DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - - 14.8 - - 16.7 - - 19.1 - - 16.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 48 - - 44 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1311 - - 1450 - - 1929 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 258 - - 258 - - 258 - - 258 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1591 - - 1730 - - 2209 - - 275 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 358 - - 587 - - 628 - - 2559 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 148 - - 168 - - 179 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 20 - - 20 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 355 - - 344 - - 344 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 345 - - 315 - - 679 - - -968 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1246 - - 1415 - - 1530 - - 1243 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21489 - - -18198 - - 460 - - -1503 ODpotential blCL - - - 23080 - - 19928 - - 1749 - - 1778 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.8 - - 16.7 - - 19.1 - - 16.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.6 - - 11.8 - - 13.7 - - 12.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.9 - - 16.7 - - 19.1 - - 18.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.3 - - 11.0 - - 13.2 - - 12.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 48 - - 44 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1311 - - 1450 - - 1929 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 99 - - 101 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 96051 102 236 96 246 102 240 110 249 96051 88862 93 243 91 248 91 243 98 253 88862 83332 69 251 81 252 82 250 89 259 83332 78769 50 263 56 250 64 254 69 256 78769 74855 46 266 40 244 50 249 54 250 74855 71408 46 252 35 252 42 244 47 252 71408 68302 46 244 36 260 38 245 50 251 68302 65456 49 249 41 258 40 248 51 234 65456 62804 57 244 46 245 47 236 46 229 62804 60208 58 243 45 235 46 244 54 254 60208 57492 66 245 60 251 71 256 80 251 57492 54669 74 244 82 248 86 245 85 240 54669 51940 82 244 87 243 87 236 86 237 51940 49442 84 242 93 236 90 234 93 234 49442 47167 90 243 95 233 88 236 94 236 47167 45083 104 240 97 236 96 241 100 243 45083 43178 121 237 105 237 111 242 109 242 43178 41425 130 236 116 234 120 239 119 238 41425 39794 133 235 125 228 123 235 126 236 39794 38265 143 234 125 224 122 234 132 236 38265 36828 156 232 121 223 128 236 141 237 36828 35447 162 232 117 225 143 237 151 237 35447 34055 155 232 119 229 157 234 160 233 34055 32620 143 229 125 232 157 229 159 228 32620 31142 127 222 131 232 142 228 144 228 31142 29598 107 212 132 229 137 235 137 232 29598 27974 93 204 127 226 138 238 143 234 27974 26268 90 202 118 226 133 239 145 235 26268 24487 87 203 102 230 113 237 121 237 24487 22644 81 208 91 232 98 235 98 233 22644 20738 82 214 82 236 87 236 85 233 20738 18755 90 220 81 238 75 234 73 237 18755 16688 92 225 75 240 69 236 63 244 16688 14573 90 237 69 243 64 242 59 246 14573 12532 72 250 66 242 61 244 45 261 12532 10683 56 252 60 243 56 247 35 277 10683 9055 46 249 49 247 41 259 28 294 9055 7631 40 256 34 254 32 267 23 308 7631 6387 35 264 25 270 22 296 25 342 6387 5297 25 288 18 284 20 323 23 352 5297 4340 20 325 16 322 20 347 25 007 4340 3508 22 352 20 355 25 007 29 012 3508 2785 25 008 26 004 26*356 28 001 2785 2147 30*010 26*357 22*345 25 352 2147 1585 28*002 23*346 21 344 23 351 1585 1116 25 356 21 345 20 344 21 349 1116 757 23 353 20 344 19 344 18 347 757 510 21 352 18 343 18 344 14 345 510 360 18 350 16 343 16 344 12*344 360 274 14 348 13 343 12 343 8*343 274 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