DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/04 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.8 - - 80.1 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 168 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2365 - - 5425 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1361 - - 3731 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2645 - - 5705 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2348 - - 1700 - - 2901 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 276 - - 395 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 23 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 204 - - 198 - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - 17 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -511 - - 463 - - -4143 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3156 - - 5242 - - 4423 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1482 - - -1232 - - -7184 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4127 - - 6937 - - 7464 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 77 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 630 - - 710 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.8 - - 80.1 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 58.1 - - 56.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.2 - - 79.3 - - 77.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.6 - - 57.7 - - 55.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 168 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2365 - - 5425 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 93 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 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] 96420 32 262 30 263 39 275 96420 89230 24 257 30 266 30 278 89230 83718 15 247 23 257 22 272 83718 79177 14 265 15 259 18 277 79177 75282 15 289 16 282 26 296 75282 71858 17 283 24 287 32 294 71858 68765 18 284 27 295 29 306 68765 65915 22 300 29 306 35 301 65915 63269 31 304 36 299 32 298 63269 60691 37 299 37 293 37 297 60691 57985 43 291 42 289 41 291 57985 55159 45 290 50 286 52 292 55159 52445 52 290 59 285 62 288 52445 49983 61 283 63 279 66 279 49983 47755 65 274 62 276 63 271 47755 45719 61 267 62 272 62 270 45719 43842 59 268 60 267 62 270 43842 42109 64 268 63 266 61 269 42109 40508 66 261 64 267 59 268 40508 39034 64 253 63 260 58 260 39034 37671 56 248 58 247 54 254 37671 36369 55 244 54 238 56 244 36369 35044 51 245 51 239 51 239 35044 33658 46 251 49 243 47 239 33658 32214 44 254 46 243 44 245 32214 30696 42 253 42 243 43 246 30696 29092 41 249 35 249 44 245 29092 27402 44 248 32 253 44 248 27402 25626 44 245 33 256 41 248 25626 23765 39 245 39 255 39 249 23765 21824 37 239 40 244 42 240 21824 19803 37 235 39 239 43 237 19803 17695 36 234 33 239 39 234 17695 15544 35 229 31 240 34 231 15544 13469 33 219 30 240 28 227 13469 11581 31 215 28 246 16 233 11581 9902 27 215 26 250 18 272 9902 8409 20 221 24 232 18 253 8409 7082 17 226 26 204 27 220 7082 5906 18 220 25*201 28 214 5906 4866 21 213 24*200 25 211 4866 3948 24 207 24 200 24 210 3948 3138 24*205 24 199 23 209 3138 2412 23*204 23 198 23 209 2412 1772 21 204 23 198 21 208 1772 1238 20 204 22 197 20 207 1238 828 19 204 21 197 17 207 828 547 18 205 20 197 14 206 547 376 16 205 19 197 11*204 376 279 13 205 15 197 5*199 279 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