DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.2 - - 81.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 90 - - 223 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1796 - - 3885 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 741 - - 2730 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2076 - - 4165 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2123 - - 2158 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 232 - - 389 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 184 - - 188 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 580 - - -28 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1496 - - 4194 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -43 - - -758 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2119 - - 4923 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1690 - - 1180 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.2 - - 81.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 63.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.8 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 63.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 90 - - 223 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1796 - - 3885 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 76 - - 23 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - 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] 97134 46 247 42 259 97134 89811 32 263 40 256 89811 84177 22 264 29 252 84177 79529 13 256 18 254 79529 75562 6 333 6 253 75562 72077 12 354 4 011 72077 68920 10 358 8 009 68920 66003 6 355 8 354 66003 63284 6 270 5 294 63284 60633 9 233 6 276 60633 57872 11 269 17 272 57872 55024 21 284 15 267 55024 52304 29 272 20 286 52304 49845 37 279 43 289 49845 47651 42 277 53 279 47651 45686 39 271 46 267 45686 43917 31 261 32 253 43917 42298 35 287 27 253 42298 40785 32 286 29 257 40785 39359 27 274 28 258 39359 38005 25 271 21 243 38005 36685 23 270 21 240 36685 35333 21 270 24 247 35333 33919 18 265 26 251 33919 32447 13 267 27 252 32447 30903 12 279 26 253 30903 29278 15 242 22 248 29278 27572 18 222 20 248 27572 25784 19 229 21 252 25784 23915 22 237 21 241 23915 21967 24 238 20 230 21967 19929 22 238 22 227 19929 17798 21 237 20 231 17798 15623 20 233 18 243 15623 13527 19 223 15 239 13527 11621 18 214 18 223 11621 9930 22 199 23 214 9930 8431 26 194 29 206 8431 7099 27 199 31 207 7099 5917 27 206 29 207 5917 4871 27 209 27*203 4871 3952 27 208 25*198 3952 3140 26 205 24 192 3140 2415 24*197 24 188 2415 1774 22*190 23 186 1774 1240 20 185 23 184 1240 830 19 183 22 184 830 548 18 181 21 183 548 377 16 181 20 183 377 279 13 180 16 182 279 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