DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - - - - 78.6 - - 82.2 - - 79.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 299 - - 141 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4193 - - 7312 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3087 - - 5034 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4473 - - 7592 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3239 - - 2569 - - 9404 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 439 - - 412 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 227 - - 168 - - 151 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1075 - - 188 - - -6532 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5548 - - 7404 - - 6812 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1839 - - -213 - - -7501 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6312 - - 7805 - - 7781 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 96 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 50 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.6 - - 82.2 - - 79.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.5 - - 50.8 - - 51.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.0 - - 81.2 - - 81.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.7 - - 50.1 - - 50.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 299 - - 141 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4193 - - 7312 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 39 - - 84 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 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] 97276 57 259 55 261 57 267 97276 89884 51 260 50 271 49 273 89884 84243 34 263 38 263 37 271 84243 79607 22 280 24 261 27 281 79607 75630 22 287 18 268 22 289 75630 72132 20 272 21 270 21 279 72132 68969 18 274 24 264 18 281 68969 66043 17 265 19 253 19 275 66043 63313 15 258 17 263 26 275 63313 60684 26 279 27 278 33 266 60684 57956 41 273 39 278 36 277 57956 55123 47 270 47 275 41 268 55123 52412 45 272 50 274 39 275 52412 49956 51 282 56 277 55 284 49956 47748 60 280 61 281 70 283 47748 45753 62 277 64 278 76 281 45753 43947 62 282 59 278 67 280 43947 42301 55 285 53 293 56 283 42301 40777 45 288 56 304 51 293 40777 39348 38 283 53 299 54 303 39348 37996 36 279 42 284 57 308 37996 36679 32 292 40 281 59 311 36679 35331 26 289 38 278 48 309 35331 33924 24 279 37 274 35 301 33924 32461 24 264 36 271 30 288 32461 30925 22 253 27 274 30 284 30925 29302 17 244 26 268 29 271 29302 27593 12 254 23 260 27 262 27593 25797 13 264 18 257 25 265 25797 23915 14 284 18 275 20 270 23915 21952 14 294 16 282 15 263 21952 19902 16 287 13 283 14 248 19902 17762 15 272 10 288 16 253 17762 15580 12 270 8 276 13 248 15580 13477 5 266 6 234 10 229 13477 11574 5 188 10 184 11 221 11574 9895 10 147 11 171 14 216 9895 8410 12 143 11*172 14 209 8410 7088 12 152 11*172 13 194 7088 5912 12 159 10 172 13 188 5912 4870 10*168 10 171 13 181 4870 3951 8*187 9 169 13 175 3951 3139 6 209 8 168 13 170 3139 2414 4 234 8 166 13 166 2414 1773 4 244 8 165 13 162 1773 1239 3 254 7 163 12 160 1239 829 3 261 7 163 12 157 829 548 3 265 7 162 11 155 548 377 3 268 6 161 9*153 377 279 3 268 6 161 6*151 279 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