DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.8 - - 64.3 - - 62.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 165 - - 55 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3554 - - 3807 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2409 - - 1998 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3834 - - 4087 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 575 - - 956 - - 5391 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 358 - - 274 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 053 - - 053 - - 008 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -122 - - -814 - - -2479 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3956 - - 4902 - - 2758 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6226 - - -7738 - - -3407 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10060 - - 11825 - - 3686 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 88 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.8 - - 64.3 - - 62.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.5 - - 43.9 - - 51.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.8 - - 64.0 - - 63.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.2 - - 42.6 - - 50.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 165 - - 55 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3554 - - 3807 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 37 - - 52 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 97512 29 244 31 265 28 271 97512 90079 25 257 26 275 24 270 90079 84395 15 258 20 270 18 266 84395 79679 5 219 13 229 17 256 79679 75644 1 304 8 170 12 246 75644 72100 4 241 1 072 5 227 72100 68890 4 301 5 264 8 290 68890 65940 9 269 7 260 10 278 65940 63193 20 290 17 278 12 285 63193 60508 26 285 23 279 20 285 60508 57702 36 281 33 274 30 270 57702 54797 55 277 44 276 45 278 54797 52029 71 269 65 271 62 269 52029 49552 68 268 67 270 66 278 49552 47348 77 277 81 275 90 276 47348 45364 98 276 93 271 98 267 45364 43556 104 276 92 274 94 272 43556 41895 117 281 104 278 106 277 41895 40353 132 280 109 276 113 276 40353 38902 127 280 111 276 116 277 38902 37528 121 278 112 277 114 276 37528 36192 124 275 111 274 112 275 36192 34825 126 275 115 271 112 274 34825 33399 118 275 117 272 111 273 33399 31916 108 271 111 272 111 273 31916 30364 105 268 104 266 107 271 30364 28734 106 265 104 265 102 264 28734 27022 103 265 108 266 101 265 27022 25225 90 274 102 273 99 268 25225 23352 73 279 78 278 87 275 23352 21417 58 280 61 280 57 275 21417 19414 50 288 51 275 51 283 19414 17327 43 289 40 271 48 269 17327 15198 32 276 37 273 44 254 15198 13144 28 274 38 266 37 260 13144 11273 23 282 34 263 28 257 11273 9616 16 302 20 285 17 289 9616 8153 15 316 16 321 11 344 8153 6857 16 327 16 355 13 013 6857 5712 16 010 17 029 11 052 5712 4706 18*037 15*053 11 055 4706 3820 14*052 14*055 8 060 3820 3037 14 053 13 055 7 065 3037 2338 14 053 13 053 6 065 2338 1720 14 054 12 052 5 060 1720 1205 14 054 11 051 4 053 1205 809 13 054 11 050 3 045 809 537 12 054 10 049 3 035 537 372 12 054 9 049 2*022 372 278 10 053 8 048 1*008 278 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