DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 81.5 - - 81.9 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 209 - - 123 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1824 - - 4633 - - 4169 - - 662 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 262 - - 3281 - - 2663 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2104 - - 4913 - - 4449 - - 942 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1631 - - 1635 - - 2488 - - 1489 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 194 - - 409 - - 336 - - 55 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 8 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 239 - - 248 - - 014 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 11 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - 5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 66 - - 1111 - - 562 - - -58 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2038 - - 3802 - - 3887 - - 1000 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5123 - - 119 - - -88 - - -1907 ODpotential blCL - - - 7227 - - 4794 - - 4537 - - 2849 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 87 - - 84 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 890 - - 1590 - - 1760 - - 2390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 81.5 - - 81.9 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.4 - - 65.8 - - 65.8 - - 70.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.3 - - 80.3 - - 81.2 - - 74.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.5 - - 64.9 - - 64.8 - - 70.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 209 - - 123 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1824 - - 4633 - - 4169 - - 662 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 46 - - 36 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - 13 - - 16 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] 97734 4 168 12 234 11 315 2 228 97734 90305 3 239 9 221 13 269 8 269 90305 84610 4 342 6 204 11 245 8 318 84610 79899 7 052 6 110 5 178 10 360 79899 75857 10 077 12 083 6 144 2 011 75857 72309 11 054 13 075 11 132 0 163 72309 69106 3 052 5 013 13 091 4 114 69106 66160 7 097 2 205 8 127 2 234 66160 63433 13 236 8 282 3 215 10 281 63433 60799 17 230 17 275 15 264 22 257 60799 58057 14 253 23 267 22 263 29 245 58057 55202 39 264 28 261 28 271 39 253 55202 52462 46 254 33 268 51 269 45 257 52462 49995 50 255 46 256 57 256 44 261 49995 47785 51 257 51 252 51 251 50 260 47785 45783 48 258 47 249 44 247 52 252 45783 43964 51 253 38 247 43 247 50 244 43964 42307 53 241 39 262 49 253 47 247 42307 40784 44 240 50 262 55 251 49 254 40784 39360 41 254 56 258 53 246 54 256 39360 38011 48 260 48 248 56 249 59 253 38011 36697 53 258 43 237 58 251 55 246 36697 35350 51 255 42 240 54 249 55 245 35350 33943 46 245 42 250 48 247 55 250 33943 32478 47 237 39 259 43 246 51 256 32478 30941 46 234 37 250 42 239 43 265 30941 29319 41 241 31 234 40 238 28 257 29319 27611 35 262 26 233 30 244 28 240 27611 25818 32 251 26 251 27 247 29 240 25818 23940 30 238 26 249 28 253 26 235 23940 21984 21 236 27 235 27 247 25 232 21984 19943 27 236 28 227 29 235 31 236 19943 17816 24 239 31 218 32 230 34 235 17816 15644 18 240 33 210 31 226 31 237 15644 13548 15 252 28 212 27 229 22 226 13548 11641 15 255 23 240 20 245 19 222 11641 9948 18 247 20 245 16 251 17 229 9948 8445 22 206 21 239 14 258 13 227 8445 7110 26 209 24 247 12 257 11 218 7110 5925 26 209 24*246 11 247 12 212 5925 4876 27 210 21*245 10*238 12 211 4876 3953 28 218 20 243 9*238 10 211 3953 3138 26 223 17 239 9 240 7 211 3138 2410 23*224 16 238 8 247 1 247 2410 1769 19*224 16 236 7 252 6 016 1769 1236 15 222 15 235 7 256 9*015 1236 827 14 221 15 234 7 257 9*014 827 547 13 221 14 234 6 259 8 014 547 376 12 220 13 233 6 261 8 013 376 279 10 220 11 233 5 262 6 014 279 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