DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/16 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 - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.5 - - 34.3 - - 31.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 172 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3802 - - 5275 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2724 - - 3649 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4082 - - 5555 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1662 - - 1531 - - 5799 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 403 - - 398 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 20 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 306 - - 309 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1462 - - 1768 - - -3316 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2620 - - 3788 - - 3594 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1054 - - 770 - - -3972 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3028 - - 4785 - - 4249 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 92 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.5 - - 34.3 - - 31.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 22.2 - - 18.8 - - 17.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 31.6 - - 33.6 - - 33.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 21.0 - - 17.6 - - 16.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 172 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3802 - - 5275 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 67 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96794 50 252 33 253 41 271 96794 89487 26 259 25 233 43 261 89487 83862 17 276 13 248 25 253 83862 79212 14 286 10 267 13 257 79212 75194 11 270 6 257 7 312 75194 71634 3 298 7 312 9 345 71634 68430 10 041 12 350 11 356 68430 65484 14 032 18 005 10 359 65484 62733 13 004 21 333 10 320 62733 60048 7 062 18 304 9 309 60048 57197 3 213 19 289 23 305 57197 54205 28 266 34 273 39 289 54205 51352 36 252 39 267 46 276 51352 48794 44 255 49 263 45 270 48794 46505 50 266 48 260 42 277 46505 44425 55 262 47 266 48 278 44425 42514 53 259 47 269 52 276 42514 40749 48 265 43 278 59 278 40749 39118 47 272 51 288 67 278 39118 37611 50 278 66 287 75 276 37611 36215 54 281 80 285 79 276 36215 34884 56 283 91 285 87 277 34884 33543 59 285 101 287 94 276 33543 32156 62 288 108 287 98 275 32156 30720 65 291 109 288 99 276 30720 29215 68 293 108 291 98 277 29215 27628 68 294 106 295 95 280 27628 25956 66 295 110 295 88 285 25956 24199 63 295 111 297 84 289 24199 22359 57 294 106 300 84 289 22359 20434 50 294 94 300 81 297 20434 18433 44 291 77 302 77 298 18433 16378 35 288 61 303 72 303 16378 14324 32 294 50 300 57 312 14324 12370 30 300 40 296 47 315 12370 10601 27 301 34 298 41 314 10601 9039 26 304 30 299 35 310 9039 7663 29 309 26 300 30 304 7663 6450 30 316 21*300 25 294 6450 5378 24 310 21*301 23 295 5378 4432 24*308 21 304 22 301 4432 3599 25*307 21 308 23 306 3599 2864 25 306 20 310 23 309 2864 2207 25 306 20 312 23 312 2207 1627 25 306 20 314 23 314 1627 1144 24 305 19 314 22 315 1144 773 24 305 19 315 20 316 773 518 23 305 18 315 17 317 518 364 21 305 17 316 15*317 364 276 17 305 14 316 10*318 276 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