DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/10 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.9 - - 81.7 - - 69.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 49 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4723 - - 5834 - - 610 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3036 - - 3269 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5003 - - 6114 - - 890 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3551 - - 2889 - - 4658 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 345 - - 300 - - 73 W* B/S - - - - - - 87 - - 22 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 269 - - 081 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -14 - - -3 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1145 - - 1027 - - 363 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3858 - - 5088 - - 528 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1243 - - -701 - - -37 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6246 - - 6815 - - 927 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 96 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1550 - - 1060 - - 1720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.9 - - 81.7 - - 69.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.8 - - 60.4 - - 68.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.2 - - 81.4 - - 70.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.5 - - 59.0 - - 68.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 49 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4723 - - 5834 - - 610 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 86 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 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] 97996 15 199 14 205 18 270 97996 90566 10 196 14 202 11 266 90566 84857 6 177 12 197 10 218 84857 80126 7 195 14 193 12 195 80126 76048 7 236 6 214 7 172 76048 72439 13 239 12 270 5 289 72439 69188 17 228 16 232 20 264 69188 66221 17 204 22 245 26 252 66221 63476 24 261 28 259 26 261 63476 60806 31 262 35 254 38 271 60806 58018 34 262 38 251 42 261 58018 55135 40 260 38 265 37 266 55135 52381 45 257 47 264 46 268 52381 49901 48 256 47 257 46 257 49901 47686 47 250 43 255 41 251 47686 45679 45 248 45 258 50 262 45679 43842 53 257 56 257 67 263 43842 42156 63 260 61 254 74 260 42156 40598 68 257 68 254 77 259 40598 39151 71 253 72 252 77 257 39151 37797 67 253 73 252 70 253 37797 36490 60 257 72 254 62 250 36490 35156 57 257 68 259 52 249 35156 33762 58 253 63 263 38 250 33762 32308 54 251 58 260 36 251 32308 30779 51 254 52 256 37 254 30779 29160 46 258 46 257 35 256 29160 27454 41 264 44 262 33 259 27454 25659 42 274 42 268 29 261 25659 23781 36 271 39 281 26 265 23781 21821 25 267 36 288 23 268 21821 19775 18 268 27 259 21 270 19775 17641 17 253 25 254 19 269 17641 15466 18 253 19 257 17 265 15466 13373 18 263 17 266 12 256 13373 11474 12 288 13 281 8 254 11474 9795 2 265 6 274 5 267 9795 8311 1 143 2 208 3 303 8311 6996 1 127 2*121 3 342 6996 5833 1*127 2*094 4 002 5833 4806 1*146 3 087 4 008 4806 3902 0 191 3 082 5 004 3902 3102 0 259 3 081 5 352 3102 2386 1 273 3 079 4 337 2386 1753 1 275 3 075 5 328 1753 1225 1 279 2 074 6*316 1225 821 1 280 2 075 7*312 821 544 1 285 2 075 6 312 544 375 1 281 2 075 6 311 375 278 1 281 2 074 5 313 278 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