DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - - - - 66.8 - - 70.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 382 - - 270 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5966 - - 6670 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4568 - - 4949 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6246 - - 6950 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1295 - - 1247 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 533 - - 492 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 302 - - 318 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2297 - - -2723 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8544 - - 9674 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8448 - - -7893 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14694 - - 14843 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 52 - - 58 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 70.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.3 - - 29.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.8 - - 69.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.1 - - 28.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 382 - - 270 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5966 - - 6670 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 97317 25 264 22 267 97317 89987 30 264 36 272 89987 84385 19 281 29 263 84385 79745 12 260 18 253 79745 75719 9 210 13 246 75719 72139 12 283 8 250 72139 68886 28 260 13 289 68886 65892 28 235 26 274 65892 63121 28 246 30 260 63121 60441 35 269 37 268 60441 57660 46 272 44 266 57660 54784 51 272 48 274 54784 52028 58 271 53 272 52028 49532 62 270 58 275 49532 47284 65 271 66 275 47284 45234 72 269 70 275 45234 43349 77 265 75 275 43349 41614 80 263 81 274 41614 40019 84 263 84 274 40019 38545 89 263 88 275 38545 37174 90 263 91 274 37174 35859 86 264 91 273 35859 34526 82 264 90 271 34526 33138 81 264 88 270 33138 31696 80 265 87 269 31696 30184 78 266 84 272 30184 28589 76 271 80 277 28589 26913 74 275 76 281 26913 25156 71 281 68 284 25156 23323 63 284 57 286 23323 21418 57 283 48 286 21418 19433 51 284 45 290 19433 17357 46 296 44 289 17357 15230 45 299 40 294 15230 13173 41 304 38 302 13173 11300 40 321 33 313 11300 9642 41 336 30 327 9642 8180 33 337 24*330 8180 6888 22*326 12*318 6888 5744 15*313 11 317 5744 4732 13 307 11 317 4732 3840 9 301 10 317 3840 3052 9 299 10 317 3052 2349 8 298 10 318 2349 1727 8 298 9 319 1727 1209 7 296 9 320 1209 812 7 297 9 320 812 538 7 296 8 320 538 373 7 296 8 320 373 278 6 296 7 320 278 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