DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - - - - 70.3 - - 74.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 42 - - -24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2828 - - 1035 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 838 - - 262 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3108 - - 1315 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1170 - - 5092 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 227 - - 111 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 26 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 206 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 17 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1401 - - -1006 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1707 - - 2321 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 366 - - -2349 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2742 - - 3664 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 720 - - 1240 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.3 - - 74.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 64.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.3 - - 74.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.2 - - 62.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 42 - - -24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2828 - - 1035 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 47 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - 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] 96620 38 098 25 082 96620 89478 25 105 22 074 89478 83911 12 089 16 104 83911 79274 11 003 7 084 79274 75262 5 275 2 054 75262 71692 8 307 4 343 71692 68457 11 324 10 253 68457 65504 10 305 13 255 65504 62779 20 270 13 256 62779 60136 33 278 27 274 60136 57388 40 267 35 271 57388 54524 45 254 46 256 54524 51781 54 254 66 245 51781 49322 70 259 65 251 49322 47114 82 264 70 265 47114 45111 100 268 96 271 45111 43299 130 266 130 264 43299 41655 138 263 130 257 41655 40130 124 259 110 260 40130 38695 102 258 111 272 38695 37340 97 269 116 273 37340 36024 106 270 117 267 36024 34676 111 268 121 264 34676 33269 109 267 125 264 33269 31809 104 265 118 265 31809 30285 101 262 104 265 30285 28689 100 261 92 263 28689 27016 100 259 85 256 27016 25264 98 259 86 251 25264 23430 94 258 87 249 23430 21518 92 257 86 248 21518 19524 92 256 84 248 19524 17443 88 253 79 248 17443 15321 82 250 74 247 15321 13276 71 250 70 243 13276 11415 60 242 69 241 11415 9759 51 228 65 243 9759 8290 44 227 52 245 8290 6989 42 231 42 234 6989 5834 40 234 38 219 5834 4811 38 232 36 217 4811 3907 34*224 34 215 3907 3109 32*218 32 213 3109 2392 31 216 30 212 2392 1759 27 211 28*209 1759 1231 25 209 25*208 1231 825 23 208 23 206 825 545 22 207 20 205 545 376 19 206 18 204 376 279 15 206 13 204 279 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