DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.0 - - 77.9 - - 67.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 58 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2296 - - 2852 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1341 - - 790 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2576 - - 3132 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 831 - - 800 - - 119 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 278 - - 226 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 245 - - 248 - - 214 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -519 - - -1472 - - -1497 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3095 - - 4605 - - 1776 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5231 - - -5434 - - -7781 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7807 - - 8566 - - 8060 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 71 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.0 - - 77.9 - - 67.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.1 - - 58.7 - - 60.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.2 - - 77.6 - - 71.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.7 - - 58.4 - - 60.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 58 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2296 - - 2852 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 11 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] 95918 56 248 68 250 66 259 95918 88862 39 250 50 251 52 269 88862 83399 37 261 36 263 42 269 83399 78868 33 264 28 278 28 271 78868 74973 23 267 23 275 18 278 74973 71516 18 285 22 285 16 271 71516 68387 21 283 23 277 20 267 68387 65534 22 266 28 277 26 270 65534 62910 37 281 40 281 34 280 62910 60383 49 275 49 280 46 278 60383 57748 52 273 56 278 52 278 57748 54998 59 271 62 271 64 274 54998 52356 66 268 70 266 71 270 52356 49964 73 269 75 266 76 270 49964 47808 76 269 79 267 81 272 47808 45843 75 269 79 269 79 270 45843 44040 72 271 72 273 66 271 44040 42382 67 278 63 279 56 276 42382 40846 65 285 59 286 53 282 40846 39405 62 287 56 289 53 284 39405 38040 58 289 54 289 53 285 38040 36710 59 293 53 288 53 284 36710 35349 58 295 53 288 52 282 35349 33929 57 294 53 290 51 282 33929 32455 57 294 53 295 48 283 32455 30913 56 295 52 299 46 285 30913 29288 52 294 50 300 46 286 29288 27578 49 295 48 301 44 288 27578 25785 47 294 44 301 38 288 25785 23911 44 294 40 294 37 283 23911 21959 41 291 41 284 39 283 21959 19922 39 283 41 285 40 287 19922 17795 41 283 40 291 36 294 17795 15622 37 288 36 295 30 302 15622 13525 31 285 29 301 25 307 13525 11616 27 282 26 297 19 293 11616 9923 26 273 23 291 18 291 9923 8421 26 262 23 292 16 297 8421 7083 25 259 24 290 13 304 7083 5896 24 265 23 292 10 316 5896 4848 23 276 20 291 11 307 4848 3929 25 275 16*280 14 282 3929 3122 24*266 13*252 15 262 3122 2401 20*247 13 250 14 257 2401 1764 19 246 12 248 14 251 1764 1233 19 245 12 247 13 245 1233 825 18 244 12 246 13 241 825 545 17 244 11 246 11 235 545 375 16 244 10 245 9*228 375 278 13 243 9 245 5*214 278 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