DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 33.9 - - 34.9 - - 32.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - 15 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1415 - - 1141 - - 808 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1695 - - 1421 - - 1088 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 538 - - 682 - - 1833 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 166 - - 109 - - 67 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 051 - - 034 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -143 - - -120 - - 90 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1838 - - 1541 - - 998 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13459 - - -13134 - - -152 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15154 - - 14555 - - 1240 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 20 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 33.9 - - 34.9 - - 32.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.2 - - 29.5 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 33.6 - - 35.0 - - 32.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.4 - - 28.7 - - 29.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - 15 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1415 - - 1141 - - 808 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96212 14 053 15 024 21 019 96212 89104 13 049 12 055 13 015 89104 83581 10 036 14 045 9 055 83581 78979 9 022 17 021 17 039 78979 75005 4 012 7 308 11 360 75005 71483 10 349 7 257 10 298 71483 68281 20 295 18 297 17 299 68281 65332 24 272 32 285 29 285 65332 62601 34 265 34 265 34 269 62601 59955 41 268 37 262 36 262 59955 57181 51 273 48 272 39 270 57181 54295 70 258 72 268 64 274 54295 51555 81 258 91 258 93 263 51555 49102 92 261 95 252 99 254 49102 46911 101 258 100 256 101 256 46911 44938 107 258 119 259 116 254 44938 43145 115 261 132 256 127 249 43145 41491 125 264 132 256 127 252 41491 39948 131 264 133 259 136 257 39948 38496 132 262 138 260 139 258 38496 37123 130 258 137 258 135 255 37123 35790 125 255 130 257 134 252 35790 34432 115 250 118 254 129 252 34432 33025 108 248 109 250 117 250 33025 31573 102 249 107 248 108 247 31573 30056 92 252 100 249 103 245 30056 28458 81 253 90 248 99 245 28458 26776 78 253 81 244 94 245 26776 25009 74 252 77 242 87 244 25009 23163 65 247 75 247 79 239 23163 21242 59 245 69 248 74 237 21242 19241 50 253 62 242 71 242 19241 17151 44 256 55 241 67 243 17151 15013 42 260 46 247 64 239 15013 12955 43 253 44 251 52 238 12955 11079 38 230 47 242 46 237 11079 9404 30 210 44 225 45 233 9404 7921 25 202 38 216 46 227 7921 6611 25 206 32 207 40 220 6611 5462 21 197 26 201 33 213 5462 4465 16 182 19 186 22 205 4465 3607 12 166 13 165 6 182 3607 2864 10 142 7 128 6 043 2864 2206 8*089 9 058 12 023 2206 1625 8*056 12*040 13 010 1625 1143 8 052 12*038 12*006 1143 772 7 050 11 035 11*001 772 518 7 048 10 033 10 358 518 364 7 047 9 032 9 356 364 275 6 046 7 028 7 355 275 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