DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 - - - 57.2 - - 66.0 - - 71.4 - - 66.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 302 - - 229 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1312 - - 3553 - - 5517 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 261 - - 2603 - - 3974 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1592 - - 3833 - - 5797 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1133 - - 1725 - - 1241 - - 6125 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 417 - - 439 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 048 - - 028 - - 044 - - 054 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3593 - - -3285 - - -3384 - - -6861 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5185 - - 7118 - - 9181 - - 7140 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10867 - - -8586 - - -8179 - - -10370 ODpotential blCL - - - 12459 - - 12419 - - 13976 - - 10649 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 49 - - 46 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.2 - - 66.0 - - 71.4 - - 66.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 36.0 - - 32.1 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.4 - - 64.3 - - 70.0 - - 68.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 34.8 - - 30.9 - - 35.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 302 - - 229 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1312 - - 3553 - - 5517 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96757 36 259 36 254 51 252 52 274 96757 89455 29 256 31 260 36 264 38 261 89455 83825 20 268 25 270 28 281 27 259 83825 79166 12 281 20 269 22 277 23 273 79166 75185 15 290 19 277 16 275 21 278 75185 71674 18 280 22 295 17 290 20 275 71674 68497 17 295 23 301 20 294 23 278 68497 65585 29 294 23 295 23 293 26 294 65585 62889 33 281 27 290 30 294 34 291 62889 60278 33 276 36 282 40 289 40 287 60278 57535 34 277 42 277 45 280 42 283 57535 54649 38 277 43 275 47 275 48 277 54649 51864 42 279 45 274 50 271 50 276 51864 49344 48 277 49 273 52 271 51 276 49344 47088 52 272 54 269 52 271 51 275 47088 45058 50 268 53 264 51 267 50 276 45058 43226 48 262 48 261 47 259 49 274 43226 41560 51 254 48 259 42 258 45 261 41560 40029 61 244 47 251 38 261 34 262 40029 38605 79 235 48 239 36 263 32 276 38605 37267 90 230 54 235 34 265 35 279 37267 35969 82 234 55 236 30 273 34 279 35969 34639 64 245 45 241 29 280 33 280 34639 33250 62 254 33 259 30 283 33 282 33250 31805 51 262 30 270 31 282 35 285 31805 30291 37 272 31 272 33 281 34 290 30291 28695 33 287 31 271 33 282 32 290 28695 27019 35 298 30 279 31 289 30 298 27019 25262 37 299 33 293 31 298 29 311 25262 23423 36 299 36 298 32 304 30 326 23423 21502 33 301 37 305 30 311 30 326 21502 19496 26 302 32 305 27 310 27 323 19496 17401 19 302 20 301 25 302 26 314 17401 15262 16 307 15 313 19 289 22 310 15262 13206 14 313 13 329 14 303 12 315 13206 11342 14 330 14 350 16 340 11 016 11342 9687 18 351 17 009 21 004 16 026 9687 8216 22 008 22 022 23 016 16 036 8216 6912 22 017 24 031 22*032 14 048 6912 5761 20 023 22 039 13*045 8 046 5761 4746 19 025 17*042 11 046 8 047 4746 3851 18 029 10*041 11 046 8 049 3851 3061 16 032 8 034 10 045 8 052 3061 2355 13 031 7 030 10 044 8 053 2355 1731 11*032 7 025 9 043 8 055 1731 1211 7*047 6 022 9 042 8 055 1211 813 6 048 6 018 9 040 8 057 813 539 6 048 6 015 8 040 7 055 539 373 5 049 6 014 8 040 6*055 373 278 5 048 5 014 7 040 4*054 278 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