DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.2 - - 74.9 - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 67 - - 92 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2495 - - 2816 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1001 - - 1484 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2775 - - 3096 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1884 - - 2503 - - 2026 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 236 - - 266 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 224 - - 212 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1147 - - 132 - - -556 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1629 - - 2964 - - 836 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 711 - - -489 - - -2708 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2064 - - 3585 - - 2988 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 95 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1390 - - 960 - - 1350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.2 - - 74.9 - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.8 - - 62.7 - - 65.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.9 - - 74.4 - - 71.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.0 - - 62.1 - - 65.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 67 - - 92 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2495 - - 2816 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 80 - - 9 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 14 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] 96290 33 249 38 263 32 265 96290 89165 21 253 34 256 31 282 89165 83703 17 266 22 261 22 274 83703 79166 15 260 14 273 15 268 79166 75278 13 285 16 300 14 301 75278 71887 30 281 14 277 18 274 71887 68828 25 278 18 285 21 271 68828 66000 22 279 26 280 27 287 66000 63375 19 274 25 268 30 264 63375 60811 29 287 26 282 25 251 60811 58107 40 286 34 285 33 276 58107 55291 45 276 43 277 39 272 55291 52577 48 269 47 273 40 266 52577 50097 47 269 45 270 41 261 50097 47851 48 271 43 268 39 256 47851 45796 51 272 45 270 39 259 45796 43901 56 269 51 267 46 262 43901 42152 60 262 57 263 55 260 42152 40537 58 253 59 258 56 256 40537 39050 55 250 56 251 51 252 39050 37674 56 246 50 242 45 243 37674 36359 53 235 47 239 40 237 36359 35024 43 221 44 237 34 236 35024 33632 37 226 41 228 27 231 33632 32185 35 235 36 226 24 226 32185 30665 33 238 32 227 26 223 30665 29060 30 244 27 236 27 225 29060 27373 28 245 27 247 26 232 27373 25602 22 238 27 254 25 236 25602 23745 18 247 24 259 27 234 23745 21807 21 273 19 261 27 242 21807 19786 19 259 20 256 25 250 19786 17675 17 218 19 252 21 253 17675 15516 24 212 22 247 21 253 15516 13433 23 223 20 250 22 253 13433 11539 23 232 20 255 19 260 11539 9856 22 231 19 251 19 255 9856 8362 23 226 18 245 16 240 8362 7039 25 227 17 237 17 217 7039 5868 23 228 15 227 22 203 5868 4832 21 228 17 217 25 198 4832 3919 21 227 18 213 24 196 3919 3114 21*227 18*212 22 195 3114 2394 21*226 17*212 18 195 2394 1759 20 225 17 212 15 197 1759 1229 18 223 16 212 12 200 1229 823 17 223 16 212 10 201 823 545 16 223 15 212 9 200 545 375 15 223 14 212 7*197 375 279 12 222 11 212 4*188 279 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