DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/23 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.0 - - 72.3 - - 76.3 - - 71.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 175 - - 403 - - 261 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1191 - - 3742 - - 4584 - - 112 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 676 - - 2845 - - 3327 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1471 - - 4022 - - 4864 - - 392 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1076 - - 968 - - 854 - - 4858 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 243 - - 465 - - 432 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 22 - - 21 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 201 - - 213 - - 211 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3561 - - -2935 - - -2715 - - -5174 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5032 - - 6958 - - 7579 - - 5566 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11820 - - -8787 - - -7613 - - -10551 ODpotential blCL - - - 13291 - - 12809 - - 12477 - - 10943 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 68 - - 63 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.0 - - 72.3 - - 76.3 - - 71.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.3 - - 42.9 - - 44.1 - - 48.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.2 - - 70.4 - - 75.0 - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 42.1 - - 43.4 - - 48.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 175 - - 403 - - 261 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1191 - - 3742 - - 4584 - - 112 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98180 14 214 15 229 13 196 10 194 98180 90699 9 183 12 203 12 205 7 175 90699 84918 11 182 13 194 13 215 11 205 84918 80114 10 215 8 202 15 214 12 251 80114 75992 4 264 7 222 11 216 13 229 75992 72358 8 306 10 272 6 254 8 280 72358 69076 13 306 15 273 13 279 15 290 69076 66087 14 290 10 269 12 261 18 295 66087 63321 19 304 19 305 20 281 25 300 63321 60640 28 304 23 291 22 293 34 296 60640 57838 35 302 27 294 33 290 39 293 57838 54917 40 294 38 290 43 295 47 292 54917 52130 44 292 47 291 50 297 54 293 52130 49632 51 287 53 287 59 291 60 290 49632 47416 53 289 53 287 62 286 59 287 47416 45433 56 295 56 292 61 286 57 287 45433 43640 56 300 64 298 65 293 57 291 43640 41999 57 303 70 298 72 297 61 296 41999 40473 54 304 67 294 73 296 63 296 40473 39034 51 303 60 291 68 293 63 293 39034 37672 49 301 56 291 64 290 62 291 37672 36348 48 295 55 291 61 288 61 290 36348 34999 49 290 55 291 57 288 58 291 34999 33595 48 288 55 291 53 288 55 290 33595 32137 47 290 52 290 49 288 52 287 32137 30609 45 290 49 287 48 288 51 283 30609 28999 39 287 46 284 48 285 53 278 28999 27305 39 282 44 281 47 280 55 273 27305 25523 39 281 43 277 46 274 56 270 25523 23658 36 283 38 275 44 272 53 269 23658 21723 31 281 32 279 41 272 43 269 21723 19713 26 283 28 273 36 271 36 269 19713 17614 25 281 26 269 30 273 30 281 17614 15463 23 273 27 272 25 278 29 282 15463 13385 23 268 27 270 24 279 24 275 13385 11493 25 274 29 267 25 275 26 259 11493 9811 23 269 30 271 31 262 34 253 9811 8314 22 263 28 270 35 258 37 262 8314 6985 24 236 26 252 30 250 35 266 6985 5814 22 231 23 239 25*238 25 258 5814 4785 22 238 23*231 21*215 21 236 4785 3882 25 233 23*217 21 213 21 230 3882 3085 26 223 23 215 21 211 21 222 3085 2373 29 209 23 213 21 210 21 219 2373 1745 27*205 23 212 21 209 20 217 1745 1221 23*202 22 211 21 209 20 215 1221 819 21 201 21 210 20 208 18 214 819 542 20 200 20 210 19 208 17*213 542 375 18 200 19 209 18 207 14*212 375 278 15 200 16 209 15 207 11 211 278 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