DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.2 - - 65.4 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 48 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1007 - - 2382 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 261 - - 261 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1287 - - 2662 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1044 - - 1325 - - 72 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 210 - - 200 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 255 - - 230 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4348 - - -5278 - - -4435 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5635 - - 7940 - - 4714 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12907 - - -12967 - - -14532 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14194 - - 15629 - - 14810 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 44 - - 37 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.2 - - 65.4 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.8 - - 31.7 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.5 - - 65.3 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.9 - - 31.1 - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 48 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1007 - - 2382 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 94994 61 259 70 255 75 256 94994 87952 50 279 51 282 42 281 87952 82536 45 280 44 287 37 304 82536 78062 42 291 43 295 41 313 78062 74238 44 299 46 308 46 322 74238 70875 46 305 49 315 50 322 70875 67823 48 309 48 316 49 315 67823 64998 50 312 48 315 48 312 64998 62355 54 315 50 311 48 307 62355 59783 59 312 53 307 53 306 59783 57098 65 303 60 303 60 303 57098 54302 67 297 63 296 61 292 54302 51633 70 298 70 297 67 298 51633 49249 79 294 85 293 90 290 49249 47145 81 294 96 283 96 281 47145 45256 100 305 98 296 87 291 45256 43525 131 308 117 301 95 297 43525 41912 129 305 115 299 102 288 41912 40394 118 305 108 295 100 284 40394 38960 107 307 102 295 95 286 38960 37598 104 310 100 297 87 292 37598 36272 103 310 97 298 84 294 36272 34916 102 311 92 299 80 293 34916 33502 99 311 90 303 77 292 33502 32032 94 312 88 307 76 294 32032 30492 89 310 81 307 74 299 30492 28869 85 306 78 305 72 302 28869 27162 78 304 79 304 71 299 27162 25371 65 302 79 307 71 298 25371 23503 56 300 71 307 67 301 23503 21560 53 298 58 305 57 302 21560 19542 47 300 50 304 46 297 19542 17442 42 300 43 307 37 300 17442 15302 37 300 38 305 31 304 15302 13236 35 301 35 301 29 303 13236 11354 33 301 32 297 26 303 11354 9683 31 302 29 297 23 302 9683 8202 28 301 26 296 22 292 8202 6891 27 283 27 282 23 279 6891 5734 29 264 28 276 23 275 5734 4715 24 246 26 264 22 275 4715 3821 19 252 23 249 23 265 3821 3035 15 258 19*242 22 247 3035 2335 12 263 14*231 21 231 2335 1717 11*266 14 230 20 231 1717 1202 9*259 13 230 18 231 1202 806 8 255 13 230 16 229 806 535 8 253 12 230 13 225 535 370 7 253 11 229 10*217 370 277 6 254 9 229 6*209 277 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