DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/22 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.6 - - 55.9 - - 57.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 9 - - -9 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 416 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 260 - - 261 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 696 - - 278 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 348 - - 1255 - - 416 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 71 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 172 - - 181 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1653 - - -734 - - -157 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2350 - - 1012 - - 435 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12967 - - -10001 - - -3351 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13663 - - 10279 - - 3629 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.6 - - 55.9 - - 57.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.7 - - 52.7 - - 56.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.7 - - 56.7 - - 58.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.9 - - 52.5 - - 57.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 9 - - -9 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 416 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 10 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] 96136 45 265 47 270 42 277 96136 89015 32 254 38 264 41 273 89015 83533 21 254 32 262 32 268 83533 79004 20 278 21 260 27 270 79004 75111 28 275 26 264 26 261 75111 71687 26 276 21 255 25 262 71687 68607 26 294 18 296 18 260 68607 65784 29 279 27 291 20 275 65784 63180 25 268 33 277 37 282 63180 60681 23 287 37 274 45 275 60681 58059 32 306 37 285 45 280 58059 55300 45 304 49 294 53 288 55300 52642 53 298 55 291 58 285 52642 50231 59 293 58 289 61 284 50231 48049 63 292 60 293 62 287 48049 46054 66 294 64 296 67 292 46054 44213 65 295 67 294 70 294 44213 42501 64 292 66 289 69 294 42501 40903 60 287 66 284 65 289 40903 39413 56 285 62 283 66 287 39413 38020 54 276 56 282 64 284 38020 36682 51 277 55 275 57 281 36682 35325 50 281 53 273 54 279 35325 33915 51 282 51 273 53 276 33915 32451 52 279 49 276 51 276 32451 30916 55 278 47 280 49 280 30916 29298 54 277 45 283 44 285 29298 27596 50 277 43 285 39 287 27596 25809 45 278 41 286 37 287 25809 23936 42 278 38 285 35 285 23936 21978 37 279 37 284 34 285 21978 19929 32 279 37 280 37 283 19929 17787 31 273 35 276 38 278 17787 15596 28 258 33 266 35 277 15596 13482 25 254 32 261 31 279 13482 11559 26 252 30 263 32 277 11559 9853 30 245 27 262 31 271 9853 8340 29 236 24 257 32 262 8340 6998 28 238 27 243 31 253 6998 5811 24 232 31 229 30 249 5811 4772 24 229 32 222 38 239 4772 3866 28 238 33 224 36 229 3866 3069 27 229 32 220 34 223 3069 2356 21 214 28 207 33 207 2356 1729 17 206 24 189 30 194 1729 1208 14 195 19 183 28 190 1208 810 10*180 14 181 24 185 810 537 8*173 12 182 17 180 537 372 7 172 9*182 14*178 372 277 6 170 5*181 6*176 277 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