 11796 12 260 18 266 11796 10082 13 242 18 247 10082 8561 18 227 20 242 8561 7210 24 228 21 235 7210 6010 25 227 21 234 6010 4950 24 223 19*234 4950 4017 23*222 18*233 4017 3193 22*222 16 231 3193 2455 20 222 13 229 2455 1802 18 221 12 228 1802 1259 17 221 11 227 1259 841 17 222 10 227 841 554 16 222 10 227 554 379 14 222 9 228 379 280 12 222 8 227 280 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