DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.0 - - 69.7 - - 58.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 33 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1533 - - 1635 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 261 - - 262 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1813 - - 1915 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 404 - - 1055 - - 86 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 200 - - 161 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 255 - - 250 - - 219 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -238 - - -1826 - - -613 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2052 - - 3742 - - 893 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4668 - - -5359 - - -6230 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6481 - - 7274 - - 6509 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 67 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.0 - - 69.7 - - 58.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.8 - - 54.2 - - 55.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.6 - - 69.6 - - 61.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.9 - - 53.4 - - 55.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 33 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1533 - - 1635 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 54 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 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] 96563 36 245 48 253 42 267 96563 89232 24 255 27 256 33 263 89232 83685 22 258 18 279 22 271 83685 79148 15 273 14 267 13 286 79148 75239 10 324 13 289 9 322 75239 71766 10 319 14 291 9 301 71766 68621 17 286 21 284 17 297 68621 65741 21 274 29 277 28 275 65741 63074 37 277 40 281 39 264 63074 60485 45 281 53 288 52 280 60485 57764 58 280 61 280 61 283 57764 54898 64 274 69 273 67 282 54898 52129 69 274 78 271 79 276 52129 49636 77 273 83 271 85 268 49636 47415 83 272 89 271 89 267 47415 45415 90 271 95 271 98 270 45415 43601 102 268 102 268 108 270 43601 41938 111 264 105 264 110 268 41938 40394 111 263 104 262 109 269 40394 38949 105 265 104 264 109 269 38949 37588 101 267 103 264 107 268 37588 36266 99 268 101 263 106 267 36266 34912 97 269 100 264 104 266 34912 33498 95 269 98 267 101 266 33498 32029 93 268 94 268 98 268 32029 30491 93 268 91 269 96 270 30491 28873 93 266 89 269 93 270 28873 27176 88 266 88 269 90 271 27176 25400 83 266 86 270 87 273 25400 23546 80 268 84 273 85 274 23546 21614 76 269 81 274 84 276 21614 19597 73 266 75 269 80 275 19597 17495 68 266 68 270 70 275 17495 15355 57 269 57 277 57 281 15355 13293 49 276 49 279 47 280 13293 11417 41 283 40 277 35 271 11417 9758 29 280 30 283 28 277 9758 8286 23 281 24 281 25 279 8286 6977 18 287 21 278 20 282 6977 5814 16 304 17 290 16 276 5814 4784 15 304 14 295 14 286 4784 3877 14 300 13 293 13 289 3877 3077 13 290 12 287 13 289 3077 2364 13*275 10*272 13 278 2364 1736 13*256 8*257 13 258 1736 1215 13 255 7 251 13 247 1215 815 12 254 7 249 13 241 815 539 12 254 7 247 12 235 539 373 11 253 6 246 9*228 373 278 9 253 5 245 5*219 278 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