DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/21 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 - - - - - - 53.7 - - 57.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 195 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1658 - - 2413 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1042 - - 261 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1938 - - 2693 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 620 - - 676 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 277 - - 225 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 062 - - 071 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -7332 - - -8048 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9271 - - 10741 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -20090 - - -20741 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 22028 - - 23434 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 48 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.7 - - 57.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 15.0 - - 11.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.7 - - 56.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 14.1 - - 10.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 195 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1658 - - 2413 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - 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] 96332 45 254 39 267 96332 89177 31 258 31 253 89177 83644 33 264 37 255 83644 79060 30 265 35 260 79060 75127 28 276 28 258 75127 71639 28 281 23 286 71639 68485 33 277 32 288 68485 65606 29 268 33 267 65606 62928 22 272 36 299 62928 60358 40 284 58 287 60358 57703 57 276 60 272 57703 54905 56 267 54 263 54905 52180 58 279 55 278 52180 49709 68 288 72 291 49709 47502 85 285 85 285 47502 45511 94 274 86 272 45511 43701 91 261 74 272 43701 42028 70 272 66 283 42028 40473 87 294 81 305 40473 39029 97 291 91 304 39029 37678 95 287 92 299 37678 36374 92 291 86 297 36374 35040 91 312 80 296 35040 33646 106 325 79 297 33646 32193 114 328 77 299 32193 30664 100 323 74 301 30664 29046 84 309 69 305 29046 27341 78 298 66 310 27341 25545 70 291 65 313 25545 23665 67 289 57 309 23665 21703 62 282 56 298 21703 19656 59 275 56 294 19656 17516 51 277 51 287 17516 15338 41 280 42 288 15338 13248 33 284 31 297 13248 11349 17 268 23 282 11349 9662 5 252 14 267 9662 8169 7 026 4 336 8169 6849 7 031 3 082 6849 5681 10 014 5 043 5681 4654 11 043 12 063 4654 3761 14 066 21 087 3761 2984 24 074 20*079 2984 2296 25*069 20*073 2296 1690 22*063 19 071 1690 1184 21 063 19 071 1184 797 20 062 18 070 797 531 19 062 17 069 531 369 18 062 16 069 369 277 14 061 12 068 277 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