DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - - - - 76.6 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 72 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3781 - - 3960 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2452 - - 2235 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4061 - - 4240 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2087 - - 2302 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 338 - - 291 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 196 - - 182 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -168 - - 630 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4229 - - 3610 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1238 - - -395 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5299 - - 4635 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 88 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 290 - - 1140 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.0 - - 63.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.9 - - 78.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.5 - - 62.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 72 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3781 - - 3960 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 50 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - 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] 97566 45 245 39 260 97566 90186 37 261 33 258 90186 84457 28 259 31 258 84457 79675 16 249 27 249 79675 75581 12 263 17 246 75581 71991 15 297 6 278 71991 68757 17 301 10 307 68757 65791 13 280 14 296 65791 63044 12 281 18 300 63044 60381 22 276 24 293 60381 57605 26 267 29 284 57605 54729 25 274 36 294 54729 51995 34 284 40 294 51995 49539 38 281 40 294 49539 47343 39 277 39 285 47343 45366 28 268 33 272 45366 43575 27 247 29 251 43575 41941 31 225 28 234 41941 40425 30 216 32 227 40425 38997 25 222 33 225 38997 37644 25 227 31 229 37644 36329 25 229 31 226 36329 34985 23 227 28 222 34985 33584 20 224 26 224 33584 32127 17 216 24 225 32127 30598 17 203 22 230 30598 28985 17 201 21 238 28985 27289 17 216 20 248 27289 25510 19 232 19 265 25510 23651 19 255 19 276 23651 21719 17 277 20 273 21719 19707 14 282 18 265 19707 17606 9 258 16 269 17606 15459 8 253 11 263 15459 13385 8 259 8 296 13385 11506 12 247 9 251 11506 9847 19 227 14 228 9847 8368 20 209 18 225 8368 7049 24 197 22 214 7049 5878 24 196 24 204 5878 4842 22*194 24*198 4842 3929 21*194 23*187 3929 3124 20 195 23 184 3124 2404 20 196 22 182 2404 1767 20 197 22 181 1767 1235 19 198 21 180 1235 827 18 198 21 179 827 547 18 199 19 179 547 376 16 199 18 178 376 279 13 199 14 178 279 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