DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 33.9 - - 34.2 - - 30.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 111 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2135 - - 2294 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1406 - - 1197 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2415 - - 2574 - - 276 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 587 - - 684 - - 2816 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 308 - - 258 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 346 - - 350 - - 001 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2049 - - -3636 - - -4393 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4465 - - 6210 - - 4669 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13944 - - -15990 - - -13927 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16359 - - 18564 - - 14203 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 90 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 33.9 - - 34.2 - - 30.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 15.7 - - 8.3 - - 11.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 33.0 - - 33.5 - - 31.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 14.5 - - 7.2 - - 10.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 111 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2135 - - 2294 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 39 - - 62 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96198 8 265 8 288 7 294 96198 89130 2 028 2 003 4 277 89130 83626 5 262 8 303 5 284 83626 79019 12 222 18 282 15 286 79019 75025 16 251 25 277 24 276 75025 71473 23 251 33 259 33 276 71473 68247 31 253 39 251 40 261 68247 65268 37 267 38 250 41 255 65268 62492 44 259 41 255 43 259 62492 59794 48 263 52 267 53 263 59794 56981 59 263 63 256 64 263 56981 54068 66 263 70 255 79 261 54068 51294 76 264 83 261 85 263 51294 48805 87 265 94 264 97 265 48805 46584 96 263 102 264 113 265 46584 44581 102 261 110 263 126 264 44581 42750 104 261 117 263 134 263 42750 41054 107 262 121 264 136 262 41054 39469 108 263 123 264 135 262 39469 37985 107 265 120 264 131 263 37985 36595 105 266 115 265 126 264 36595 35265 103 265 112 266 118 264 35265 33921 102 265 110 265 112 265 33921 32533 102 265 105 263 114 267 32533 31097 102 264 103 262 116 266 31097 29594 102 264 103 261 113 265 29594 28008 102 265 103 261 110 265 28008 26338 103 268 105 265 109 264 26338 24583 100 270 101 268 107 267 24583 22747 89 269 94 269 98 269 22747 20837 80 269 89 267 92 268 20837 18852 74 268 80 265 85 271 18852 16790 68 271 71 270 68 270 16790 14698 67 275 66 277 55 283 14698 12692 64 276 64 277 60 286 12692 10867 57 281 56 278 61 276 10867 9249 46 289 52 286 49 280 9249 7815 41 285 41 294 48 298 7815 6546 38 278 33 293 36 289 6546 5427 29 266 29 281 31 287 5427 4447 21 263 24 274 23 296 4447 3597 16 297 13 311 12 302 3597 2857 15*337 11*346 10 335 2857 2201 16*344 12*350 12 348 2201 1622 16 345 12 350 12 352 1622 1140 16 346 12 350 12 355 1140 771 16 346 11 351 11 357 771 517 15 346 11 351 10 359 517 363 14 346 10 351 8*360 363 275 12 346 9 351 4*001 275 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