DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.6 - - 70.2 - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 1 - - 21 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 620 - - 1140 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 900 - - 1420 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1665 - - 1527 - - 2766 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 54 - - 142 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 246 - - 237 - - 248 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 319 - - -241 - - -477 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 581 - - 1661 - - 756 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -83 - - -2732 - - -1257 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 983 - - 4152 - - 1536 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1250 - - 280 - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.6 - - 70.2 - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.7 - - 63.7 - - 62.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 70.1 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.5 - - 62.4 - - 62.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 1 - - 21 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 620 - - 1140 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 89 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - 12 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] 96074 46 253 51 260 53 269 96074 88926 35 258 43 264 45 271 88926 83453 25 254 32 261 36 270 83453 78936 21 278 25 266 29 265 78936 75064 14 248 18 243 25 250 75064 71649 15 253 16 252 23 223 71649 68569 25 246 21 265 22 237 68569 65735 33 223 31 249 28 245 65735 63096 37 211 41 228 42 246 63096 60550 38 219 46 223 49 233 60550 57895 43 223 41 222 45 225 57895 55112 41 228 43 241 41 234 55112 52419 54 237 54 249 46 247 52419 49957 59 236 62 248 59 254 49957 47727 59 238 65 246 70 252 47727 45692 61 243 68 246 72 249 45692 43822 66 246 69 246 69 247 43822 42104 70 244 71 247 67 250 42104 40523 72 239 69 244 68 252 40523 39063 58 232 58 245 73 252 39063 37702 47 238 61 252 78 251 37702 36389 53 232 58 246 81 246 36389 35048 54 225 50 227 77 239 35048 33648 51 224 49 218 71 234 33648 32189 50 225 47 217 68 232 32189 30655 50 227 46 216 63 229 30655 29037 49 232 45 215 57 226 29037 27335 47 233 45 220 57 229 27335 25548 44 231 44 226 56 232 25548 23676 38 230 46 229 51 232 23676 21728 39 231 48 228 46 231 21728 19698 38 231 47 229 45 232 19698 17580 37 229 44 234 41 237 17580 15425 36 226 40 242 38 263 15425 13354 37 235 40 255 37 287 13354 11470 37 239 45 273 38 287 11470 9797 36 239 40 290 39 276 9797 8311 36 239 31 287 39 268 8311 6988 37 241 27 268 35 273 6988 5815 36 242 22 257 21 283 5815 4780 35 246 20 252 14 288 4780 3872 31 248 20 253 14 282 3872 3074 27 247 19 256 15 284 3074 2363 25 246 18 258 12 270 2363 1737 25 246 16*253 10 240 1737 1215 20*246 12*241 9 231 1215 816 17*246 10 236 9 233 816 541 15 246 10 235 8 237 541 374 13 246 9 235 7*242 374 278 9 246 8 236 4*248 278 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