DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 69.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 62 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1999 - - 2316 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2279 - - 2596 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2092 - - 2353 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 217 - - 153 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 208 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 953 - - 1169 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1326 - - 1427 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 506 - - 488 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1773 - - 2108 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 590 - - 830 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 69.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.6 - - 64.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.2 - - 69.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.4 - - 63.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 62 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1999 - - 2316 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 97921 16 239 17 263 97921 90512 15 265 18 282 90512 84810 14 267 10 269 84810 80093 8 283 3 027 80093 76067 3 326 6 001 76067 72509 5 015 5 338 72509 69282 0 155 5 299 69282 66316 3 181 4 294 66316 63564 6 175 4 246 63564 60902 7 183 9 225 60902 58137 6 203 13 208 58137 55263 7 246 12 201 55263 52502 12 249 11 214 52502 49994 15 236 9 237 49994 47728 18 223 12 252 47728 45662 15 214 16 249 45662 43766 10 204 14 213 43766 42016 6 211 8 175 42016 40400 8 225 1 072 40400 38901 11 206 5 292 38901 37498 12 182 7 259 37498 36149 12 161 3 264 36149 34781 16 121 3 099 34781 33364 23 081 13 059 33364 31906 28 061 26 035 31906 30389 31 059 33 032 30389 28792 36 060 33 027 28792 27109 35 061 32 028 27109 25341 29 062 31 021 25341 23491 27 055 26 023 23491 21565 25 056 22 024 21565 19554 22 061 17 040 19554 17458 13 077 5 033 17458 15324 8 081 2 073 15324 13266 8 088 2 180 13266 11393 6 110 4 200 11393 9732 6 084 3 179 9732 8263 5 085 3 169 8263 6958 5 117 4 190 6958 5800 5 153 6 205 5800 4777 6 181 8 206 4777 3876 6 193 9 204 3876 3082 7 198 9*205 3082 2372 7*199 9*205 2372 1744 6*199 8 207 1744 1220 6 200 8 208 1220 819 5 201 8 208 819 542 5 200 8 209 542 374 4 201 7 209 374 279 4 201 6 209 279 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