DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/14 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 - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.2 - - 79.2 - - 76.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 317 - - 198 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4952 - - 4660 - - 282 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3705 - - 3264 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5232 - - 4940 - - 562 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1030 - - 1085 - - 4328 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 476 - - 400 - - 40 W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 36 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 086 - - 193 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3796 - - -4798 - - -7291 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9028 - - 9738 - - 7853 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11992 - - -11713 - - -14797 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17224 - - 16653 - - 15359 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 74 - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.2 - - 79.2 - - 76.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.7 - - 37.7 - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 78.0 - - 77.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.5 - - 36.4 - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 317 - - 198 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4952 - - 4660 - - 282 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 98076 12 179 10 190 7 267 98076 90702 5 203 8 218 3 261 90702 85024 5 241 7 224 1 259 85024 80265 6 230 7 210 3 227 80265 76135 8 192 10 223 6 270 76135 72488 7 131 7 205 8 276 72488 69215 8 062 1 200 7 251 69215 66228 11 351 3 307 3 268 66228 63463 11 309 11 298 9 316 63463 60794 13 292 15 298 18 302 60794 58024 25 294 22 307 24 310 58024 55152 33 300 29 294 30 304 55152 52407 37 299 35 288 34 293 52407 49943 41 302 41 292 36 289 49943 47742 46 299 42 292 40 293 47742 45764 49 296 43 295 48 288 45764 43972 52 293 49 295 50 290 43972 42323 51 293 50 297 47 293 42323 40787 51 291 48 295 44 293 40787 39348 50 291 46 293 44 295 39348 37991 43 299 44 298 44 295 37991 36671 40 305 45 303 38 296 36671 35321 38 301 44 299 37 292 35321 33911 36 301 41 292 38 292 33911 32443 36 304 37 288 34 299 32443 30905 36 306 35 290 32 302 30905 29285 35 309 35 296 32 295 29285 27581 35 311 34 305 30 295 27581 25790 35 311 37 309 29 307 25790 23913 35 311 38 307 34 318 23913 21959 30 316 33 307 34 317 21959 19927 30 324 28 319 32 307 19927 17806 36 332 34 339 29 307 17806 15630 42 335 30 336 32 307 15630 13521 43 330 32 328 34 313 13521 11595 40 332 32 323 36 321 11595 9885 34 337 27 316 29 323 9885 8369 27 334 20 318 17 310 8369 7028 14 325 17 316 17 292 7028 5846 5*060 4*292 12 278 5846 4809 5*079 2*238 7 220 4809 3902 5 083 2 217 7 187 3902 3102 5 085 2 201 7 168 3102 2386 5 086 2 191 7 155 2386 1754 5 088 2 181 7 149 1754 1227 5 089 2 177 7 146 1227 822 5 089 3 173 7*143 822 544 5 090 3 172 6*142 544 375 5 090 2 170 6 138 375 278 4 090 2 169 4 136 278 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