DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/11 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 - - - - - - 40.6 - - 44.4 - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 168 - - 64 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2551 - - 3405 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1630 - - 1560 - - 260 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2831 - - 3685 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 652 - - 927 - - 2829 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 309 - - 252 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 359 - - 356 - - 026 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2151 - - -3069 - - -4711 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4983 - - 6754 - - 4988 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -16508 - - -17322 - - -19347 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19339 - - 21007 - - 19624 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 49 - - 37 - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.6 - - 44.4 - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 20.2 - - 16.1 - - 17.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 39.7 - - 44.1 - - 41.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 19.0 - - 15.0 - - 16.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 168 - - 64 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2551 - - 3405 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95844 74 260 74 272 78 261 95844 88766 57 257 62 263 66 271 88766 83376 39 262 46 260 50 276 83376 78890 29 279 29 265 33 276 78890 74998 25 274 25 267 27 280 74998 71532 19 259 23 254 25 273 71532 68379 17 275 19 256 25 269 68379 65469 26 274 27 277 31 273 65469 62764 33 258 36 269 35 270 62764 60134 40 257 41 262 37 267 60134 57373 46 259 45 262 41 269 57373 54496 52 261 50 265 47 266 54496 51752 56 263 53 264 49 263 51752 49289 60 264 56 260 52 262 49289 47092 67 259 63 260 59 262 47092 45116 71 255 68 257 69 260 45116 43319 71 257 67 257 74 257 43319 41669 72 263 66 261 73 256 41669 40139 71 267 64 261 73 260 40139 38709 65 268 58 261 73 263 38709 37360 57 268 49 263 70 262 37360 36052 57 267 43 271 62 261 36052 34717 57 262 46 279 48 266 34717 33328 54 258 52 279 40 277 33328 31885 50 262 55 269 41 281 31885 30369 51 272 53 268 42 276 30369 28768 55 276 52 275 43 274 28768 27078 59 276 54 280 43 276 27078 25299 60 277 53 281 42 276 25299 23431 58 285 51 285 41 277 23431 21479 56 293 50 291 42 278 21479 19436 51 298 46 296 41 281 19436 17302 45 307 37 300 39 286 17302 15124 41 314 32 308 34 291 15124 13025 41 326 26 323 25 302 13025 11121 45 339 27 344 20 308 11121 9439 46 347 30 353 18 316 9439 7960 40 351 30 358 19 331 7960 6666 33 355 28 359 19 346 6666 5537 28 001 23 001 18 358 5537 4548 26 009 18*001 15 359 4548 3684 23 011 14*355 12 358 3684 2927 16*005 13 356 10 006 2927 2253 13*000 13 356 9 013 2253 1659 13 359 13 356 9 017 1659 1164 12 359 12 356 9 021 1164 785 12 359 12 356 8 024 785 524 11 359 11 357 7 025 524 366 10 359 10 356 6*027 366 276 9 359 9 357 4*026 276 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