DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.9 - - 70.4 - - 71.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 74 - - 41 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 773 - - 1556 - - 235 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 261 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1053 - - 1836 - - 515 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 606 - - 1310 - - 2712 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 161 - - 170 - - 31 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 137 - - 123 - - 095 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 209 - - 526 - - -442 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 844 - - 1310 - - 957 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12 - - 223 - - -1022 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1065 - - 1613 - - 1537 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 580 - - 650 - - 1200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.9 - - 70.4 - - 71.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.2 - - 65.5 - - 68.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 70.1 - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.5 - - 64.8 - - 68.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 74 - - 41 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 773 - - 1556 - - 235 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 15 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] 97709 14 199 13 266 5 254 97709 90317 5 154 8 217 9 258 90317 84620 3 221 6 192 6 317 84620 79913 6 173 3 211 8 335 79913 75885 5 104 6 101 3 328 75885 72343 7 049 7 085 5 015 72343 69150 3 064 3 095 5 357 69150 66214 2 039 6 293 8 311 66214 63493 14 358 8 283 13 302 63493 60856 21 297 21 302 18 293 60856 58108 40 285 35 289 32 286 58108 55267 47 280 47 274 48 275 55267 52553 56 287 46 276 53 278 52553 50104 64 291 53 283 63 283 50104 47910 70 286 59 284 66 283 47910 45924 67 283 60 285 61 282 45924 44114 60 284 59 288 56 283 44114 42455 56 287 60 290 54 286 42455 40915 55 290 61 290 55 287 40915 39471 57 289 62 289 58 286 39471 38103 57 286 62 287 59 286 38103 36771 55 285 62 286 59 288 36771 35408 48 285 61 287 55 290 35408 33987 43 284 58 292 51 293 33987 32508 41 282 49 295 47 297 32508 30958 38 277 41 296 44 300 30958 29326 33 266 38 294 39 299 29326 27612 26 264 34 288 33 298 27612 25816 22 265 29 278 29 295 25816 23939 18 278 24 274 30 295 23939 21981 18 290 18 276 27 300 21981 19935 19 298 17 289 21 300 19935 17802 17 295 15 300 20 294 17802 15627 12 278 16 299 19 301 15627 13530 15 264 17 297 19 305 13530 11620 17 252 16 294 18 304 11620 9924 16 269 13 281 10 280 9924 8420 15 277 12 255 10 257 8420 7085 13 264 14 250 11 249 7085 5900 14 247 13 255 13 246 5900 4853 16 225 11 259 13 223 4853 3934 15 197 10 240 12 202 3934 3123 13 168 8 215 11 195 3123 2399 11 152 4*181 9 168 2399 1761 10 147 4*134 8 125 1761 1231 8*140 4 122 8 113 1231 825 6*138 4 121 7 104 825 545 6 137 4 120 7*099 545 375 5 136 4 120 5*097 375 279 5 136 4 121 4 094 279 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