DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 13.2 - - 14.5 - - 14.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 20 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1294 - - 1127 - - 659 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 258 - - 258 - - 258 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1574 - - 1407 - - 939 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 527 - - 654 - - 1224 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 168 - - 115 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 036 - - 028 - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 460 - - 279 - - -153 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1114 - - 1128 - - 1092 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 263 - - 212 - - -392 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1311 - - 1195 - - 1331 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 13.2 - - 14.5 - - 14.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 9.8 - - 11.0 - - 11.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 13.0 - - 14.5 - - 15.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 9.4 - - 10.7 - - 11.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 20 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1294 - - 1127 - - 659 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 95674 92 251 92 247 114 252 95674 88538 86 252 88 251 92 257 88538 83146 63 252 73 253 73 265 83146 78699 43 256 55 250 59 261 78699 74849 39 267 43 253 50 255 74849 71437 36 271 38 258 40 258 71437 68328 32 258 36 253 41 261 68328 65463 35 257 39 253 45 250 65463 62811 40 259 42 262 47 255 62811 60239 50 258 50 270 56 257 60239 57543 58 253 61 256 55 255 57543 54724 62 255 58 255 63 259 54724 52014 65 258 74 263 77 261 52014 49554 84 257 89 257 91 252 49554 47327 92 252 92 251 91 249 47327 45284 91 249 90 252 90 252 45284 43408 91 250 92 256 100 253 43408 41693 100 256 105 255 111 252 41693 40117 109 253 113 250 109 248 40117 38656 98 245 108 245 96 243 38656 37289 83 245 97 243 88 247 37289 35971 85 257 85 249 87 256 35971 34637 84 252 84 253 86 256 34637 33247 84 250 87 253 87 249 33247 31797 83 248 86 253 87 245 31797 30272 79 247 81 252 84 244 30272 28660 73 242 76 250 81 243 28660 26963 72 239 74 248 77 242 26963 25184 73 240 75 245 76 243 25184 23319 71 243 72 242 75 242 23319 21367 71 245 64 240 69 243 21367 19328 74 243 56 239 61 244 19328 17198 72 248 53 239 57 243 17198 15022 63 258 53 233 55 240 15022 12927 44 247 54 221 47 243 12927 11028 40 239 49 216 38 241 11028 9347 39 241 36 234 36 238 9347 7858 32 246 32 247 37 232 7858 6546 26 248 23 246 22 233 6546 5394 20 242 19 248 19 217 5394 4387 17 190 15 207 16 199 4387 3517 27 140 18 156 14 159 3517 2775 21 106 14 095 18 078 2775 2132 22*061 23 047 26 046 2132 1572 21*040 22*033 25 033 1572 1107 20 037 21*030 23*028 1107 752 19 035 19 028 20*026 752 507 18 034 17 027 18 024 507 359 16 033 15 026 15 023 359 274 12 033 12 025 11 022 274 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