DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/13 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.7 - - 64.4 - - 56.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 161 - - 120 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1486 - - 2536 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 863 - - 1439 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1766 - - 2816 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1634 - - 1407 - - 2115 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 256 - - 276 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 145 - - 128 - - 135 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3828 - - -4116 - - -3849 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5594 - - 6932 - - 4127 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11760 - - -10541 - - -11536 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13526 - - 13357 - - 11814 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 46 - - 74 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.7 - - 64.4 - - 56.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.6 - - 35.3 - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.9 - - 63.7 - - 59.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.4 - - 34.4 - - 38.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 161 - - 120 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1486 - - 2536 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96393 3 270 4 058 6 025 96393 89325 11 054 6 093 5 005 89325 83836 7 050 4 082 8 355 83836 79249 5 049 2 045 8 333 79249 75263 10 019 4 356 6 320 75263 71734 8 313 11 314 6 341 71734 68544 2 352 9 317 12 320 68544 65630 24 305 19 302 19 304 65630 62945 27 294 29 303 22 284 62945 60342 48 287 45 290 40 289 60342 57623 60 282 59 283 58 281 57623 54785 83 292 71 288 69 281 54785 52056 102 285 94 275 87 276 52056 49593 106 279 102 270 98 272 49593 47381 103 279 104 273 110 270 47381 45377 108 282 105 276 111 272 45377 43538 117 283 110 278 111 276 43538 41838 119 283 112 279 114 279 41838 40265 118 283 113 281 115 280 40265 38805 117 284 113 282 117 282 38805 37438 118 286 115 285 122 282 37438 36116 121 287 119 286 124 283 36116 34766 123 287 122 286 121 284 34766 33358 121 288 119 286 115 286 33358 31899 111 289 110 288 104 287 31899 30375 103 287 99 286 96 288 30375 28769 89 284 84 282 91 287 28769 27080 76 289 72 283 81 288 27080 25311 72 293 61 292 66 286 25311 23463 68 288 58 290 59 284 23463 21537 64 286 59 288 51 288 21537 19527 59 293 53 288 46 291 19527 17434 48 304 45 292 38 289 17434 15300 38 313 34 305 33 295 15300 13237 33 310 27 310 30 304 13237 11356 30 302 24 305 25 304 11356 9685 26 303 23 309 21 304 9685 8205 21 310 18 319 14 309 8205 6893 15 294 14 317 10 320 6893 5729 5 285 8 301 9 320 5729 4706 4 093 3 180 4 281 4706 3810 6 108 6 145 5 181 3810 3025 6 130 8*129 7 154 3025 2325 6*140 8*127 7 140 2325 1710 6*142 8 127 8 135 1710 1198 6 143 8 128 8 136 1198 805 6 145 8 128 8 137 805 535 5 148 7 129 8 137 535 371 5 148 7 129 7*137 371 277 4 150 7 130 5*135 277 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