DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/15 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 - - - - - - 35.4 - - 40.4 - - 33.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 139 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2464 - - 2654 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1724 - - 1590 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2744 - - 2934 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 589 - - 799 - - 270 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 347 - - 291 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 311 - - 263 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2754 - - -5163 - - -4754 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5499 - - 8097 - - 5031 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14586 - - -16838 - - -17039 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17330 - - 19772 - - 17316 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 48 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 35.4 - - 40.4 - - 33.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 12.4 - - 5.9 - - 13.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 34.1 - - 39.5 - - 36.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 11.3 - - 4.9 - - 12.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 139 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2464 - - 2654 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 95924 24 284 10 278 26 261 95924 88975 7 051 4 309 9 347 88975 83568 8 112 9 304 17 014 83568 79072 7 060 8 302 13 346 79072 75194 7 028 6 318 10 332 75194 71733 7 353 6 319 9 290 71733 68546 8 333 9 288 15 262 68546 65577 11 323 8 274 20 249 65577 62809 19 318 14 329 14 255 62809 60124 26 323 28 322 20 289 60124 57324 31 318 32 303 26 285 57324 54429 33 326 33 307 30 296 54429 51664 49 321 44 308 41 301 51664 49165 54 322 60 307 59 303 49165 46928 72 321 69 298 73 294 46928 44893 76 319 73 304 77 289 44893 43015 77 321 77 305 79 292 43015 41270 78 324 83 310 88 301 41270 39642 83 327 90 313 97 303 39642 38118 92 328 95 314 99 304 38118 36689 98 326 98 313 95 303 36689 35317 99 324 97 312 92 306 35317 33937 100 325 94 312 95 308 33937 32521 99 327 90 315 90 309 32521 31074 93 330 84 316 81 308 31074 29574 90 330 79 318 77 308 29574 28001 84 331 74 321 72 307 28001 26351 74 331 73 323 67 305 26351 24620 69 324 68 320 63 306 24620 22812 71 324 60 320 61 306 22812 20929 64 325 56 323 58 306 20929 18965 60 325 56 328 54 311 18965 16909 56 330 52 332 49 318 16909 14806 52 328 47 335 42 322 14806 12775 45 331 42 330 42 315 12775 10932 39 331 37 320 38 312 10932 9303 36 329 34 318 31 308 9303 7867 35 330 29 316 28 302 7867 6599 33 329 25 316 26 299 6599 5482 28 328 21 316 25 290 5482 4502 24 328 17 308 22 272 4502 3646 19 328 13*287 18 247 3646 2897 11*318 9*267 17 229 2897 2231 10*313 8 265 15 217 2231 1644 9 311 8 263 13 210 1644 1154 9 311 8 262 13 202 1154 779 9 310 7 261 12 194 779 521 8 309 7 261 11 186 521 365 8 309 6 261 9*178 365 276 7 309 6 259 5*171 276 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