DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - - - - 51.9 - - 56.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 195 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1873 - - 2367 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1217 - - 261 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2153 - - 2647 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 449 - - 839 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 294 - - 224 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 026 - - 032 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2038 - - -3070 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4191 - - 5717 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11695 - - -13108 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13848 - - 15755 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 51 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.9 - - 56.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.0 - - 32.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.9 - - 56.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.7 - - 31.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 195 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1873 - - 2367 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - 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] 96258 4 005 11 356 96258 89243 18 065 12 058 89243 83771 21 070 12 050 83771 79198 16 074 9 044 79198 75240 13 053 8 040 75240 71724 7 010 7 331 71724 68546 14 328 15 307 68546 65638 18 288 24 292 65638 62950 26 283 28 280 62950 60343 36 286 38 285 60343 57622 57 287 53 284 57622 54793 68 286 65 289 54793 52072 85 282 83 284 52072 49607 94 279 93 277 49607 47390 89 279 90 283 47390 45389 87 288 103 293 45389 43579 99 295 123 293 43579 41917 114 294 125 289 41917 40373 116 294 116 291 40373 38935 108 291 113 293 38935 37580 101 292 111 294 37580 36261 97 294 108 294 36261 34910 92 294 105 296 34910 33497 85 293 99 297 33497 32027 80 293 92 295 32027 30485 75 292 85 293 30485 28859 67 290 77 293 28859 27151 62 290 67 290 27151 25357 66 289 66 289 25357 23476 68 290 67 289 23476 21516 61 291 66 291 21516 19478 48 291 58 294 19478 17361 39 295 45 292 17361 15204 34 291 39 293 15204 13129 28 297 34 295 13129 11248 23 307 19 294 11248 9579 21 302 10 296 9579 8100 19 305 10 307 8100 6794 14 330 11 358 6794 5648 15 004 15 023 5648 4641 16 019 18 032 4641 3759 16 029 19 039 3759 2985 17 035 16*034 2985 2298 15*028 16*033 2298 1691 14*027 15 033 1691 1185 14 026 15 032 1185 798 14 025 14 031 798 532 13 025 13 031 532 369 12 025 12 031 369 277 10 024 10 030 277 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