DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 234 - - 135 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2324 - - 4424 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1592 - - 2856 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2604 - - 4704 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3472 - - 2416 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 331 - - 344 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 214 - - 193 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -19 - - 17 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2180 - - -1418 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4784 - - 6123 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3074 - - -3031 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5678 - - 7735 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.8 - - 49.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.5 - - 74.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.4 - - 48.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 234 - - 135 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2324 - - 4424 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 81 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 97549 37 267 36 262 97549 90105 31 262 36 260 90105 84373 28 262 32 260 84373 79630 18 260 24 275 79630 75578 15 283 22 268 75578 72019 17 284 16 267 72019 68806 16 304 11 289 68806 65859 14 312 14 298 65859 63130 18 300 21 291 63130 60491 25 283 24 286 60491 57740 25 285 24 282 57740 54890 28 285 22 290 54890 52168 31 288 28 294 52168 49704 34 285 34 284 49704 47491 32 287 28 284 47491 45499 28 283 24 288 45499 43701 13 295 19 299 43701 42063 13 353 15 308 42063 40538 16 016 11 321 40538 39098 19 023 12 356 39098 37733 21 019 16 006 37733 36406 22 013 20 006 36406 35051 23 007 21 007 35051 33640 21 360 21 007 33640 32175 17 357 20 360 32175 30639 16 000 21 356 30639 29020 17 008 18 353 29020 27313 14 030 10 341 27313 25520 6 040 6 266 25520 23650 7 300 14 294 23650 21710 12 309 14 304 21710 19688 9 330 11 305 19688 17576 5 330 5 300 17576 15420 4 020 1 043 15420 13342 6 052 2 088 13342 11453 7 232 4 247 11453 9778 17 221 9 236 9778 8296 16 209 9 223 8296 6983 16 210 17 211 6983 5821 18 206 20 202 5821 4795 21 202 20*197 4795 3891 23 204 19*194 3891 3093 23*207 18 193 3093 2380 22*210 17 192 2380 1749 21 213 15 192 1749 1223 19 215 13 192 1223 820 18 216 11 193 820 543 17 216 10 193 543 375 16 215 9 194 375 279 13 215 8 193 279 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