DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.4 - - 77.5 - - 75.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 167 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1671 - - 2341 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1116 - - 1480 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1951 - - 2621 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1109 - - 3264 - - 5711 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 294 - - 300 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 206 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2451 - - -2517 - - -3921 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4402 - - 5138 - - 4201 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8070 - - -6352 - - -5578 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10021 - - 8973 - - 5858 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 77 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.4 - - 77.5 - - 75.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.3 - - 56.1 - - 58.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.1 - - 76.5 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.2 - - 55.4 - - 57.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 167 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1671 - - 2341 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 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] 96439 40 248 37 256 43 268 96439 89210 21 259 29 246 37 262 89210 83688 12 268 20 242 26 249 83688 79127 14 290 19 266 16 260 79127 75221 19 308 21 262 18 298 75221 71792 22 315 15 302 15 313 71792 68683 17 320 25 312 20 310 68683 65829 13 304 28 307 25 311 65829 63203 19 344 25 315 27 321 63203 60680 33 335 23 339 22 329 60680 58021 32 341 29 352 24 339 58021 55218 48 344 45 343 37 328 55218 52526 58 338 52 332 48 329 52526 50095 59 337 53 326 52 327 50095 47907 62 339 52 325 50 328 47907 45915 61 337 51 330 48 327 45915 44087 56 335 51 336 46 329 44087 42401 53 337 52 340 46 338 42401 40845 52 342 51 341 50 343 40845 39396 50 343 49 342 52 344 39396 38032 49 343 50 341 54 345 38032 36708 50 341 54 340 57 346 36708 35354 49 337 55 340 58 346 35354 33942 46 331 54 339 59 347 33942 32472 41 326 53 336 59 346 32472 30930 38 324 53 333 58 346 30930 29302 40 325 53 331 56 345 29302 27589 42 329 48 330 52 341 27589 25790 44 329 42 327 48 337 25790 23907 42 327 39 326 44 336 23907 21945 35 320 35 325 36 335 21945 19903 27 312 33 324 33 340 19903 17777 18 301 26 320 35 344 17777 15612 16 314 16 320 28 346 15612 13525 18 316 14 328 21 347 13525 11620 18 299 13 335 17 350 11620 9920 17 290 10 324 11 348 9920 8410 15 279 12 300 9 307 8410 7076 12 244 17 252 16 240 7076 5900 14 236 19 227 20 219 5900 4861 14 237 17 219 19 214 4861 3945 16 238 18 225 18 213 3945 3135 19 232 18*223 17 211 3135 2411 19*227 14*210 17 209 2411 1771 15*224 14 206 16 206 1771 1237 13 221 13 205 15 203 1237 828 12 220 13 204 13 200 828 547 11 220 12 204 12 197 547 376 11 220 12 203 9*192 376 279 9 220 10 203 5*188 279 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