DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - - - - 81.2 - - 84.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 383 - - 243 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5088 - - 6325 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3876 - - 4631 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5368 - - 6605 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1352 - - 1926 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 506 - - 469 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 209 - - 206 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -182 - - -534 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5550 - - 7140 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2742 - - -2319 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8110 - - 8924 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 420 - - 240 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.2 - - 84.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.8 - - 53.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.5 - - 83.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.3 - - 53.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 383 - - 243 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5088 - - 6325 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 12 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 96644 55 245 60 257 96644 89379 35 261 42 243 89379 83832 35 268 32 251 83832 79229 34 266 32 261 79229 75244 26 258 29 260 75244 71718 19 252 24 255 71718 68552 15 261 19 272 68552 65655 17 279 20 282 65655 62970 24 267 27 275 62970 60371 32 264 30 271 60371 57647 37 262 36 267 57647 54799 42 256 44 260 54799 52061 48 261 52 259 52061 49583 56 260 62 260 49583 47361 59 256 57 255 47361 45368 52 248 50 252 45368 43586 34 247 35 246 43586 41969 32 254 29 257 41969 40465 38 256 34 258 40465 39046 34 260 32 256 39046 37701 31 262 31 254 37701 36390 28 262 31 242 36390 35049 25 257 26 239 35049 33649 21 252 25 240 33649 32190 14 257 25 240 32190 30660 19 265 25 244 30660 29046 26 251 25 244 29046 27356 26 248 25 241 27356 25592 28 252 29 247 25592 23747 30 249 32 249 23747 21819 29 242 31 247 21819 19801 27 231 29 247 19801 17692 25 216 27 240 17692 15536 24 206 29 230 15536 13457 26 208 31 224 13457 11565 27 213 29 225 11565 9888 26 214 26 228 9888 8400 26 220 24 225 8400 7080 30 224 23*211 7080 5907 30*222 23*208 5907 4867 27*214 23 207 4867 3950 26 211 24 207 3950 3140 26 209 23 206 3140 2415 26 208 23 206 2415 1774 25 208 23 206 1774 1240 24 207 22 205 1240 830 24 207 22 205 830 548 22 206 21 206 548 377 21 206 20 205 377 279 18 206 16 205 279 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