DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.9 - - 59.0 - - 55.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 250 - - 175 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3334 - - 3579 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2386 - - 2408 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3614 - - 3859 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 954 - - 1067 - - 4259 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 390 - - 354 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 352 - - 344 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1043 - - -807 - - -2884 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4657 - - 4667 - - 3162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11577 - - -9959 - - -10914 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15191 - - 13818 - - 11192 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 61 - - 66 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.9 - - 59.0 - - 55.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.8 - - 39.8 - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.7 - - 58.1 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.6 - - 38.6 - - 42.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 250 - - 175 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3334 - - 3579 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 96871 43 261 40 264 42 278 96871 89594 29 271 25 263 38 269 89594 84010 21 282 18 278 25 277 84010 79395 14 287 15 282 16 295 79395 75434 7 291 13 259 13 293 75434 71931 6 244 12 244 10 244 71931 68738 10 218 8 242 5 225 68738 65801 8 247 18 278 17 269 65801 63103 17 261 22 266 20 268 63103 60494 23 258 30 285 28 290 60494 57764 26 275 34 279 34 275 57764 54919 31 286 35 273 39 277 54919 52182 38 274 40 271 45 276 52182 49696 44 277 43 271 48 272 49696 47453 53 275 52 269 52 271 47453 45411 60 265 61 266 57 270 45411 43557 61 260 65 264 65 269 43557 41883 67 262 76 269 80 273 41883 40350 84 264 94 268 114 267 40350 38918 106 265 118 263 116 258 38918 37563 112 265 120 263 112 254 37563 36240 93 265 103 263 111 256 36240 34886 75 262 91 265 103 263 34886 33474 69 258 81 267 94 268 33474 32006 68 256 67 264 89 273 32006 30469 66 260 60 262 73 271 30469 28852 61 262 58 264 59 268 28852 27153 54 263 56 266 53 270 27153 25371 50 264 47 266 47 270 25371 23508 47 266 38 271 44 271 23508 21569 41 272 35 272 38 274 21569 19544 39 279 32 282 31 279 19544 17429 35 282 29 287 28 292 17429 15268 31 284 27 296 25 295 15268 13184 32 290 25 310 20 298 13184 11288 31 299 23 323 17 320 11288 9609 27 310 21 335 19 339 9609 8128 22 333 20 347 20 348 8128 6822 22 352 21 358 19 358 6822 5673 23 002 21 000 20 005 5673 4665 22 007 18*352 19 356 4665 3784 16*359 16*346 17 352 3784 3008 15*355 16 345 16 354 3008 2315 15 353 16 344 16 356 2315 1703 15 352 16 344 15 358 1703 1193 15 352 15 343 14 360 1193 802 14 351 15 343 13 000 802 533 14 350 14 343 12 000 533 370 13 350 13 343 9*360 370 277 11 350 11 342 6*359 277 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