DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.1 - - 35.4 - - 28.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 42 - - 0 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1925 - - 2157 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2205 - - 2437 - - 276 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 690 - - 1347 - - 1306 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 182 - - 83 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 013 - - 003 - - 079 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 329 - - 669 - - -571 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1876 - - 1768 - - 847 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5363 - - -29 - - -3538 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7568 - - 2466 - - 3814 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 96 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.1 - - 35.4 - - 28.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.4 - - 29.2 - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 34.0 - - 35.8 - - 32.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.3 - - 28.1 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 42 - - 0 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1925 - - 2157 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 72 - - 86 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 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] 96112 42 247 38 254 30 266 96112 88906 30 254 32 251 31 265 88906 83431 20 266 23 244 23 252 83431 78873 21 287 17 268 18 272 78873 74934 21 297 18 277 21 290 74934 71464 11 302 13 244 13 279 71464 68302 12 311 9 272 11 291 68302 65364 21 303 21 295 19 292 65364 62630 27 282 30 279 26 290 62630 59971 29 274 32 271 32 279 59971 57172 38 270 37 266 32 274 57172 54240 45 264 38 268 37 273 54240 51426 47 261 46 269 39 270 51426 48886 54 257 51 265 42 267 48886 46606 56 250 54 261 45 271 46606 44537 61 258 52 262 44 272 44537 42642 68 260 51 266 42 272 42642 40895 68 256 52 264 40 275 40895 39273 64 253 54 259 39 277 39273 37759 55 254 57 256 39 279 37759 36337 51 258 55 257 37 280 36337 34966 50 260 52 260 35 282 34966 33583 51 262 50 266 33 283 33583 32160 55 262 50 268 30 284 32160 30699 52 262 45 268 27 288 30699 29193 41 258 37 259 26 290 29193 27638 32 258 26 262 26 290 27638 26024 20 261 21 303 24 292 26024 24338 18 285 21 314 23 301 24338 22571 27 301 20 310 24 304 22571 20720 25 309 17 301 23 304 20720 18780 19 313 16 292 19 306 18780 16749 16 308 18 290 17 315 16749 14676 14 289 22 296 21 340 14676 12678 16 285 24 307 25 351 12678 10860 18 295 22 322 24 350 10860 9245 21 295 18 330 23 347 9245 7820 16 289 12 332 22 355 7820 6565 11 334 16 335 21 005 6565 5458 20 348 18 355 24 352 5458 4486 20 003 22 350 25 338 4486 3635 22 013 21 343 22 335 3635 2886 22 014 18*349 17 340 2886 2220 20*013 15*357 12 358 2220 1634 18*013 14 002 10 028 1634 1148 18 013 13 005 11 046 1148 775 17 013 12 006 11 056 775 519 16 012 11 007 10 064 519 364 14 013 10 007 9*071 364 275 12 013 8 008 5*079 275 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