DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 31.9 - - 36.3 - - 33.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 56 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 965 - - 935 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1245 - - 1215 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 527 - - 890 - - 266 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 202 - - 155 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 207 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -15 - - -160 - - -211 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1260 - - 1375 - - 488 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12550 - - -10476 - - -11757 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13795 - - 11691 - - 12034 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 88 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 31.9 - - 36.3 - - 33.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.8 - - 31.6 - - 32.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 31.2 - - 36.0 - - 35.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.6 - - 30.6 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 56 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 965 - - 935 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 76 - - 54 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96105 42 249 38 252 34 264 96105 88957 21 229 28 251 25 267 88957 83511 5 316 17 275 19 265 83511 78952 16 317 16 274 15 291 78952 75004 15 307 19 280 16 298 75004 71520 21 317 17 267 17 303 71520 68365 25 299 22 283 22 317 68365 65463 26 278 25 286 28 313 65463 62770 25 290 26 296 28 310 62770 60144 30 310 28 305 28 314 60144 57382 31 313 32 307 32 308 57382 54490 32 312 35 306 30 312 54490 51713 35 318 37 313 42 326 51713 49210 47 319 45 318 43 329 49210 46958 51 315 42 322 46 337 46958 44914 49 317 49 327 57 329 44914 43061 52 318 58 317 56 325 43061 41361 54 321 61 312 64 335 41361 39790 47 330 60 326 74 330 39790 38333 60 347 69 336 73 329 38333 36964 74 355 76 339 74 341 36964 35648 91 001 77 333 83 346 35648 34318 97 359 74 328 80 338 34318 32941 92 356 72 329 76 329 32941 31510 85 354 72 332 78 325 31510 30006 78 352 71 329 80 325 30006 28416 75 350 70 329 82 326 28416 26742 72 348 67 328 82 331 26742 24987 62 343 64 327 72 333 24987 23154 57 336 61 328 61 327 23154 21244 59 332 58 328 60 324 21244 19247 61 338 57 329 62 328 19247 17157 49 341 55 331 57 335 17157 15023 42 334 47 327 45 333 15023 12968 40 329 41 324 45 329 12968 11108 35 329 41 326 39 323 11108 9466 33 327 39 321 30 320 9466 8013 30 325 35 316 35 319 8013 6725 31 327 33 315 42 309 6725 5586 32 329 32 315 40 298 5586 4585 27 320 30 309 36 287 4585 3708 21 299 25 295 37 276 3708 2939 14 296 20 271 35 265 2939 2256 11 292 18 245 31 253 2256 1656 7*256 16*228 29 243 1656 1159 7*210 13*210 27 231 1159 780 7 209 12 207 23 213 780 521 7 207 12 206 18 203 521 365 7 207 11 206 15*200 365 276 6 207 9 205 7*195 276 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