DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.4 - - 28.4 - - 27.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 39 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 639 - - 1333 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 258 - - 259 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 919 - - 1613 - - 276 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 616 - - 412 - - 1366 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 151 - - 154 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 213 - - 219 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1350 - - -217 - - -1224 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2269 - - 1830 - - 1500 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13953 - - -9881 - - -8805 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14872 - - 11494 - - 9081 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 93 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.4 - - 28.4 - - 27.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 14.9 - - 21.9 - - 22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 22.9 - - 28.3 - - 28.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 14.0 - - 20.7 - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 39 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 639 - - 1333 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 82 - - 74 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96033 57 225 68 242 78 248 96033 88814 54 251 55 252 65 259 88814 83262 50 250 51 262 51 266 83262 78677 35 255 49 257 50 267 78677 74724 35 294 31 264 41 270 74724 71226 46 299 42 302 35 290 71226 68062 49 288 48 298 39 299 68062 65141 45 279 48 295 39 298 65141 62407 40 295 55 297 48 308 62407 59747 44 301 53 295 56 308 59747 56970 44 302 45 296 53 302 56970 54067 44 302 45 303 47 304 54067 51266 43 307 49 303 56 307 51266 48726 48 316 44 308 58 308 48726 46450 61 311 53 322 65 315 46450 44394 63 304 66 319 72 321 44394 42525 54 304 73 319 79 324 42525 40813 61 316 82 319 89 322 40813 39234 74 318 86 314 96 319 39234 37765 78 319 85 313 96 316 37765 36389 78 322 86 318 92 317 36389 35067 79 325 93 321 88 323 35067 33735 80 325 95 319 96 334 33735 32358 80 321 95 318 108 336 32358 30935 79 318 96 319 106 324 30935 29447 77 317 96 320 99 323 29447 27880 75 316 94 317 100 326 27880 26230 72 317 93 316 99 328 26230 24495 65 318 91 317 98 326 24495 22676 58 312 85 318 97 325 22676 20780 58 310 75 317 88 322 20780 18810 56 317 63 313 78 319 18810 16763 51 322 57 307 66 318 16763 14682 45 317 56 317 57 317 14682 12682 35 314 44 327 51 319 12682 10870 29 299 37 318 44 324 10870 9264 22 275 32 304 38 318 9264 7838 17 273 30 294 38 311 7838 6569 18 283 22 267 33 310 6569 5445 19 282 24 266 25 304 5445 4461 17 277 26 256 22 283 4461 3607 16 274 26 251 27 264 3607 2861 18 270 25 251 29 251 2861 2199 17 260 22*244 28 242 2199 1618 15 244 16*226 23 229 1618 1136 12*221 14 219 19 212 1136 768 8*213 13 217 16 205 768 516 8 213 13 217 13 201 516 363 7 213 12 217 11*199 363 275 7 214 10 216 7*196 275 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