DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 83.7 - - 77.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 105 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2862 - - 3336 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1862 - - 2002 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3142 - - 3616 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1157 - - 2406 - - 4549 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 323 - - 302 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 172 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -21 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 160 - - -1147 - - -1841 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2983 - - 4764 - - 2122 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2672 - - -3856 - - -3780 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5814 - - 7472 - - 4060 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 91 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1690 - - 1300 - - 2080 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 83.7 - - 77.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.1 - - 63.6 - - 68.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.6 - - 83.1 - - 79.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.8 - - 62.3 - - 67.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 105 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2862 - - 3336 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 49 - - 65 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 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] 98342 3 109 17 104 8 090 98342 90878 17 096 15 104 10 071 90878 85167 21 103 12 120 14 081 85167 80456 21 104 15 129 15 097 80456 76404 19 109 16 117 15 121 76404 72815 15 097 15 115 13 124 72815 69565 8 121 9 133 7 116 69565 66597 3 212 11 168 6 199 66597 63868 13 244 7 194 9 210 63868 61218 15 220 8 254 10 256 61218 58440 27 249 24 253 19 269 58440 55526 33 249 26 262 25 280 55526 52711 50 254 40 259 41 259 52711 50177 51 252 48 253 48 255 50177 47918 54 258 48 259 55 257 47918 45889 59 261 65 257 59 256 45889 44041 61 262 62 249 62 264 44041 42337 66 264 56 254 80 263 42337 40765 74 265 65 261 105 254 40765 39310 77 263 73 262 110 249 39310 37940 72 260 76 258 106 242 37940 36606 61 256 71 254 103 241 36606 35241 53 256 62 255 94 244 35241 33819 51 255 58 252 79 246 33819 32343 53 255 56 245 65 247 32343 30796 55 257 47 254 55 245 30796 29166 50 258 44 255 46 242 29166 27453 45 253 44 248 40 249 27453 25659 42 247 41 242 38 261 25659 23784 40 248 42 240 39 265 23784 21833 36 249 44 247 36 267 21833 19801 31 263 36 254 30 260 19801 17689 30 272 26 260 34 241 17689 15538 38 236 30 229 37 229 15538 13470 38 245 32 225 38 220 13470 11593 31 251 31 228 25 231 11593 9918 26 263 28 237 19 227 9918 8426 20 257 22 240 16 237 8426 7101 14 265 16 236 12 245 7101 5923 14 267 10 238 6 240 5923 4881 14 253 6 239 5 182 4881 3962 13*232 3*208 8 162 3962 3150 10*204 3*180 10 161 3150 2423 10 201 4 174 11 166 2423 1780 10 199 4 172 12 170 1780 1244 10 199 4 170 12 173 1244 833 9 198 4 170 12 176 833 549 9 198 4 169 11 178 549 377 8 198 4 169 9*180 377 279 8 198 4 168 5*183 279 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