DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - - - - - 60.7 - - 64.6 - - 57.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 274 - - 69 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1650 - - 2116 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1159 - - 261 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1930 - - 2396 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 461 - - 408 - - 1433 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 311 - - 216 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 044 - - 057 - - 043 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4412 - - -4545 - - -4763 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6342 - - 6941 - - 5041 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11278 - - -10092 - - -11776 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13208 - - 12488 - - 12054 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 100 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 40 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 64.6 - - 57.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.6 - - 35.7 - - 37.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.3 - - 64.4 - - 59.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.5 - - 34.9 - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 274 - - 69 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1650 - - 2116 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96400 16 201 18 219 16 255 96400 89181 6 175 14 219 16 239 89181 83653 6 250 16 221 17 241 83653 79059 13 232 14 234 13 265 79059 75083 18 228 17 243 17 261 75083 71556 16 264 16 252 21 271 71556 68372 19 266 20 281 18 285 68372 65467 28 283 28 300 21 309 65467 62776 32 286 32 298 32 301 62776 60159 35 295 34 296 33 300 60159 57414 38 292 41 299 40 300 57414 54549 47 290 52 295 44 297 54549 51809 60 283 57 295 60 290 51809 49360 56 277 68 287 62 282 49360 47172 63 296 67 282 56 294 47172 45190 74 295 67 287 69 301 45190 43381 76 293 69 292 74 299 43381 41720 74 288 73 293 76 298 41720 40185 71 284 75 292 81 300 40185 38757 64 282 72 286 81 300 38757 37415 62 287 64 278 74 300 37415 36117 63 292 63 286 71 299 36117 34793 68 292 65 288 73 294 34793 33410 67 294 64 287 70 292 33410 31968 64 294 63 287 64 292 31968 30453 64 288 60 288 59 290 30453 28850 64 286 56 288 61 288 28850 27160 61 284 52 287 60 291 27160 25389 55 283 54 283 48 288 25389 23538 51 286 55 277 50 289 23538 21608 53 274 49 272 56 285 21608 19592 42 272 39 271 52 279 19592 17487 26 282 29 259 40 268 17487 15342 15 306 18 243 35 257 15342 13280 7 324 22 248 27 248 13280 11405 9 275 23 260 29 243 11405 9739 16 254 16 247 26 223 9739 8260 15 232 13 225 26 219 8260 6946 8 233 11 206 24 210 6946 5778 6 246 10 206 21 204 5778 4745 7 245 11 212 19 199 4745 3837 7 233 8 198 18 189 3837 3038 3 192 6*130 18 165 3038 2330 13*056 13*061 17 124 2330 1710 14*047 13 059 17 086 1710 1197 15 045 13 057 16 069 1197 804 14 043 13 056 15 060 804 534 14 042 12 055 13 053 534 371 13 041 11 054 10*049 371 277 11 040 9 053 6*043 277 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