DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.1 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2789 - - 2999 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1663 - - 263 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3069 - - 3279 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1991 - - 3230 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 292 - - 191 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 20 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 206 - - 206 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 13 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -15 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 376 - - 57 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2693 - - 3222 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -116 - - -1387 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3185 - - 4666 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 940 - - 1000 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.1 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.1 - - 65.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.6 - - 79.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.4 - - 64.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2789 - - 2999 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 82 - - 89 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 96989 47 261 49 276 96989 89675 34 271 39 266 89675 84116 20 275 27 277 84116 79538 16 290 18 280 79538 75603 14 278 13 294 75603 72124 12 244 13 270 72124 68962 12 252 12 235 68962 66048 17 245 16 249 66048 63353 19 243 24 223 63353 60740 22 260 18 229 60740 57989 35 272 23 260 57989 55119 57 256 41 263 55119 52391 60 242 54 249 52391 49956 49 243 51 244 49956 47796 44 257 41 257 47796 45856 39 269 43 267 45856 44086 38 279 47 271 44086 42456 42 282 43 270 42456 40934 46 280 40 275 40934 39496 44 277 41 278 39496 38129 39 275 42 276 38129 36799 38 274 41 272 36799 35438 38 273 42 269 35438 34016 38 272 42 269 34016 32535 35 271 39 267 32535 30981 32 268 37 264 30981 29340 34 263 39 260 29340 27616 32 260 41 261 27616 25808 26 258 38 264 25808 23919 30 253 38 253 23919 21952 38 258 37 251 21952 19908 33 252 28 254 19908 17782 29 245 27 252 17782 15614 25 246 26 250 15614 13523 23 245 24 238 13523 11620 20 237 20 233 11620 9929 23 230 20 233 9929 8428 27 214 22 229 8428 7096 29 214 23 221 7096 5915 25 225 25 211 5915 4870 23 218 26 207 4870 3950 24 214 25*205 3950 3139 24*212 25*205 3139 2414 23*208 23 206 2414 1773 22 206 21 206 1773 1240 22 205 20 206 1240 829 21 205 18 206 829 548 20 205 16 205 548 377 19 204 15 205 377 279 15 204 12 204 279 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