DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/12 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 - - - - - - 49.7 - - 53.0 - - 48.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 190 - - 105 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2418 - - 2999 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1613 - - 1740 - - 260 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2698 - - 3279 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 816 - - 1131 - - 2923 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 322 - - 288 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 24 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 009 - - 342 - - 181 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1580 - - -1280 - - -1952 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4278 - - 4559 - - 2230 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10661 - - -10700 - - -10474 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13359 - - 13979 - - 10752 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 61 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.7 - - 53.0 - - 48.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.4 - - 34.3 - - 39.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.7 - - 52.4 - - 50.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.1 - - 33.1 - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 190 - - 105 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2418 - - 2999 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 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] 96365 25 283 24 282 27 288 96365 89161 17 262 22 261 23 280 89161 83655 16 236 18 253 22 265 83655 79067 12 254 15 264 19 246 79067 75096 16 251 16 270 18 255 75096 71587 19 247 22 264 23 264 71587 68407 22 250 22 254 26 247 68407 65477 30 271 32 268 26 254 65477 62749 41 268 38 267 27 283 62749 60100 46 267 44 279 45 279 60100 57349 57 263 59 267 53 272 57349 54483 65 254 60 263 60 273 54483 51733 64 255 67 267 72 270 51733 49266 68 263 71 262 72 264 49266 47059 68 263 61 262 60 272 47059 45063 62 264 69 285 73 282 45063 43249 68 280 83 284 83 282 43249 41581 76 281 90 283 84 278 41581 40022 81 287 90 287 81 286 40022 38562 93 293 93 295 86 298 38562 37198 105 296 98 300 91 304 37198 35887 106 295 98 299 93 305 35887 34559 104 292 89 295 92 304 34559 33178 80 294 74 299 85 302 33178 31745 74 309 70 313 75 301 31745 30244 75 314 71 316 66 301 30244 28661 75 303 69 315 64 305 28661 26993 81 292 67 312 67 301 26993 25241 82 291 64 304 65 291 25241 23402 81 293 65 295 65 288 23402 21473 81 298 67 291 68 288 21473 19447 72 305 71 295 68 292 19447 17326 58 308 66 304 58 299 17326 15165 52 306 56 305 46 306 15165 13089 41 304 49 306 40 300 13089 11205 30 303 42 304 39 295 11205 9540 25 318 33 295 33 293 9540 8067 26 344 21 296 31 286 8067 6765 24 004 11 324 27 272 6765 5618 16 002 6 357 17 241 5618 4612 16 342 5 332 12 219 4612 3733 16 352 3*333 9 207 3733 2966 11*003 3*339 8 192 2966 2283 9*007 2 340 8 186 2283 1681 8 008 2 342 8 186 1681 1179 8 009 2 343 8 185 1179 794 8 009 2 345 8 184 794 529 7 009 2 347 7 183 529 368 7 009 2 348 6*181 368 277 6 010 2 345 4*181 277 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