DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 87.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 152 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2335 - - 3371 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1640 - - 2183 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2615 - - 3651 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 637 - - 1201 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 344 - - 331 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 26 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 213 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2622 - - -4270 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5237 - - 7921 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8051 - - -8685 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10666 - - 12336 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 48 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 87.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.6 - - 53.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.3 - - 86.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.7 - - 52.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 152 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2335 - - 3371 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 96823 47 252 29 251 96823 89555 27 238 24 258 89555 83986 8 254 20 239 83986 79382 1 018 13 220 79382 75435 5 217 8 223 75435 71954 8 215 8 277 71954 68806 8 256 13 270 68806 65910 10 266 15 251 65910 63224 11 251 17 246 63224 60636 13 243 22 244 60636 57950 15 245 25 248 57950 55157 18 269 26 259 55157 52475 26 268 32 263 52475 50040 28 265 32 260 50040 47831 30 274 35 276 47831 45814 31 269 37 271 45814 43965 26 270 34 267 43965 42266 28 284 36 278 42266 40707 26 288 37 281 40707 39263 25 297 34 287 39263 37904 29 306 36 295 37904 36585 29 305 34 296 36585 35236 28 303 32 292 35236 33826 29 302 31 284 33826 32357 30 302 34 281 32357 30817 34 302 37 283 30817 29194 37 301 39 289 29194 27493 38 302 39 293 27493 25716 37 301 40 297 25716 23865 32 297 39 300 23865 21938 29 290 40 298 21938 19922 26 295 33 289 19922 17814 25 305 31 295 17814 15661 24 318 31 297 15661 13579 22 319 26 292 13579 11677 18 304 21 277 11677 9982 18 285 16 255 9982 8473 19 278 25 248 8473 7133 29 251 34 246 7133 5944 32 240 37 242 5944 4893 29 238 34 237 4893 3969 30 239 29*223 3969 3154 28*231 27*215 3154 2426 24*211 27 214 2426 1783 23 209 27 214 1783 1245 23 208 26 213 1245 834 22 207 25 213 834 550 21 207 24 212 550 378 19 206 22 212 378 279 16 206 18 212 279 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