DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - 56.1 - - 51.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 232 - - 146 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1735 - - 2169 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1176 - - 1299 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2015 - - 2449 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 476 - - 626 - - 2401 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 302 - - 281 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 342 - - 004 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3323 - - -4515 - - -5355 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5338 - - 6964 - - 5634 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13971 - - -14145 - - -15300 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15986 - - 16594 - - 15578 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 100 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - 56.1 - - 51.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.2 - - 26.9 - - 28.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.1 - - 55.2 - - 54.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.1 - - 25.7 - - 27.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 232 - - 146 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1735 - - 2169 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 99 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96620 21 112 17 084 29 059 96620 89451 20 095 21 091 16 095 89451 83911 20 093 14 102 10 119 83911 79289 10 080 9 121 9 115 79289 75279 4 065 5 138 8 153 75279 71738 5 016 5 099 11 172 71738 68542 7 215 8 232 5 282 68542 65609 9 219 18 235 21 271 65609 62885 10 288 17 222 21 244 62885 60242 25 272 27 266 28 248 60242 57475 34 263 34 256 28 245 57475 54586 73 259 56 252 53 266 54586 51829 75 253 74 250 71 256 51829 49361 84 253 91 253 80 255 49361 47150 108 250 107 247 92 256 47150 45140 117 247 115 245 109 253 45140 43304 124 249 123 246 126 251 43304 41623 134 250 132 249 138 250 41623 40068 139 250 140 250 141 250 40068 38614 140 249 143 250 142 252 38614 37244 138 249 143 249 144 252 37244 35917 138 250 142 248 144 250 35917 34566 137 250 141 249 139 250 34566 33160 135 250 142 250 131 252 33160 31703 131 249 138 251 128 254 31703 30181 125 249 128 251 121 255 30181 28577 120 247 116 250 114 255 28577 26893 113 245 109 249 107 251 26893 25130 103 247 104 249 100 249 25130 23289 96 251 101 248 96 249 23289 21369 92 250 92 248 91 247 21369 19365 88 245 84 246 83 246 19365 17275 85 243 83 242 72 246 17275 15144 77 246 76 239 65 247 15144 13095 63 253 61 242 51 240 13095 11231 55 258 42 245 42 232 11231 9575 49 250 39 245 33 251 9575 8107 40 253 37 239 29 251 8107 6805 28 257 29 233 24 234 6805 5655 27 266 21 243 18 220 5655 4642 21 275 15 271 6 249 4642 3757 17 300 10 310 3 036 3757 2983 16 326 8*003 7 071 2983 2295 11*341 9*005 8 065 2295 1689 10*342 9 005 8 057 1689 1185 10 342 9 004 8 051 1185 797 9 342 8 003 8 046 797 531 9 341 8 003 8 043 531 369 8 341 8 002 6*040 369 277 7 341 7 002 4*035 277 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