DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - - - - 72.1 - - 77.5 - - 75.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 159 - - 208 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2695 - - 4500 - - 2252 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1725 - - 3165 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2975 - - 4780 - - 2532 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2873 - - 2407 - - 3807 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 313 - - 401 - - 58 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 22 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 073 - - 077 - - 219 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 312 - - 111 - - -1708 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2663 - - 4669 - - 4240 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -170 - - -305 - - -2648 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3145 - - 5085 - - 5180 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 78 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 500 - - 540 - - 490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 77.5 - - 75.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.1 - - 57.8 - - 57.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.1 - - 76.2 - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.2 - - 57.2 - - 57.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 159 - - 208 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2695 - - 4500 - - 2252 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 12 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 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] 97546 35 241 34 254 29 267 97546 90118 30 237 34 242 31 260 90118 84403 23 249 29 229 27 254 84403 79676 16 261 17 236 21 256 79676 75617 13 260 16 257 14 263 75617 72044 7 271 12 277 13 268 72044 68818 11 302 9 292 8 214 68818 65865 20 298 19 317 18 316 65865 63134 18 275 28 273 28 292 63134 60472 25 281 30 252 31 281 60472 57689 33 276 31 276 38 273 57689 54813 38 278 41 275 38 273 54813 52058 42 267 45 269 37 274 52058 49561 43 265 41 270 40 277 49561 47316 43 274 45 275 44 282 47316 45281 51 277 49 277 56 280 45281 43431 53 273 55 279 64 277 43431 41743 52 273 63 280 65 278 41743 40188 55 279 67 281 70 281 40188 38740 61 278 69 280 75 278 38740 37380 65 270 67 277 72 277 37380 36070 62 259 63 277 74 285 36070 34741 59 259 62 281 80 290 34741 33359 57 264 62 282 82 289 33359 31922 55 267 61 281 77 287 31922 30414 53 271 58 280 73 288 30414 28824 52 275 55 280 66 288 28824 27151 51 276 52 279 54 282 27151 25394 51 278 50 281 50 281 25394 23558 49 282 48 286 48 289 23558 21643 40 279 45 288 45 296 21643 19643 34 287 32 288 35 303 19643 17555 29 301 26 297 29 307 17555 15421 22 297 21 304 22 305 15421 13359 19 290 20 300 17 303 13359 11482 8 283 17 299 16 311 11482 9815 3 324 8 279 15 308 9815 8335 4 321 5 288 12 288 8335 7018 5 306 4 037 3 343 7018 5853 2 329 6 049 7 045 5853 4825 2 356 5*051 7 045 4825 3917 3 049 4*057 4 046 3917 3114 4*067 4 067 2*054 3114 2396 4*071 3 074 0*093 2396 1761 4 072 3 082 1 217 1761 1231 4 074 3 088 2 221 1231 825 4 074 3 094 2 219 825 546 4 075 3 098 3 220 546 376 4 076 2 099 3 222 376 279 4 076 2 100 2 221 279 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