DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/31 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 - - - - - - 48.7 - - 55.2 - - 44.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 34 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1037 - - 2770 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 260 - - 260 - - 260 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1317 - - 3050 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 736 - - 1176 - - 76 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 209 - - 192 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 290 - - 255 - - 231 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3138 - - -3116 - - -2619 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4455 - - 6167 - - 2896 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14261 - - -13207 - - -15081 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15578 - - 16257 - - 15358 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 57 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.7 - - 55.2 - - 44.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.5 - - 29.3 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 47.9 - - 55.1 - - 48.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.3 - - 28.2 - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 34 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1037 - - 2770 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 94948 65 250 69 255 90 253 94948 87792 62 250 69 260 68 265 87792 82318 55 262 62 267 55 272 82318 77806 53 276 55 273 53 284 77806 73951 56 282 53 283 54 291 73951 70580 57 281 54 289 53 295 70580 67540 54 290 54 291 56 299 67540 64743 56 304 57 300 59 301 64743 62142 65 308 62 304 60 301 62142 59601 68 306 62 306 59 300 59601 56914 65 305 61 309 55 300 56914 54095 62 302 61 307 57 301 54095 51403 65 299 65 299 62 302 51403 48993 63 298 66 294 66 305 48993 46840 58 313 63 307 74 308 46840 44893 73 324 70 318 74 309 44893 43120 86 325 81 325 75 314 43120 41499 85 320 92 326 83 318 41499 39998 77 314 89 323 92 316 39998 38588 70 315 79 322 93 313 38588 37247 65 316 73 325 92 315 37247 35941 61 318 71 327 86 320 35941 34606 60 320 71 327 83 326 34606 33214 60 318 70 326 77 326 33214 31768 57 313 67 326 69 322 31768 30252 55 308 63 326 65 317 30252 28652 55 306 59 325 63 312 28652 26970 55 307 55 320 60 313 26970 25204 55 312 55 319 57 314 25204 23357 50 313 54 319 54 316 23357 21429 43 309 48 314 53 316 21429 19414 44 305 47 304 51 313 19414 17309 45 305 45 304 50 304 17309 15153 43 308 42 305 48 303 15153 13078 38 309 38 304 41 299 13078 11203 35 310 35 303 35 293 11203 9548 33 312 32 309 31 293 9548 8083 30 312 29 315 26 301 8083 6786 28 312 27 313 24 308 6786 5643 25 310 25 305 25 310 5643 4638 21 308 24 294 25 306 4638 3760 19 304 20*279 20 293 3760 2989 16 295 16*262 17 279 2989 2300 13 291 14 256 16 274 2300 1692 10*299 13 254 16 267 1692 1185 6*291 12 253 15 261 1185 797 6 290 11 252 14 256 797 530 6 289 11 251 13 250 530 369 5 289 10 251 10*242 369 276 5 288 8 249 6*231 276 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