DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/08 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 - - - - - - 64.2 - - 66.0 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 3 - - -39 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 534 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 261 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 814 - - 279 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 848 - - 2530 - - 1432 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 61 - - 15 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 15 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 168 - - 174 - - 189 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 165 - - -649 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 649 - - 928 - - 278 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1965 - - -1449 - - -950 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2779 - - 1728 - - 1229 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 210 - - 480 - - 810 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 66.0 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.0 - - 62.5 - - 65.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.5 - - 67.2 - - 66.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.8 - - 62.3 - - 65.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 3 - - -39 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 534 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 99 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 14 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] 96712 51 240 48 259 30 260 96712 89364 29 233 34 244 29 261 89364 83784 16 232 23 248 20 257 83784 79203 11 261 12 261 10 272 79203 75255 13 261 8 252 12 253 75255 71775 12 248 9 230 18 208 71775 68657 6 269 4 100 10 180 68657 65796 19 248 17 251 16 241 65796 63139 30 236 31 249 27 251 63139 60553 33 243 34 242 25 242 60553 57815 34 254 33 251 24 245 57815 54929 41 252 44 247 45 236 54929 52150 52 238 51 240 51 230 52150 49652 59 239 60 245 62 242 49652 47446 65 248 77 252 74 247 47446 45475 77 253 92 251 75 245 45475 43677 86 254 88 252 75 248 43677 42016 86 250 92 256 85 253 42016 40468 82 247 100 257 99 255 40468 39014 80 246 104 257 112 256 39014 37638 80 245 100 254 116 255 37638 36300 79 245 97 251 114 253 36300 34934 79 246 94 249 109 250 34934 33513 81 247 89 247 102 249 33513 32041 81 248 86 247 93 248 32041 30504 78 246 84 248 84 246 30504 28889 76 243 79 250 76 245 28889 27201 73 246 68 249 69 244 27201 25435 70 249 62 248 64 242 25435 23590 74 247 61 245 59 239 23590 21669 74 240 62 243 59 237 21669 19664 64 232 66 242 65 235 19664 17571 55 224 66 240 67 234 17571 15431 57 219 66 229 68 229 15431 13358 58 213 63 222 64 225 13358 11473 55 210 53 211 58 221 11473 9803 52 208 56 208 57 214 9803 8321 49 211 59 215 58 210 8321 7003 46 219 56 221 59 211 7003 5835 42 218 53 221 61 211 5835 4802 37 212 53 214 60 210 4802 3895 35 206 52 201 57 209 3895 3093 35 202 49 192 54 209 3093 2377 35 196 44 184 49 205 2377 1746 34 186 39 179 44 202 1746 1220 29*175 35 177 37 198 1220 818 23*169 31 176 32 194 818 542 20 167 26 175 26 192 542 374 18 167 22*175 22*191 374 278 13 166 15*174 16*189 278 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