DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 67.2 - - 68.0 - - 68.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 40 - - -10 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 592 - - 938 - - 178 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 872 - - 1218 - - 458 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 698 - - 1373 - - 2685 - - 2263 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 100 - - 143 - - 34 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 17 - - 11 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 194 - - 205 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 169 - - 556 - - -211 - - -155 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 703 - - 662 - - 669 - - 434 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1927 - - 339 - - -711 - - -1191 ODpotential blCL - - - 2799 - - 879 - - 1169 - - 1470 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 1020 - - 880 - - 1010 - - 1170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 67.2 - - 68.0 - - 68.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.6 - - 65.0 - - 65.7 - - 66.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.9 - - 67.1 - - 68.6 - - 69.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.3 - - 64.5 - - 65.4 - - 66.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 40 - - -10 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 592 - - 938 - - 178 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 101 - - 100 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 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] 96397 23 261 33 258 30 276 40 283 96397 89209 15 278 19 262 28 262 30 279 89209 83709 19 284 10 266 24 249 23 273 83709 79167 23 293 15 280 18 269 17 272 79167 75263 21 284 16 275 18 270 13 256 75263 71831 16 280 15 278 14 273 13 252 71831 68731 17 267 21 272 18 273 14 255 68731 65881 22 248 24 245 21 256 18 247 65881 63241 14 252 18 243 22 241 25 243 63241 60673 19 261 15 250 20 238 26 236 60673 57978 27 257 25 264 18 249 26 250 57978 55161 44 255 35 256 34 257 29 248 55161 52431 60 248 50 262 47 250 62 258 52431 49944 66 246 69 257 64 256 77 256 49944 47716 65 246 77 259 79 262 84 261 47716 45706 62 254 79 259 89 263 89 264 45706 43866 65 262 74 258 80 266 85 267 43866 42165 66 262 64 259 65 270 77 269 42165 40586 62 267 60 268 62 271 68 271 40586 39113 64 276 61 276 64 272 62 274 39113 37731 70 279 65 277 66 274 61 275 37731 36396 79 275 78 272 71 273 67 275 36396 35037 79 270 84 264 77 268 75 276 35037 33623 73 262 76 260 81 263 79 274 33623 32158 68 257 66 260 73 263 77 268 32158 30626 63 256 58 259 59 262 75 267 30626 29016 55 253 56 259 55 262 73 269 29016 27328 55 254 50 256 56 261 72 264 27328 25560 56 258 49 253 58 259 73 260 25560 23709 48 261 56 256 59 258 70 264 23709 21783 38 258 55 258 58 262 59 272 21783 19778 40 252 52 257 51 264 45 265 19778 17683 44 247 43 252 48 264 43 253 17683 15540 44 247 39 250 53 257 46 260 15540 13468 38 251 35 251 55 247 40 269 13468 11577 29 261 33 251 44 237 32 269 11577 9891 22 270 29 251 31 236 30 254 9891 8391 19 269 26 251 25 234 30 245 8391 7057 19 263 25 247 24 224 30 241 7057 5874 22 256 24 245 26 222 28 240 5874 4830 26 244 24 244 28 221 27 239 4830 3912 29 226 22 232 29 216 29 227 3912 3105 28 220 23 211 26 212 32 213 3105 2386 27 218 24 205 24 210 31 204 2386 1753 27 214 23*206 23 210 30 200 1753 1226 24*205 20*199 21 209 27 194 1226 821 20*200 17 193 18 207 24 190 821 543 18 198 16 192 16*206 20 187 543 375 16 198 15 191 14*206 17*186 375 278 12 197 12 190 9 205 11*186 278 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