DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - - 86.4 - - 88.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - 107 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3491 - - 3638 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2187 - - 2262 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3771 - - 3918 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1938 - - 2034 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 319 - - 318 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 76 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 004 - - 074 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 717 - - 501 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3054 - - 3417 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -288 - - -969 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4059 - - 4887 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2160 - - 2730 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.4 - - 88.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.3 - - 73.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.5 - - 87.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.2 - - 72.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - 107 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3491 - - 3638 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 48 - - 33 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 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] 98778 26 097 26 104 98778 91292 26 104 22 090 91292 85511 25 098 22 103 85511 80729 18 089 24 104 80729 76650 12 081 20 098 76650 73070 13 088 13 104 73070 69831 14 106 11 109 69831 66854 14 118 8 136 66854 64107 7 089 15 140 64107 61451 6 284 2 036 61451 58693 11 235 13 227 58693 55836 14 242 17 228 55836 53126 35 253 38 259 53126 50723 45 253 52 260 50723 48567 55 253 57 257 48567 46589 59 247 57 253 46589 44754 57 242 54 248 44754 43043 54 242 50 240 43043 41447 47 245 47 233 41447 39951 43 245 44 221 39951 38543 44 234 41 212 38543 37182 43 230 37 215 37182 35797 38 236 32 228 35797 34357 33 241 24 243 34357 32860 29 248 15 263 32860 31291 25 256 16 266 31291 29639 23 259 23 259 29639 27902 20 253 27 258 27902 26084 20 257 23 273 26084 24190 18 273 23 298 24190 22225 13 280 24 297 22225 20178 10 342 17 291 20178 18037 9 356 10 302 18037 15847 4 019 4 306 15847 13727 3 071 8 287 13727 11793 1 180 16 308 11793 10076 8 145 14 299 10076 8556 5 110 4 279 8556 7210 8 063 2 146 7210 6014 7 050 0 318 6014 4954 5 039 0 050 4954 4020 4*024 1*070 4020 3196 4*014 1*075 3196 2458 4 009 1 075 2458 1806 4 004 1 075 1806 1261 4 001 1 077 1261 843 3 359 1 071 843 555 3 359 1 068 555 380 3 358 1 069 380 280 3 358 1 070 280 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