DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - - - - 86.6 - - 88.2 - - 83.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 384 - - 253 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5956 - - 7314 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4568 - - 5433 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6236 - - 7594 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1085 - - 1450 - - 7285 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 536 - - 501 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 24 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 195 - - 196 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -534 - - 524 - - -5500 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6770 - - 7070 - - 5780 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3263 - - 64 - - -6324 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9499 - - 7530 - - 6604 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 87 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 270 - - 380 - - 410 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.6 - - 88.2 - - 83.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.7 - - 58.0 - - 59.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.8 - - 87.1 - - 84.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.2 - - 57.5 - - 58.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 384 - - 253 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5956 - - 7314 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 47 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 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] 97104 25 272 40 299 34 311 97104 89886 20 278 27 305 31 321 89886 84335 20 304 20 323 25 323 84335 79719 9 291 13 324 18 302 79719 75743 10 313 8 279 14 271 75743 72235 11 277 5 251 8 285 72235 69055 15 275 13 259 11 286 69055 66124 24 234 21 249 19 261 66124 63403 18 230 25 238 26 232 63403 60758 19 255 25 245 24 242 60758 57997 41 253 41 245 33 258 57997 55149 59 257 47 253 52 262 55149 52458 63 258 59 257 57 255 52458 50039 67 260 67 261 61 261 50039 47860 76 260 79 260 76 262 47860 45880 81 261 83 260 86 260 45880 44070 82 267 85 266 93 262 44070 42400 87 274 92 272 100 266 42400 40848 90 273 94 272 103 267 40848 39395 81 267 91 268 98 264 39395 38024 74 261 85 261 93 259 38024 36692 71 261 80 258 89 256 36692 35332 72 262 77 258 86 258 35332 33913 73 262 75 258 83 259 33913 32440 72 261 75 258 80 261 32440 30898 68 261 73 258 74 260 30898 29273 61 259 70 258 68 258 29273 27567 57 256 63 257 66 257 27567 25775 57 256 60 255 63 257 25775 23900 50 255 56 253 56 257 23900 21948 41 254 43 256 51 251 21948 19918 41 252 36 264 44 245 19918 17802 41 247 35 257 31 244 17802 15644 36 245 35 243 29 249 15644 13558 31 242 32 237 32 249 13558 11652 27 227 29 229 30 241 11652 9955 24 204 32 210 27 223 9955 8451 22 190 26*197 31 210 8451 7122 26*196 25*196 29 203 7122 5944 24*195 25 196 29 201 5944 4899 24 195 25 196 29 200 4899 3976 24 195 24 196 29 199 3976 3160 24 195 24 196 29 198 3160 2431 24 195 24 196 28 198 2431 1785 23 195 23 196 28 197 1785 1247 23 194 23 196 26 197 1247 834 22 194 22 196 24 196 834 550 21 194 21 196 21 196 550 378 20 194 20 196 18*195 378 279 17 194 16 196 13*195 279 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