DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 56.5 - - 62.7 - - 64.7 - - 60.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 87 - - 60 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 596 - - 1155 - - 1787 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 261 - - 261 - - 261 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - 876 - - 1435 - - 2067 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 574 - - 1707 - - 2030 - - 1975 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 133 - - 194 - - 200 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 066 - - 055 - - 001 - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 271 - - -240 - - 110 - - -456 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 605 - - 1675 - - 1957 - - 735 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 158 - - -1218 - - -471 - - -1358 ODpotential blCL - - - 718 - - 2653 - - 2538 - - 1637 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 330 - - 390 - - 480 - - 500 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.5 - - 62.7 - - 64.7 - - 60.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.7 - - 56.1 - - 56.9 - - 57.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.2 - - 62.1 - - 64.4 - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.2 - - 55.2 - - 56.2 - - 57.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 87 - - 60 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 596 - - 1155 - - 1787 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 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] 96600 18 078 12 137 8 182 2 071 96600 89455 2 168 2 104 13 139 5 170 89455 83889 5 248 4 269 6 176 4 128 83889 79242 4 259 6 219 10 241 7 276 79242 75244 9 278 9 234 10 248 12 262 75244 71698 12 267 12 250 13 290 12 274 71698 68485 7 293 11 246 15 271 12 276 68485 65544 16 305 8 268 12 265 18 276 65544 62825 21 298 14 274 24 266 23 277 62825 60170 31 307 30 285 27 272 24 287 60170 57380 47 305 38 289 36 297 47 306 57380 54488 61 287 58 286 57 291 60 287 54488 51733 66 279 66 283 66 283 61 280 51733 49255 71 283 75 283 69 281 61 281 49255 47027 82 285 84 280 74 285 67 283 47027 44998 93 283 88 277 79 283 72 283 44998 43136 95 280 89 276 83 278 76 279 43136 41416 93 279 88 278 87 276 79 277 41416 39824 90 280 90 279 92 276 83 279 39824 38345 90 284 92 279 94 274 90 279 38345 36962 94 289 92 279 92 276 95 277 36962 35632 98 290 95 283 91 279 92 274 35632 34284 99 287 99 285 95 281 89 272 34284 32891 97 285 99 283 102 281 94 272 32891 31451 94 282 95 280 103 280 98 272 31451 29947 88 281 89 279 93 279 97 271 29947 28366 83 280 83 279 84 279 90 271 28366 26712 80 278 77 279 78 279 74 271 26712 24987 78 277 73 284 70 277 59 273 24987 23187 75 280 71 287 58 279 51 273 23187 21307 68 288 68 292 51 280 49 271 21307 19341 63 289 56 289 49 280 44 279 19341 17280 60 287 45 284 48 278 42 276 17280 15174 56 291 45 285 44 271 38 268 15174 13144 36 297 46 286 38 270 35 263 13144 11299 36 277 39 275 32 280 31 270 11299 9661 32 277 36 258 29 274 26 274 9661 8203 23 296 25 270 20 290 23 282 8203 6905 20 309 15 273 15 276 20 293 6905 5753 14 306 11 308 14 277 15 301 5753 4734 5 339 5 300 11 261 12 309 4734 3837 7 013 4 232 9 257 11 322 3837 3046 9 003 2 300 5 268 10 350 3046 2341 9 003 4 357 4*325 11 017 2341 1721 9 052 6*056 6*360 12 022 1721 1204 13*067 6*057 6 000 13 017 1204 809 12*066 6 056 6 001 13 014 809 537 10 066 6 055 6 002 12 013 537 372 9 065 5 054 6 001 10*011 372 278 8 065 5 053 6 001 7*011 278 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