DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/12 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.8 - - 51.1 - - 41.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 41 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1264 - - 1580 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 506 - - 260 - - 260 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1544 - - 1860 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 569 - - 676 - - 131 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 226 - - 171 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 218 - - 219 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2973 - - -3889 - - -2109 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4518 - - 5749 - - 2386 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14779 - - -14478 - - -13399 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16323 - - 16338 - - 13676 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 51 - - 42 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.8 - - 51.1 - - 41.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.6 - - 27.5 - - 32.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.1 - - 51.0 - - 44.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.5 - - 26.5 - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 41 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1264 - - 1580 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 95351 73 259 71 260 78 264 95351 88463 46 256 52 276 53 288 88463 83189 37 275 36 279 39 287 83189 78782 31 271 28 284 27 272 78782 74931 26 269 26 287 23 293 74931 71487 23 282 25 288 27 305 71487 68353 24 288 23 285 24 305 68353 65462 27 276 27 284 23 297 65462 62767 27 266 33 276 29 295 62767 60149 26 265 35 270 36 280 60149 57420 35 271 40 265 43 273 57420 54578 47 266 47 264 53 265 54578 51848 57 267 59 268 63 264 51848 49374 65 267 71 270 71 265 49374 47142 69 267 74 267 74 266 47142 45114 70 265 73 265 72 268 45114 43269 68 268 70 264 70 267 43269 41581 67 271 66 263 68 262 41581 40024 69 269 64 270 63 260 40024 38578 74 265 63 275 58 265 38578 37225 69 261 63 274 55 272 37225 35921 59 264 59 270 55 277 35921 34594 53 269 51 269 57 274 34594 33212 59 272 46 272 60 272 33212 31777 68 270 47 276 65 271 31777 30269 64 266 46 278 63 273 30269 28676 58 264 44 279 50 274 28676 27001 47 270 42 282 42 275 27001 25242 44 275 42 277 42 274 25242 23398 41 274 44 276 41 278 23398 21475 37 276 39 285 33 281 21475 19464 31 289 32 293 27 285 19464 17359 26 305 25 299 23 287 17359 15205 23 311 22 306 20 290 15205 13129 21 312 20 306 18 296 13129 11249 14 309 17 305 17 305 11249 9588 12 303 15 308 16 315 9588 8119 12 306 16 314 16 327 8119 6819 13 305 16 309 20 319 6819 5668 13 303 18 302 21 300 5668 4653 15 295 19 298 20 290 4653 3763 15 291 17 294 19 285 3763 2980 15 288 16 279 20 273 2980 2287 18 256 14*237 20 243 2287 1681 16*235 13*223 20 229 1681 1177 14*220 13 219 18 219 1177 791 13 218 12 217 17 205 791 527 13 218 11 216 15 195 527 367 12 218 11 215 12*190 367 276 10 217 9 214 6*183 276 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