DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - - - - - 32.5 - - 36.9 - - 33.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 341 - - 234 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3210 - - 3058 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2377 - - 2123 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3490 - - 3338 - - 276 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 412 - - 534 - - 3355 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 416 - - 361 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 353 - - 353 - - 021 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -850 - - -2635 - - -4087 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4340 - - 5974 - - 4363 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12892 - - -13489 - - -15922 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16382 - - 16827 - - 16198 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 52 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.5 - - 36.9 - - 33.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 14.8 - - 12.2 - - 15.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 30.9 - - 35.7 - - 34.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 13.8 - - 11.0 - - 14.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 341 - - 234 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3210 - - 3058 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 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] 96491 13 115 6 118 4 029 96491 89317 11 104 10 121 2 242 89317 83764 9 087 6 118 5 226 83764 79132 6 134 1 305 3 272 79132 75126 6 090 4 239 8 264 75126 71584 8 005 6 309 7 279 71584 68379 9 298 12 303 12 302 68379 65440 11 322 10 280 9 252 65440 62692 20 319 18 308 14 293 62692 60003 29 303 26 306 28 305 60003 57188 37 292 36 299 40 299 57188 54268 43 294 40 294 42 298 54268 51489 49 303 48 306 44 300 51489 48982 61 306 60 307 50 305 48982 46731 69 302 67 305 66 308 46731 44706 74 301 75 305 77 308 44706 42881 81 303 84 308 81 308 42881 41213 86 307 84 307 79 313 41213 39666 88 313 82 315 83 320 39666 38222 90 320 87 324 91 326 38222 36870 99 324 93 328 97 330 36870 35565 106 324 95 328 101 332 35565 34236 106 323 98 329 105 332 34236 32849 104 323 98 329 107 332 32849 31410 106 330 97 329 104 333 31410 29901 105 333 95 332 94 332 29901 28313 96 326 90 335 87 331 28313 26642 93 318 83 330 81 327 26642 24885 93 325 85 324 79 324 24885 23044 70 328 82 330 76 326 23044 21126 61 331 66 331 70 334 21126 19126 64 332 55 329 59 332 19126 17042 62 337 50 327 50 324 17042 14918 59 338 48 330 44 319 14918 12870 56 341 46 336 36 320 12870 11007 51 346 42 342 32 325 11007 9355 48 348 37 347 28 329 9355 7895 45 349 35 350 27 335 7895 6604 39 349 34 349 27 342 6604 5468 31 354 27 349 25 347 5468 4478 24 354 20 343 18 331 4478 3624 16*353 13*347 13 328 3624 2881 16*353 13*350 10 341 2881 2218 16 353 13 351 9 352 2218 1635 16 353 13 352 9 000 1635 1148 16 353 12 354 9 007 1148 776 15 353 12 354 8 013 776 519 14 353 11 355 8 016 519 364 14 353 11 355 6*018 364 275 12 353 10 356 4*021 275 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