DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/11 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 - - - - - - 70.4 - - 75.5 - - 70.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 79 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3630 - - 5526 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2398 - - 3431 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3910 - - 5806 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1315 - - 1254 - - 6353 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 345 - - 335 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 035 - - 037 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -13 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1252 - - -2596 - - -5270 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5162 - - 8402 - - 5549 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7749 - - -10321 - - -10799 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11659 - - 16127 - - 11078 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 80 - - 31 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 75.5 - - 70.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.0 - - 39.7 - - 47.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.8 - - 75.0 - - 73.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.7 - - 38.4 - - 46.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 79 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3630 - - 5526 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 18 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 7 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] 98097 2 204 11 224 11 287 98097 90672 6 230 6 252 6 280 90672 84955 7 224 9 227 8 275 84955 80204 6 204 12 222 10 278 80204 76115 3 228 4 235 6 242 76115 72512 11 261 7 301 7 236 72512 69257 15 260 12 270 12 260 69257 66272 18 268 18 261 19 272 66272 63508 19 261 24 272 22 268 63508 60834 23 266 26 270 22 276 60834 58058 27 276 28 277 28 290 58058 55192 37 283 39 280 42 286 55192 52468 50 273 47 274 52 277 52468 50015 54 259 53 269 53 272 50015 47811 52 250 52 269 49 267 47811 45816 49 255 47 268 44 260 45816 43994 44 263 45 261 40 261 43994 42310 51 280 45 258 43 260 42310 40743 63 273 40 266 40 261 40743 39279 68 259 41 270 34 262 39279 37904 69 257 44 264 28 263 37904 36573 69 257 46 260 26 273 36573 35217 65 260 43 256 22 275 35217 33805 58 264 37 256 16 269 33805 32338 49 267 27 267 10 269 32338 30798 34 281 19 289 8 301 30798 29172 22 309 18 313 9 322 29172 27462 17 316 15 309 11 328 27462 25666 15 313 14 301 16 332 25666 23787 14 312 16 310 15 332 23787 21828 10 307 15 297 14 305 21828 19784 9 279 14 279 14 298 19784 17650 12 288 16 289 16 311 17650 15475 14 297 14 300 19 314 15475 13380 14 305 13 321 16 312 13380 11479 14 320 12 348 9 336 11479 9794 13 323 10 352 6 333 9794 8302 13 324 14 358 9 355 8302 6986 13 346 18 028 17 035 6986 5826 21 030 18*035 19 039 5826 4799 24*039 18*036 18 040 4799 3895 19*037 17 037 18 040 3895 3096 17 036 16 037 18 041 3096 2381 16 035 16 037 17 041 2381 1749 15 035 15 037 16 041 1749 1223 15 035 15 037 15 041 1223 820 14 035 14 037 14 040 820 543 13 035 13 037 12 039 543 375 12 035 12 037 9*037 375 278 10 034 10 037 5*035 278 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