DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 - - - 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.2 - - 54.5 - - 58.0 - - 55.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 121 - - 92 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1215 - - 1512 - - 1535 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 260 - - 717 - - 261 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1495 - - 1792 - - 1815 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 580 - - 330 - - 562 - - 1693 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 175 - - 236 - - 219 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 10 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 327 - - 318 - - 288 - - 190 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 497 - - -100 - - -636 - - -922 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 998 - - 1892 - - 2451 - - 1200 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 445 - - -8023 - - -6989 - - -7452 ODpotential blCL - - - 1050 - - 9815 - - 8804 - - 7730 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 93 - - 81 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.2 - - 54.5 - - 58.0 - - 55.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.1 - - 47.3 - - 48.4 - - 50.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.9 - - 53.9 - - 57.5 - - 56.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 46.1 - - 47.1 - - 49.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 121 - - 92 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1215 - - 1512 - - 1535 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 74 - - 25 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 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] 96089 41 267 33 274 37 276 41 268 96089 88996 33 289 29 267 40 267 42 281 88996 83532 29 286 33 277 36 270 38 285 83532 79004 26 289 30 270 29 278 27 283 79004 75115 26 282 21 278 22 269 20 276 75115 71678 22 277 22 282 23 283 18 269 71678 68569 29 267 25 277 25 279 25 274 68569 65730 29 244 26 264 25 257 28 264 65730 63106 23 239 28 269 24 258 25 251 63106 60552 30 272 37 269 31 274 29 269 60552 57873 50 254 47 263 48 266 50 265 57873 55073 58 250 59 256 59 255 57 253 55073 52366 65 258 70 258 69 262 61 265 52366 49897 76 261 81 259 81 261 74 268 49897 47660 86 260 85 257 84 260 78 266 47660 45614 88 259 84 256 80 259 76 264 45614 43736 84 258 79 255 75 259 72 263 43736 42003 76 261 74 257 73 262 68 265 42003 40397 77 268 73 263 73 264 67 268 40397 38900 84 266 76 266 73 265 62 272 38900 37499 85 252 84 265 73 265 55 275 37499 36150 80 243 87 259 73 265 52 275 36150 34786 76 243 86 257 76 265 48 273 34786 33376 76 247 87 257 77 266 42 273 33376 31918 77 248 92 257 73 269 36 274 31918 30394 77 247 92 256 70 271 36 277 30394 28791 76 245 89 256 68 271 35 280 28791 27108 74 245 83 257 63 270 35 282 27108 25343 74 249 78 258 56 270 35 283 25343 23497 70 260 72 260 46 271 36 284 23497 21572 70 269 61 265 40 274 39 280 21572 19562 65 272 58 272 36 280 37 276 19562 17459 58 273 54 267 32 284 30 280 17459 15311 46 267 44 269 34 282 40 280 15311 13239 38 251 37 267 37 275 40 273 13239 11360 37 250 34 260 37 275 29 271 11360 9696 32 262 29 265 36 274 28 284 9696 8220 23 270 25 272 32 273 27 277 8220 6908 19 272 20 276 26 281 26 272 6908 5744 18 268 18 284 19 276 21 272 5744 4716 23 257 15 291 14 279 15 274 4716 3814 23 258 13 288 11 288 12 268 3814 3023 18 266 10 295 7 279 9 247 3023 2320 14 275 5*305 4*281 8 234 2320 1705 8*327 5*315 3*283 7 225 1705 1195 8*327 5 317 3 288 6 216 1195 803 8 328 5 319 3 290 5 209 803 534 8 327 4 320 3 291 5 205 534 371 7 328 4 319 3 291 4*198 371 277 6 327 4 319 2 292 3*190 277 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