DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 - - - - - - 24.0 - - 25.4 - - 17.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 49 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1386 - - 1653 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 258 - - 259 - - 258 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1666 - - 1933 - - 276 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 419 - - 994 - - 1093 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 207 - - 178 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 013 - - 003 - - 021 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -608 - - -703 - - -1136 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2274 - - 2636 - - 1412 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12524 - - -11629 - - -10998 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14190 - - 13562 - - 11274 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 73 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 24.0 - - 25.4 - - 17.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 15.4 - - 15.3 - - 12.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 23.6 - - 25.2 - - 21.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 14.2 - - 14.2 - - 13.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 49 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1386 - - 1653 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 59 - - 0 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95955 60 233 66 237 69 250 95955 88752 58 249 61 249 57 257 88752 83253 53 252 57 249 57 264 83253 78663 49 255 51 260 55 273 78663 74686 50 265 50 265 50 265 74686 71141 52 272 50 271 49 274 71141 67925 53 271 54 279 53 280 67925 64980 49 274 55 280 52 273 64980 62235 49 278 51 276 47 277 62235 59565 51 281 52 277 64 288 59565 56793 55 276 58 277 74 279 56793 53915 60 273 65 271 69 264 53915 51137 67 270 66 261 63 256 51137 48599 74 267 60 265 55 266 48599 46303 75 268 66 278 59 279 46303 44215 82 272 80 280 67 284 44215 42308 86 269 88 274 76 283 42308 40560 82 268 88 269 82 279 40560 38949 82 268 86 268 84 272 38949 37447 82 267 85 267 79 269 37447 36036 81 268 84 270 74 275 36036 34684 79 269 83 278 79 280 34684 33331 78 272 89 282 84 280 33331 31949 81 274 83 281 84 278 31949 30530 80 274 65 288 77 274 30530 29058 68 274 57 302 69 282 29058 27515 58 272 55 307 75 287 27515 25894 56 274 54 305 75 286 25894 24185 57 275 55 301 74 284 24185 22390 55 277 54 296 72 284 22390 20518 51 278 53 295 70 284 20518 18566 46 281 51 295 67 288 18566 16529 41 287 47 296 61 290 16529 14455 34 291 43 300 51 289 14455 12464 28 293 37 301 44 292 12464 10662 24 302 31 300 38 295 10662 9068 22 306 27 300 34 301 9068 7660 23 304 25 305 29 312 7660 6420 24 314 25 320 28 325 6420 5332 24 336 25 334 25 339 5332 4381 20 353 21 346 24 341 4381 3551 18 008 18 357 26 339 3551 2823 19 013 17 358 25 341 2823 2173 22*018 15*000 23 350 2173 1601 20*014 14*003 20 004 1601 1126 20 013 14 003 18 015 1126 762 19 012 13 003 16 020 762 512 18 012 12 004 13 022 512 361 17 012 12 004 11*022 361 275 14 012 10 004 6*021 275 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