DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - - - - 82.9 - - 85.9 - - 79.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 402 - - 260 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3732 - - 4961 - - 3014 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2836 - - 3615 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4012 - - 5241 - - 3294 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 875 - - 1277 - - 1797 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 464 - - 443 - - 78 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 18 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 214 - - 213 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -717 - - -413 - - -640 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4730 - - 5654 - - 3934 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3905 - - -2702 - - -3986 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7917 - - 7943 - - 7280 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 85 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 650 - - 720 - - 510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 85.9 - - 79.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.1 - - 62.0 - - 63.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.9 - - 84.5 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.6 - - 61.6 - - 63.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 402 - - 260 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3732 - - 4961 - - 3014 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 41 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 12 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] 97013 36 267 35 281 31 296 97013 89710 25 264 29 277 31 289 89710 84148 14 261 25 254 28 281 84148 79572 5 295 11 229 17 265 79572 75643 9 280 9 263 8 268 75643 72149 13 230 11 248 14 293 72149 68980 13 211 22 230 23 240 68980 66073 12 236 23 210 24 224 66073 63375 8 269 13 221 23 224 63375 60767 29 266 18 286 22 260 60767 58032 41 256 35 272 32 249 58032 55173 42 250 41 253 42 248 55173 52461 48 256 48 253 51 256 52461 50045 57 254 60 256 59 255 50045 47894 64 252 65 253 66 258 47894 45959 71 253 74 256 70 258 45959 44194 76 254 78 257 71 256 44194 42560 76 254 76 256 69 255 42560 41031 73 254 72 255 66 257 41031 39586 68 255 67 255 65 254 39586 38214 63 255 62 253 63 250 38214 36880 60 254 60 249 60 250 36880 35516 56 250 58 247 57 251 35516 34093 53 247 56 246 52 251 34093 32611 52 248 55 247 48 248 32611 31056 52 252 52 248 47 246 31056 29414 51 254 50 248 43 246 29414 27687 49 253 47 248 39 248 27687 25874 49 257 44 249 39 245 25874 23979 45 262 42 255 35 247 23979 22007 37 262 39 259 31 252 22007 19956 33 251 34 252 34 251 19956 17824 33 257 35 257 32 251 17824 15659 32 261 32 252 27 251 15659 13573 21 256 24 240 25 237 13573 11670 17 240 21 239 25 236 11670 9974 17 241 18 242 22 239 9974 8464 17 243 14 239 19 241 8464 7122 19 244 15 229 19 234 7122 5931 21 238 17*212 21 213 5931 4881 22*221 18*211 22 207 4881 3959 21*214 18 211 21*209 3959 3147 21 214 18 212 21*211 3147 2420 21 214 18 213 21 212 2420 1778 21 214 18 213 20 213 1778 1242 21 214 18 214 20 213 1242 831 20 214 17 214 19 214 831 549 19 214 17 214 17 214 549 377 18 214 16 214 15 214 377 279 15 214 13 214 11 214 279 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