DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/15 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 - - - 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 80.9 - - 83.3 - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 377 - - 262 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2264 - - 4607 - - 5470 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1431 - - 3494 - - 4008 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2544 - - 4887 - - 5750 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1395 - - 607 - - 792 - - 7234 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 298 - - 487 - - 458 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 21 - - 24 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 206 - - 207 - - 224 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1266 - - -185 - - -487 - - -4995 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3811 - - 5073 - - 6237 - - 5276 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6112 - - -4709 - - -4079 - - -5580 ODpotential blCL - - - 8656 - - 9596 - - 9829 - - 5860 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 83 - - 87 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 80.9 - - 83.3 - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.1 - - 59.5 - - 56.9 - - 57.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.9 - - 79.1 - - 82.0 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.7 - - 59.1 - - 56.5 - - 57.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 377 - - 262 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2264 - - 4607 - - 5470 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 30 - - 48 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 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] 97021 25 273 25 266 21 289 22 281 97021 89731 17 239 20 268 26 261 23 294 89731 84162 7 285 12 250 19 227 26 285 84162 79593 7 246 11 234 11 251 16 258 79593 75683 6 194 11 268 8 306 6 002 75683 72200 15 197 18 236 17 246 10 274 72200 69033 13 180 18 198 24 223 21 245 69033 66125 4 074 12 166 25 222 30 244 66125 63436 21 268 16 240 20 220 34 225 63436 60837 38 248 28 250 21 241 29 205 60837 58117 42 240 39 256 36 253 31 247 58117 55279 52 245 51 246 52 246 54 246 55279 52557 63 249 58 247 62 245 62 246 52557 50101 72 246 71 247 73 246 71 248 50101 47905 71 241 76 240 79 243 79 243 47905 45924 68 246 73 242 78 241 78 238 45924 44118 79 256 83 252 81 247 82 241 44118 42452 89 256 97 254 96 252 96 248 42452 40898 83 248 98 250 103 250 106 250 40898 39438 75 233 89 243 92 243 105 247 39438 38060 74 224 81 237 79 232 92 242 38060 36729 68 226 76 232 77 230 77 233 36729 35375 63 228 69 227 76 230 77 233 35375 33962 57 230 64 229 73 231 76 230 33962 32491 53 230 63 233 70 232 75 228 32491 30947 51 231 64 235 68 231 71 229 30947 29320 55 233 66 239 66 233 68 230 29320 27609 62 234 69 242 64 235 67 230 27609 25811 64 234 71 237 62 235 66 229 25811 23929 60 231 67 229 61 233 62 229 23929 21966 52 225 61 227 58 233 55 230 21966 19916 40 226 52 223 54 238 50 236 19916 17777 31 228 45 216 44 237 43 233 17777 15600 27 228 35 220 40 229 34 228 15600 13504 29 227 31 220 29 219 30 230 13504 11598 28 228 29 218 26 222 26 217 11598 9902 26 227 25 223 23 233 25 219 9902 8401 23 224 22 227 22 235 26 222 8401 7077 20 229 21 228 23 213 27 224 7077 5905 19 227 19*221 24*206 27 225 5905 4865 21 220 21*207 24*206 25 226 4865 3948 26 218 21 206 24 206 24 226 3948 3138 27*217 22 206 24 207 24 226 3138 2414 25*214 22 206 24 207 23 225 2414 1773 24 211 22 205 24 208 21 225 1773 1239 24 210 21 205 24 208 20 225 1239 829 22 210 21 206 23 208 19 224 829 548 21 210 20 205 22 208 16 224 548 377 19 209 18 206 20 208 14*224 377 279 15 209 16 205 17 208 10*224 279 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