DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - - 59.8 - - 70.1 - - 73.4 - - 67.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 322 - - 230 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1278 - - 3704 - - 5591 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 261 - - 2740 - - 4031 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1558 - - 3984 - - 5871 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 753 - - 1426 - - 1282 - - 5370 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 201 - - 431 - - 441 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 082 - - 085 - - 089 - - 076 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3754 - - -3384 - - -1926 - - -6279 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5313 - - 7369 - - 7798 - - 6558 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9338 - - -6898 - - -4353 - - -9298 ODpotential blCL - - - 10896 - - 10882 - - 10224 - - 9577 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 75 - - 73 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.8 - - 70.1 - - 73.4 - - 67.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 39.0 - - 40.3 - - 39.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.4 - - 68.3 - - 72.0 - - 68.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 37.8 - - 39.4 - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 322 - - 230 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1278 - - 3704 - - 5591 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96858 51 239 56 245 58 255 62 257 96858 89524 34 251 36 245 45 246 48 257 89524 83904 32 264 26 259 35 242 39 256 83904 79247 32 266 23 258 27 255 34 249 79247 75236 21 279 19 260 24 262 28 251 75236 71704 23 293 21 282 22 282 30 264 71704 68532 27 290 26 282 28 280 31 276 68532 65624 32 291 31 286 34 282 35 290 65624 62923 41 287 41 288 41 287 44 289 62923 60294 48 287 50 287 49 283 48 282 60294 57525 54 286 58 284 55 280 50 279 57525 54623 57 284 61 281 59 278 54 280 54623 51835 58 283 61 280 61 276 57 277 51835 49324 59 281 60 279 60 278 55 274 49324 47079 60 282 58 279 59 279 52 278 47079 45049 60 284 58 279 57 279 53 281 45049 43199 58 282 59 273 57 279 52 279 43199 41508 52 278 57 270 56 277 49 279 41508 39956 51 279 53 273 53 271 47 273 39956 38528 54 281 49 273 50 273 43 269 38528 37195 53 279 46 267 50 278 42 270 37195 35901 51 285 45 266 51 279 42 273 35901 34575 50 290 42 272 49 275 41 277 34575 33192 44 291 41 278 41 272 39 269 33192 31752 40 294 39 278 37 276 36 264 31752 30242 39 291 38 277 38 276 32 261 30242 28651 37 283 39 274 39 269 28 259 28651 26982 31 277 41 270 40 265 26 260 26982 25227 24 273 38 270 37 270 25 261 25227 23390 23 273 31 274 31 271 25 259 23390 21478 22 274 22 273 25 266 23 258 21478 19485 20 279 17 264 20 263 17 250 19485 17403 15 286 12 268 15 262 14 245 17403 15276 8 285 8 289 8 255 11 217 15276 13224 3 291 4 293 4 226 8 185 13224 11358 2 305 0 159 4 160 10 153 11358 9702 1 338 3 127 6 145 11 141 9702 8233 2 348 4 150 8 157 11 151 8233 6928 1 359 8 165 8*150 11 148 6928 5772 4 147 8 157 7*100 10 130 5772 4752 7 154 7*129 8 095 11 097 4752 3856 7 135 8*096 8 090 11 087 3856 3065 11 114 9 088 8 088 12 083 3065 2357 18 099 10 085 9 086 12 081 2357 1733 20*085 10 084 9 085 13 080 1733 1212 19*082 10 082 9 084 13 079 1212 814 18 082 10 082 9 083 12 079 814 540 17 081 9 081 9 082 11 078 540 373 15 081 9 080 8 083 9*078 373 278 12 080 8 080 8 082 6*076 278 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