DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 73.5 - - 72.0 - - 70.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 25 - - -25 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1093 - - 1590 - - 136 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1373 - - 1870 - - 416 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1237 - - 1761 - - 3019 - - 2102 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 115 - - 160 - - 37 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 20 - - 12 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 219 - - 204 - - 200 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 12 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 653 - - 824 - - -372 - - -160 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 720 - - 1046 - - 788 - - 439 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 297 - - 268 - - -1142 - - -677 ODpotential blCL - - - 1076 - - 1602 - - 1558 - - 956 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1190 - - 1730 - - 1690 - - 1470 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 73.5 - - 72.0 - - 70.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.3 - - 69.5 - - 69.1 - - 69.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.0 - - 73.4 - - 72.9 - - 71.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.9 - - 68.7 - - 68.7 - - 69.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 25 - - -25 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1093 - - 1590 - - 136 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 15 - - 15 - - 15 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] 96509 15 259 23 285 31 272 34 274 96509 89310 20 244 19 277 15 265 18 277 89310 83819 11 232 21 260 20 270 19 294 83819 79270 12 259 16 254 23 248 21 285 79270 75367 10 249 10 212 17 234 20 265 75367 71933 8 247 9 203 11 237 23 229 71933 68819 12 266 11 235 9 234 23 211 68819 65944 21 267 19 267 9 260 16 211 65944 63279 26 259 23 269 19 281 13 247 63279 60699 37 247 40 249 33 260 26 255 60699 58009 42 239 47 239 43 251 34 246 58009 55212 51 247 51 244 49 242 53 246 55212 52526 65 247 64 245 72 244 72 244 52526 50088 73 243 76 250 82 242 80 243 50088 47875 75 251 80 253 88 245 82 243 47875 45846 83 261 82 259 85 253 79 250 45846 43985 84 267 87 264 92 262 89 261 43985 42288 90 268 94 263 103 264 110 256 42288 40742 97 267 100 260 109 263 111 251 40742 39308 100 267 100 257 110 261 100 246 39308 37952 97 267 98 256 108 258 87 241 37952 36635 94 266 97 255 100 258 75 239 36635 35287 84 267 89 257 91 258 64 236 35287 33880 77 267 76 258 82 259 60 233 33880 32414 68 268 59 253 71 260 57 230 32414 30875 54 264 56 251 62 256 55 228 30875 29248 45 256 58 252 55 251 54 232 29248 27537 44 252 55 252 52 250 51 235 27537 25740 44 244 49 248 49 252 46 236 25740 23859 41 241 46 246 42 254 42 241 23859 21899 37 251 40 245 34 253 39 244 21899 19858 35 260 32 242 32 242 36 240 19858 17727 34 262 28 239 32 234 36 250 17727 15556 38 256 23 249 37 233 34 242 15556 13464 37 245 28 246 45 221 33 237 13464 11562 28 237 34 240 39 216 35 236 11562 9880 19 224 36 236 32 215 39 226 9880 8389 21 216 36 236 27 223 39 224 8389 7061 24 224 35 233 24 238 32 229 7061 5882 25 229 33 228 24 244 28 227 5882 4839 25 226 33 229 27 227 31 223 4839 3924 24 221 32 228 28 217 35 220 3924 3117 25 224 31 227 27 216 36 215 3117 2396 26 223 28*225 26 213 34 211 2396 1759 25*221 25*222 24 211 33 210 1759 1230 21*216 21 219 22 208 30 205 1230 824 19 214 20 218 20 206 28 202 824 545 17 213 18 218 17*205 24 200 545 375 15 212 16 217 15*204 22*200 375 278 12 212 13 217 10 204 14*200 278 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