DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - - 0654z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 82.9 - - 83.6 - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 357 - - 124 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1089 - - 4618 - - 5760 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 262 - - 3484 - - 3807 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1369 - - 4898 - - 6040 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1023 - - 3733 - - 3440 - - 7588 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 163 - - 480 - - 370 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 20 - - 22 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 197 - - 201 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -683 - - -764 - - 153 - - -5361 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2053 - - 5663 - - 5887 - - 5642 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3394 - - -2270 - - -569 - - -6738 ODpotential blCL - - - 4763 - - 7168 - - 6609 - - 7018 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 73 - - 78 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 650 - - 760 - - 690 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 82.9 - - 83.6 - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.3 - - 59.0 - - 58.7 - - 56.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 81.0 - - 82.9 - - 82.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.9 - - 58.5 - - 58.1 - - 56.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 357 - - 124 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1089 - - 4618 - - 5760 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 0 - - 11 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 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] 96786 47 248 50 251 49 257 50 273 96786 89510 34 261 32 261 36 239 50 260 89510 83906 31 272 32 277 26 252 37 256 83906 79264 28 257 37 273 27 273 22 260 79264 75263 23 262 28 269 27 271 15 277 75263 71749 19 281 16 278 24 267 18 289 71749 68598 17 286 16 279 19 269 21 287 68598 65708 17 259 17 265 18 269 21 280 65708 63021 18 264 20 270 22 270 22 272 63021 60401 22 277 23 276 22 261 20 254 60401 57647 29 283 26 269 26 278 29 278 57647 54782 34 265 35 272 36 274 36 276 54782 52053 30 267 36 267 39 280 33 281 52053 49606 40 274 36 277 41 279 34 280 49606 47439 40 267 42 277 35 273 29 283 47439 45503 35 263 31 272 29 288 26 309 45503 43752 34 279 21 294 46 308 56 322 43752 42145 38 284 37 306 47 304 65 318 42145 40642 36 286 47 314 46 302 52 313 40642 39222 32 279 47 315 47 303 42 303 39222 37873 30 276 44 307 44 302 35 298 37873 36559 24 282 37 303 40 303 32 297 36559 35212 26 293 29 292 33 305 30 294 35212 33804 30 296 28 293 25 306 21 289 33804 32342 32 298 30 300 22 294 18 273 32342 30808 32 302 27 300 22 287 21 265 30808 29189 30 302 23 294 20 270 19 263 29189 27484 22 297 17 286 19 275 17 256 27484 25693 16 264 15 288 14 275 20 254 25693 23819 23 238 21 238 10 284 23 252 23819 21864 26 234 28 242 17 271 25 247 21864 19826 26 227 26 243 21 256 26 246 19826 17705 21 224 29 225 23 243 24 243 17705 15547 20 228 29 222 28 231 24 235 15547 13470 22 231 26 225 28 224 29 218 13470 11584 21 233 23 224 23 221 29 212 11584 9911 18 229 22 208 22 217 28 214 9911 8424 16 228 19 204 23 207 28 210 8424 7100 17 229 18 210 23*203 28 201 7100 5923 19 229 20*208 23*202 27 197 5923 4881 20 224 21*201 23 202 26 197 4881 3961 24 218 21 198 23 201 26 196 3961 3148 28 214 21 197 22 201 25 196 3148 2421 28 211 21 197 22 201 24 195 2421 1779 27*208 21 197 21 201 23 195 1779 1243 22*201 20 196 21 202 22 194 1243 832 19 199 19 196 20 202 20 193 832 548 17 198 18 196 19 201 17 192 548 377 15 198 17 196 18 202 14*192 377 279 12 198 15 196 15 201 9*191 279 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