DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - - - - - 66.4 - - 73.4 - - 67.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 125 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1219 - - 2084 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 520 - - 1164 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1499 - - 2364 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 809 - - 2049 - - 1806 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 227 - - 265 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 182 - - 173 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2122 - - -3066 - - -3096 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3621 - - 5431 - - 3376 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5338 - - -6650 - - -7746 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6837 - - 9014 - - 8025 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 78 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 73.4 - - 67.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.7 - - 50.8 - - 54.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.6 - - 72.7 - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.6 - - 49.7 - - 53.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 125 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1219 - - 2084 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 65 - - 12 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 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] 96667 19 254 27 265 21 272 96667 89519 9 248 11 263 16 264 89519 84019 3 279 5 277 12 290 84019 79461 6 026 4 083 5 332 79461 75524 8 026 9 034 7 025 75524 72033 5 038 3 009 9 353 72033 68869 10 027 5 052 13 350 68869 65956 14 010 8 043 9 339 65956 63237 17 334 12 344 12 339 63237 60597 25 289 26 313 21 324 60597 57849 26 269 27 304 28 322 57849 55000 22 313 31 300 34 320 55000 52287 26 309 35 317 43 322 52287 49839 44 331 46 322 46 317 49839 47629 55 332 49 329 45 328 47629 45615 60 333 60 335 58 337 45615 43770 69 334 72 332 74 338 43770 42079 75 331 81 334 84 340 42079 40523 89 335 96 338 92 343 40523 39076 99 334 103 337 97 342 39076 37710 89 330 98 338 98 340 37710 36381 79 335 88 339 94 339 36381 35021 80 345 82 342 89 342 35021 33604 84 346 81 346 80 343 33604 32133 87 344 81 347 75 344 32133 30595 86 344 80 346 73 345 30595 28978 78 340 77 343 68 344 28978 27281 74 333 72 339 63 342 27281 25501 74 332 69 335 62 339 25501 23638 70 335 68 336 62 339 23638 21697 58 337 55 342 55 343 21697 19679 47 337 47 343 39 343 19679 17578 34 347 41 338 38 338 17578 15441 29 335 37 336 34 333 15441 13383 29 310 32 323 33 318 13383 11508 32 301 32 314 23 312 11508 9837 22 292 30 309 19 305 9837 8349 5 312 25 296 20 299 8349 7024 7 051 17 269 17 286 7024 5850 5 014 8 212 10 239 5850 4812 7 313 6 165 10 204 4812 3900 6 322 7 139 13 212 3900 3097 6 016 8 137 16 218 3097 2381 5 026 11*166 16 214 2381 1749 0*017 12*171 16 201 1749 1223 4*182 12 173 15 190 1223 820 4 181 12 174 14 182 820 542 4 182 11 174 12 177 542 374 4 181 11 174 10*171 374 278 4 182 9 174 6*164 278 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