DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 24.0 - - 31.3 - - 33.7 - - 25.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 44 - - 4 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 109 - - 1301 - - 1102 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - 389 - - 1581 - - 1382 - - 276 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 963 - - 400 - - 777 - - 323 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 21 - - 160 - - 80 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 20 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 241 - - 244 - - 220 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -969 - - -625 - - -825 - - -763 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1358 - - 2206 - - 2207 - - 1039 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12392 - - -10870 - - -9949 - - -11269 ODpotential blCL - - - 12781 - - 12451 - - 11331 - - 11545 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 73 - - 73 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.0 - - 31.3 - - 33.7 - - 25.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.7 - - 23.1 - - 25.5 - - 22.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.6 - - 31.2 - - 33.7 - - 29.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.3 - - 21.9 - - 24.4 - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 44 - - 4 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 109 - - 1301 - - 1102 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96242 120 224 111 227 111 231 113 238 96242 88985 112 240 96 237 100 236 103 239 88985 83359 97 243 92 245 94 240 94 245 83359 78687 70 244 77 247 84 244 84 246 78687 74683 56 250 60 245 65 250 72 249 74683 71176 54 262 51 254 55 257 64 252 71176 68017 58 264 53 263 54 257 60 253 68017 65106 61 257 57 266 58 259 63 259 65106 62398 63 255 60 266 65 258 66 262 62398 59766 69 260 65 262 68 255 68 262 59766 57002 74 261 71 260 71 259 71 262 57002 54117 77 258 75 261 78 261 75 262 54117 51352 79 257 80 260 83 260 78 262 51352 48858 83 260 84 260 87 259 81 262 48858 46618 89 262 91 261 92 259 84 262 46618 44586 96 262 99 260 98 258 87 262 44586 42727 100 261 105 259 104 258 90 261 42727 41017 99 262 105 260 107 257 93 260 41017 39438 98 268 105 264 106 258 97 260 39438 37974 99 272 107 267 110 261 103 260 37974 36610 96 273 110 267 115 263 109 260 36610 35302 89 273 111 268 119 264 107 259 35302 33978 86 275 107 270 117 265 103 259 33978 32609 83 277 97 271 110 265 100 257 32609 31191 80 278 82 268 98 265 93 253 31191 29702 74 275 77 269 82 265 90 255 29702 28128 66 277 77 271 78 265 85 261 28128 26471 63 284 75 273 75 266 79 260 26471 24728 64 289 70 276 68 269 71 265 24728 22905 61 289 62 278 62 270 57 269 22905 21008 54 285 56 276 55 274 49 275 21008 19031 48 282 51 277 48 279 42 281 19031 16970 48 282 42 282 42 282 40 282 16970 14867 47 289 40 289 40 284 38 287 14867 12839 48 296 38 294 37 287 36 293 12839 10999 43 299 33 295 33 289 33 290 10999 9367 34 299 27 295 29 287 29 285 9367 7921 32 297 24 289 26 287 26 293 7921 6639 31 295 25 280 27 286 25 293 6639 5507 24 290 23 275 26 282 23 296 5507 4511 22 292 22 281 25 287 22 302 4511 3644 28 289 26 284 24 294 21 312 3644 2888 36 271 32 271 23 288 17 310 2888 2220 41 261 31 260 22 271 13 297 2220 1633 38 253 27*251 19*253 15 279 1633 1146 32 241 22*243 17*246 16 260 1146 773 27 236 21 242 16 244 15 248 773 518 22*233 20 241 15 243 12 237 518 363 19*232 18 240 13 242 11*232 363 275 14 230 15 240 10 241 6*220 275 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