DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.6 - - 77.0 - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 80 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2918 - - 4076 - - 622 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1865 - - 2384 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3198 - - 4356 - - 902 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1791 - - 2221 - - 2580 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 317 - - 302 - - 60 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 17 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 231 - - 232 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 7 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1018 - - 1027 - - -122 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2181 - - 3329 - - 1024 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -592 - - 133 - - -1120 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3790 - - 4223 - - 2022 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 85 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1390 - - 1600 - - 2310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.6 - - 77.0 - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 63.1 - - 67.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.8 - - 76.6 - - 71.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 61.9 - - 66.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 80 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2918 - - 4076 - - 622 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 60 - - 40 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 14 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] 97680 7 236 6 250 12 264 97680 90236 7 228 6 268 6 316 90236 84509 8 171 5 254 4 354 84509 79795 8 139 8 185 3 353 79795 75743 7 080 11 133 4 154 75743 72161 4 055 5 078 10 138 72161 68936 4 152 1 085 5 145 68936 65985 8 201 11 184 12 228 65985 63250 11 219 13 209 13 223 63250 60606 14 220 16 225 15 253 60606 57852 14 242 11 227 13 240 57852 54957 18 259 15 230 8 259 54957 52147 28 229 27 238 30 249 52147 49614 31 220 38 229 42 234 49614 47365 35 224 40 223 39 232 47365 45342 39 221 34 219 38 241 45342 43500 39 216 29 228 38 242 43500 41811 40 218 41 244 43 242 41811 40249 42 220 55 234 44 238 40249 38795 62 224 59 222 44 242 38795 37433 75 219 49 222 47 246 37433 36123 74 213 49 233 48 245 36123 34794 72 206 55 242 46 245 34794 33412 70 204 59 244 46 245 33412 31975 56 212 58 248 48 245 31975 30465 51 222 57 252 48 247 30465 28872 52 228 54 251 45 252 28872 27196 52 229 47 248 44 252 27196 25435 51 231 43 250 39 251 25435 23593 49 234 42 251 33 259 23593 21675 45 239 42 248 31 269 21675 19671 42 242 41 251 32 267 19671 17576 38 243 38 253 35 262 17576 15437 37 247 34 252 35 263 15437 13375 34 249 29 247 33 266 13375 11500 29 250 24 251 31 267 11500 9834 28 254 25 268 31 272 9834 8352 27 254 25 269 29 275 8352 7033 26 255 22 262 27 272 7033 5863 24 255 20 254 23 265 5863 4828 22 250 19*248 21 259 4828 3917 21*246 18*241 19 252 3917 3112 20*239 18 235 18 243 3112 2393 20 236 18 232 19 229 2393 1758 19 229 17 230 20 212 1758 1229 18 227 17 229 20*206 1229 823 17 226 17 228 18*203 823 545 17 225 16 228 17 201 545 375 15 225 15 227 14 199 375 278 13 224 12 227 10 199 278 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