DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/28 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 - - - - - - 71.2 - - 72.1 - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 9 - - -3 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1864 - - 1609 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2144 - - 1889 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1838 - - 2183 - - 2006 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 124 - - 71 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 29 - - 29 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 221 - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 32 - - -239 - - -169 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2113 - - 2128 - - 448 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -609 - - -884 - - -930 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2753 - - 2773 - - 1209 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 110 - - 350 - - 390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 72.1 - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.6 - - 63.4 - - 65.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 72.5 - - 67.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.2 - - 63.2 - - 65.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 9 - - -3 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1864 - - 1609 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 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] 95906 47 266 53 264 58 268 95906 88879 35 268 37 266 31 279 88879 83462 30 270 27 279 26 294 83462 78961 19 273 23 284 19 288 78961 75076 12 272 15 293 12 285 75076 71638 9 313 12 310 14 311 71638 68513 11 316 12 303 11 300 68513 65628 21 309 17 301 17 285 65628 62959 36 262 28 267 28 280 62959 60368 44 257 33 266 39 282 60368 57654 51 258 50 249 54 257 57654 54851 56 255 65 250 73 246 54851 52184 59 254 72 253 75 247 52184 49768 61 257 77 258 69 262 49768 47577 75 259 85 261 86 275 47577 45562 91 254 97 257 96 267 45562 43719 94 250 99 251 108 254 43719 42052 84 250 90 248 103 243 42052 40523 80 255 85 252 90 244 40523 39090 86 260 86 255 82 249 39090 37731 89 264 90 256 87 250 37731 36408 91 266 92 255 95 254 36408 35056 89 264 92 251 99 258 35056 33646 82 260 91 248 100 259 33646 32179 76 258 87 249 97 258 32179 30642 71 258 81 253 93 256 30642 29021 64 260 75 253 89 255 29021 27318 59 260 70 249 83 253 27318 25532 57 256 66 246 77 250 25532 23667 57 250 65 246 74 245 23667 21725 52 245 63 247 61 245 21725 19701 47 244 58 244 53 247 19701 17589 49 243 54 241 53 247 17589 15434 53 237 52 241 59 243 15434 13361 52 229 49 246 60 246 13361 11476 48 226 45 251 57 250 11476 9799 44 230 43 253 51 252 9799 8311 40 235 43 255 46 256 8311 6993 36 239 43 250 42 262 6993 5830 35 247 44 244 42 261 5830 4800 40 244 43 243 42 256 4800 3892 41 237 42 239 41 250 3892 3090 41 235 39 231 39 250 3090 2375 36*228 36*225 38 251 2375 1744 34*226 34*223 37 251 1744 1220 32 224 32 221 33 250 1220 818 29 223 29 220 29 249 818 542 26 222 26 220 24 249 542 374 23 221 23 219 21*249 374 278 17 221 17 219 14*249 278 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