DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 65.9 - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 14 - - 46 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1526 - - 1536 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1806 - - 1816 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1261 - - 1282 - - 3085 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 136 - - 179 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 287 - - 320 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 691 - - 723 - - -1116 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1115 - - 1093 - - 1396 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -241 - - 318 - - -1499 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2047 - - 1498 - - 1778 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 180 - - 40 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 65.9 - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 62.0 - - 56.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 65.6 - - 61.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.2 - - 61.1 - - 55.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 14 - - 46 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1526 - - 1536 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 100 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 9 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] 97071 50 267 39 269 48 273 97071 89800 30 275 32 264 36 282 89800 84231 22 278 22 271 23 288 84231 79596 10 307 16 291 10 285 79596 75603 4 333 7 295 6 330 75603 72089 4 061 1 021 3 333 72089 68907 9 057 7 092 1 134 68907 65973 9 042 4 095 2 009 65973 63257 8 320 4 172 4 308 63257 60623 13 271 4 337 7 292 60623 57872 21 269 19 302 20 304 57872 55025 32 267 38 286 44 283 55025 52305 38 253 42 255 43 264 52305 49845 36 259 35 242 32 256 49845 47630 36 280 39 275 35 277 47630 45616 55 280 57 272 51 279 45616 43789 68 269 65 265 66 265 43789 42136 70 257 71 249 76 252 42136 40620 59 246 62 234 77 237 40620 39201 54 246 52 225 65 227 39201 37852 46 245 47 222 63 227 37852 36537 43 244 47 224 58 221 36537 35189 43 243 47 225 53 219 35189 33780 43 239 48 226 49 224 33780 32311 42 236 48 226 52 227 32311 30768 43 235 46 228 54 232 30768 29139 44 233 44 231 55 236 29139 27422 45 230 43 236 55 238 27422 25618 44 228 44 242 56 237 25618 23729 46 224 46 247 55 242 23729 21762 43 221 46 249 52 249 21762 19711 41 219 41 250 43 256 19711 17575 40 218 34 253 41 255 17575 15403 41 216 33 256 40 250 15403 13315 42 219 34 260 35 256 13315 11417 41 229 35 265 30 261 11417 9735 39 231 37 257 22 261 9735 8244 38 232 36 249 22 246 8244 6924 36 238 31 242 21 227 6924 5755 33 240 27 244 15 196 5755 4724 32 242 22 252 10 188 4724 3822 29 248 16 257 4 341 3822 3034 26 256 11 258 16 350 3034 2334 21*269 8*277 20 351 2334 1717 15*283 7*313 20 350 1717 1203 13 287 7 320 19 349 1203 808 12 289 7 322 17 349 808 537 11 289 7 322 15 349 537 372 10 289 7 323 13*349 372 278 8 289 6 323 9*350 278 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