DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - - 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.9 - - 60.3 - - 65.9 - - 58.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 80 - - 17 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 529 - - 1650 - - 3029 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 261 - - 261 - - 262 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - 809 - - 1930 - - 3309 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 518 - - 904 - - 1744 - - 1567 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 215 - - 169 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 13 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 214 - - 207 - - 166 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -588 - - 74 - - 737 - - -323 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1397 - - 1856 - - 2572 - - 601 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7182 - - -3709 - - -41 - - -1957 ODpotential blCL - - - 7991 - - 5639 - - 3350 - - 2235 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 91 - - 99 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.9 - - 60.3 - - 65.9 - - 58.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.7 - - 52.9 - - 55.4 - - 56.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 59.9 - - 66.1 - - 60.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.1 - - 52.0 - - 54.4 - - 56.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 80 - - 17 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 529 - - 1650 - - 3029 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 64 - - 97 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 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] 96363 9 104 6 154 9 192 6 318 96363 89258 4 159 8 168 11 214 4 242 89258 83741 9 258 3 223 8 211 6 291 83741 79135 7 267 7 232 10 240 14 257 79135 75137 14 293 10 277 8 283 8 264 75137 71583 15 287 16 269 16 284 14 278 71583 68366 19 284 12 262 17 277 18 298 68366 65412 17 296 14 295 18 260 24 278 65412 62672 13 302 26 312 24 309 25 295 62672 60025 35 305 46 301 45 303 42 301 60025 57281 41 304 54 292 51 299 54 282 57281 54420 59 303 61 298 58 299 55 278 54420 51673 66 294 70 301 60 293 62 300 51673 49205 73 299 78 299 72 296 82 302 49205 47007 90 306 84 298 82 294 87 296 47007 45026 112 304 92 303 93 302 93 297 45026 43221 116 299 115 303 115 303 111 300 43221 41567 112 296 118 295 123 297 122 292 41567 40040 107 297 111 290 116 294 115 283 40040 38611 105 300 113 295 108 291 110 281 38611 37259 104 300 110 291 109 290 116 284 37259 35944 104 299 108 288 110 291 114 285 35944 34597 105 298 107 289 110 293 113 289 34597 33193 104 298 101 292 110 294 116 294 33193 31735 100 297 95 291 106 295 116 297 31735 30210 94 295 93 290 97 295 100 295 30210 28610 90 293 88 292 87 290 86 288 28610 26932 87 293 83 293 79 285 82 284 26932 25173 78 291 73 288 71 277 76 283 25173 23337 65 286 66 278 71 274 70 279 23337 21425 59 287 66 265 76 274 72 271 21425 19429 56 284 67 262 73 275 67 275 19429 17344 55 280 53 267 58 271 50 279 17344 15218 52 281 42 271 49 269 35 276 15218 13166 44 280 48 271 54 271 33 269 13166 11297 31 272 45 262 56 257 24 285 11297 9641 15 277 28 250 46 236 17 281 9641 8176 10 307 17 230 28 226 29 256 8176 6881 8 245 17 198 19 216 30 240 6881 5735 8 257 11 193 16 226 27 232 5735 4722 7 301 8 227 17 224 24 233 4722 3829 15 283 19 253 16*217 22 232 3829 3042 33 261 23 239 14*212 19 224 3042 2340 37 248 21*234 13 209 19 212 2340 1720 33 239 15*217 12 207 18 202 1720 1204 27*227 14 214 11 205 17 191 1204 808 22*220 13 214 10 204 15 183 808 537 18 217 13 213 9 204 12 178 537 372 16 216 12 212 8 204 9*175 372 277 13 216 10 213 7 203 4*166 277 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