DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.2 - - 70.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1036 - - 1570 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1316 - - 1850 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1714 - - 2218 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 160 - - 176 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 163 - - 199 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 19 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 583 - - 764 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 733 - - 1086 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 320 - - 78 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 996 - - 1772 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1260 - - 1030 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.2 - - 70.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.5 - - 65.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.9 - - 69.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.0 - - 65.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1036 - - 1570 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - 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] 97512 37 239 37 242 97512 90086 33 243 33 240 90086 84381 23 257 28 244 84381 79647 20 258 21 250 79647 75577 9 259 13 261 75577 71993 7 284 8 271 71993 68764 10 301 11 297 68764 65807 10 309 10 296 65807 63076 13 314 14 287 63076 60438 18 297 14 277 60438 57679 13 300 13 305 57679 54794 23 279 26 287 54794 52031 26 264 34 264 52031 49548 29 282 37 273 49548 47332 33 280 38 276 47332 45331 35 279 37 276 45331 43504 39 284 43 275 43504 41831 45 284 47 271 41831 40294 38 249 38 252 40294 38863 34 217 42 244 38863 37513 29 219 37 214 37513 36206 25 226 35 206 36206 34873 20 264 35 217 34873 33483 22 280 37 227 33483 32034 25 269 36 235 32034 30512 27 260 35 240 30512 28904 28 255 33 243 28904 27210 30 253 32 242 27210 25430 32 255 31 242 25430 23567 35 258 32 244 23567 21624 37 259 32 247 21624 19599 35 256 33 252 19599 17489 32 241 31 261 17489 15343 35 221 25 271 15343 13279 40 218 22 266 13279 11403 40 219 23 272 11403 9743 38 224 25 270 9743 8274 31 229 27 261 8274 6970 20 233 26 254 6970 5811 9 223 25 247 5811 4786 6 184 23 238 4786 3883 6 169 21 229 3883 3087 6 168 17 220 3087 2375 6 168 15*210 2375 1746 6*169 14*209 1746 1222 5*166 12 200 1222 819 5 164 11 196 819 543 5 162 11 194 543 375 4 161 10 193 375 278 4 161 8 193 278 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