DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - - - - 71.0 - - 73.6 - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -8 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1507 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1787 - - 280 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1924 - - 5687 - - 102 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 160 - - 20 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 227 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 661 - - -1576 - - -342 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1126 - - 1856 - - 621 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 211 - - -2093 - - -2901 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1576 - - 2373 - - 3180 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 470 - - 550 - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 73.6 - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.9 - - 66.4 - - 63.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.1 - - 74.1 - - 67.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 65.7 - - 64.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -8 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1507 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 86 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 13 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] 96008 43 277 40 272 34 269 96008 88854 26 264 30 258 33 261 88854 83362 28 247 33 262 36 270 83362 78833 27 258 32 269 32 274 78833 74948 28 265 28 269 26 270 74948 71542 25 272 29 263 26 278 71542 68494 26 282 29 268 29 273 68494 65710 35 290 31 288 28 269 65710 63131 42 289 38 294 34 289 63131 60638 46 278 42 287 39 287 60638 58019 45 270 41 282 42 286 58019 55277 47 273 47 282 50 286 55277 52644 55 273 54 276 58 285 52644 50260 60 277 58 277 62 280 50260 48104 63 280 60 279 64 278 48104 46130 64 279 62 280 65 282 46130 44309 63 281 63 282 65 286 44309 42626 62 289 60 286 58 290 42626 41065 55 293 53 283 50 288 41065 39604 42 298 41 286 45 291 39604 38228 47 320 40 316 39 312 38228 36898 49 325 40 320 41 316 36898 35537 44 319 44 321 44 313 35537 34113 38 306 42 312 42 306 34113 32628 36 297 40 303 41 298 32628 31071 40 297 41 300 43 299 31071 29431 38 298 43 301 43 305 29431 27710 30 295 41 301 37 311 27710 25907 26 288 31 294 30 312 25907 24025 26 294 24 286 22 291 24025 22071 24 297 19 297 17 279 22071 20033 21 302 20 306 17 287 20033 17897 20 303 21 305 21 291 17897 15704 19 299 21 301 23 293 15704 13580 18 306 20 301 23 291 13580 11649 22 278 21 279 25 291 11649 9937 23 259 26 269 26 293 9937 8420 19 259 22 266 21 293 8420 7075 17 274 19 263 18 285 7075 5887 21 266 22 247 21 254 5887 4845 25 254 24 243 26 240 4845 3930 26 247 24 240 26 239 3930 3122 26 242 22 236 25 240 3122 2400 26*237 21 234 23 239 2400 1763 23*229 20 233 21 237 1763 1231 20 223 18 232 19 234 1231 824 19 221 16 231 17 230 824 544 17 220 13 229 14 225 544 375 16 219 11*228 12*219 375 278 12 219 8*227 5*206 278 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