DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 344 - - 233 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6422 - - 8244 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4882 - - 6103 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6702 - - 8524 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1508 - - 1223 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 528 - - 505 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 202 - - 183 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -397 - - 256 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7099 - - 8268 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2492 - - -847 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9194 - - 9371 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.4 - - 45.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.6 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.6 - - 44.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 344 - - 233 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6422 - - 8244 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 36 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 97599 55 235 46 240 97599 90095 56 250 55 256 90095 84355 50 261 55 253 84355 79635 37 263 42 250 79635 75591 30 258 31 250 75591 72033 32 252 30 263 72033 68829 33 261 34 270 68829 65895 39 263 38 269 65895 63171 41 266 38 267 63171 60524 41 275 40 267 60524 57760 42 276 40 267 57760 54891 47 275 40 268 54891 52151 52 275 42 271 52151 49677 56 274 48 272 49677 47444 54 271 50 269 47444 45410 46 274 49 268 45410 43562 43 285 45 272 43562 41890 45 290 46 277 41890 40359 47 292 48 281 40359 38929 47 293 47 284 38929 37579 46 295 47 287 37579 36267 45 296 47 290 36267 34926 44 299 47 295 34926 33531 44 304 47 298 33531 32081 46 309 46 300 32081 30560 47 309 42 298 30560 28956 43 305 38 296 28956 27269 39 301 34 296 27269 25498 29 306 29 292 25498 23645 20 297 20 294 23645 21710 17 288 16 285 21710 19688 12 289 14 292 19688 17578 7 272 11 284 17578 15427 15 228 10 257 15427 13360 15 190 17 219 13360 11483 13 166 15 183 11483 9816 11 164 13*182 9816 8340 8 159 12*186 8340 7029 6*170 12 186 7029 5863 9*206 12 185 5863 4829 11 204 12 185 4829 3918 12 203 11 183 3918 3114 12 202 11 182 3114 2395 12 201 11 180 2395 1760 12 201 11 179 1760 1230 12 200 11 178 1230 824 11 200 11 178 824 545 11 199 10 178 545 376 10 199 10 177 376 279 9 199 9 177 279 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