DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.9 - - 69.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 44 - - 88 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1130 - - 3452 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 261 - - 1848 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1410 - - 3732 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 833 - - 1031 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 154 - - 275 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 18 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 177 - - 101 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4441 - - -7384 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5851 - - 11117 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14700 - - -16470 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16110 - - 20202 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.9 - - 69.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.8 - - 21.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.7 - - 68.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.7 - - 20.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 44 - - 88 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1130 - - 3452 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 96460 37 247 36 271 96460 89237 26 251 26 254 89237 83712 22 283 16 242 83712 79147 22 273 16 264 79147 75189 25 300 21 285 75189 71680 26 302 28 302 71680 68532 18 303 31 291 68532 65648 19 311 23 288 65648 62958 24 317 38 320 62958 60363 33 319 45 312 60363 57668 46 312 39 304 57668 54842 45 311 42 322 54842 52104 40 312 56 319 52104 49617 47 318 53 317 49617 47376 54 317 53 320 47376 45344 53 323 63 334 45344 43508 62 331 97 340 43508 41840 66 325 98 328 41840 40293 56 312 88 320 40293 38852 50 293 47 325 38852 37502 52 289 48 345 37502 36196 54 290 50 344 36196 34864 52 295 51 332 34864 33475 49 299 56 325 33475 32031 43 297 59 325 32031 30516 36 290 55 325 30516 28918 26 297 42 318 28918 27239 23 299 34 303 27239 25474 26 288 36 300 25474 23619 34 281 37 291 23619 21678 34 285 38 295 21678 19649 31 295 30 303 19649 17530 26 291 21 293 17530 15366 22 278 22 284 15366 13276 14 264 16 279 13276 11378 10 230 11 238 11378 9700 8 172 13 212 9700 8215 13 128 12 197 8215 6901 15 130 13 174 6901 5741 13 130 14 156 5741 4721 11 128 8 128 4721 3829 8 136 5*094 3829 3044 12 152 4*091 3044 2342 13 142 4 094 2342 1723 8*139 3 100 1723 1206 4*157 2 108 1206 810 4 175 2 114 810 537 3 187 2 118 537 372 3 191 2 120 372 278 3 192 2 120 278 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