DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 74.8 - - 77.0 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 97 - - 34 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1254 - - 1279 - - 1117 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 263 - - 263 - - 263 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1534 - - 1559 - - 1397 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1555 - - 802 - - 1780 - - 3712 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 165 - - 211 - - 155 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 10 - - 9 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 126 - - 120 - - 197 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -4 - - 16 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 396 - - 560 - - -34 - - -381 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1138 - - 999 - - 1431 - - 661 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 172 - - 391 - - -2640 - - -957 ODpotential blCL - - - 1362 - - 1168 - - 4037 - - 1237 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 85 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 2790 - - 2490 - - 2680 - - 2010 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 74.8 - - 77.0 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.7 - - 70.9 - - 71.1 - - 70.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.8 - - 74.2 - - 76.8 - - 73.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.2 - - 70.2 - - 70.1 - - 70.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 97 - - 34 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1254 - - 1279 - - 1117 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 98 - - 40 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 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] 97719 26 255 34 260 26 262 26 263 97719 90248 19 238 27 248 27 257 25 265 90248 84540 10 241 17 234 18 255 19 277 84540 79848 9 272 4 286 12 260 11 304 79848 75841 4 260 5 040 7 250 10 309 75841 72338 3 104 6 038 1 043 3 355 72338 69167 1 023 4 057 3 076 7 086 69167 66243 7 320 3 207 9 233 7 233 66243 63525 8 229 9 235 11 247 15 225 63525 60876 14 217 10 231 24 270 20 255 60876 58114 28 273 39 266 43 261 36 263 58114 55243 46 269 47 252 45 252 44 265 55243 52481 54 269 43 264 43 283 60 280 52481 49996 68 266 68 276 78 279 90 277 49996 47781 77 262 86 269 102 270 103 273 47781 45780 77 260 88 266 101 269 101 274 45780 43969 75 262 86 270 96 273 97 276 43969 42323 76 268 89 275 91 274 86 271 42323 40804 82 274 92 274 87 271 63 251 40804 39379 85 276 90 264 80 259 58 242 39379 38024 85 274 91 253 79 244 62 250 38024 36703 85 271 89 250 79 242 63 252 36703 35350 86 269 82 247 80 244 63 256 35350 33934 86 269 78 245 78 245 60 257 33934 32459 86 271 76 246 74 245 57 256 32459 30910 84 271 72 248 70 246 54 254 30910 29274 78 270 69 252 61 246 52 255 29274 27553 70 268 69 254 55 248 49 256 27553 25746 62 264 67 255 55 256 45 256 25746 23858 58 264 60 262 51 258 42 257 23858 21891 55 265 55 276 45 263 39 258 21891 19841 51 262 48 281 50 277 37 260 19841 17704 45 258 45 281 50 277 36 260 17704 15530 41 259 39 280 48 274 30 268 15530 13440 33 262 33 278 40 283 27 272 13440 11548 29 278 24 273 31 289 26 266 11548 9871 27 292 21 267 23 278 24 260 9871 8381 19 290 24 266 18 260 22 249 8381 7055 18 274 29 263 21 237 27 239 7055 5880 15 242 25 246 27 222 35 234 5880 4842 11 232 18 229 31 213 38 228 4842 3929 8 221 14 213 30 208 37 218 3929 3124 9 195 12 190 26 203 36 208 3124 2402 8 181 12 158 22 200 35 204 2402 1765 6*155 11*136 17*199 34 203 1765 1233 5*131 10*123 13*198 32 202 1233 826 4 126 10 120 9 197 29 201 826 546 4 125 10 119 8 197 25 200 546 376 4 122 9 118 7 197 22*199 376 279 4 122 8 118 6 198 15*198 279 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