DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 74.0 - - 79.3 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 269 - - 207 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 672 - - 3366 - - 7488 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 261 - - 2421 - - 5443 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 952 - - 3646 - - 7768 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 547 - - 2457 - - 1901 - - 8136 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 151 - - 395 - - 472 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 172 - - 183 - - 169 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3473 - - -3494 - - -1883 - - -7579 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4425 - - 7140 - - 9651 - - 7858 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7872 - - -6110 - - -4095 - - -10358 ODpotential blCL - - - 8824 - - 9756 - - 11863 - - 10637 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 82 - - 70 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 74.0 - - 79.3 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.1 - - 43.9 - - 37.8 - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 72.6 - - 78.2 - - 75.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.9 - - 42.7 - - 36.6 - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 269 - - 207 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 672 - - 3366 - - 7488 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 97335 56 241 60 235 54 241 57 256 97335 89882 47 246 51 246 47 250 51 251 89882 84172 35 248 42 254 45 245 44 257 84172 79490 24 238 31 248 37 245 40 255 79490 75474 21 272 21 247 29 254 29 259 75474 71944 24 275 17 265 26 251 26 264 71944 68759 26 271 25 275 26 264 27 260 68759 65819 32 279 34 267 34 272 36 275 65819 63084 37 277 38 268 37 269 42 273 63084 60419 41 270 44 272 41 266 41 265 60419 57616 42 266 44 267 39 261 40 266 57616 54690 43 269 41 268 41 268 43 272 54690 51894 48 271 47 271 46 274 48 272 51894 49385 49 268 51 268 51 274 49 272 49385 47143 45 268 48 265 49 271 48 277 47143 45113 43 271 42 264 45 270 47 282 45113 43262 42 274 37 269 37 268 46 282 43262 41561 43 271 37 272 34 275 43 282 41561 39989 34 259 39 266 36 275 41 286 39989 38536 31 266 33 257 37 273 37 285 38536 37186 29 252 29 253 35 278 35 281 37186 35888 24 255 32 252 38 277 33 282 35888 34571 25 267 32 252 41 268 35 289 34571 33200 26 271 27 251 44 263 36 292 33200 31775 26 266 25 250 42 264 36 292 31775 30281 23 250 25 254 39 267 31 291 30281 28703 20 245 24 255 37 271 24 290 28703 27040 16 246 21 254 33 271 18 288 27040 25293 12 231 19 245 27 271 18 292 25293 23464 11 214 18 229 22 255 22 283 23464 21557 12 209 13 239 19 235 21 253 21557 19566 11 211 12 236 16 224 14 251 19566 17487 11 193 14 198 14 215 13 235 17487 15361 16 166 20 182 16 202 16 223 15361 13308 14 156 18 167 18 180 19 204 13308 11442 11 174 16 168 19 168 22 186 11442 9783 15 187 22 170 17 173 21 180 9783 8311 16 169 23 162 17*183 17 187 8311 7005 15 167 21 160 17*184 16 188 7005 5843 13 180 15 163 17 185 16 186 5843 4814 12 186 12 173 17 184 16 185 4814 3906 15 177 14*175 16 183 16 184 3906 3104 17 166 15*172 16 183 16 183 3104 2387 21 157 15 171 16 183 15 181 2387 1754 25 150 14 171 15 182 15 180 1754 1226 23*147 14 172 15 182 15 178 1226 822 16*143 14 172 14 182 14 177 822 544 15 143 13 172 14 182 12 175 544 375 13 142 12 172 13 181 9*172 375 278 11 143 11 172 11 181 6*169 278 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