DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - - 78.2 - - 80.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 260 - - 196 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4763 - - 7131 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3463 - - 5127 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5043 - - 7411 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4148 - - 2132 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 437 - - 455 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 12 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 232 - - 233 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -732 - - -448 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5776 - - 7860 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1457 - - -729 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6500 - - 8140 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 150 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.2 - - 80.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.1 - - 47.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.7 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.3 - - 46.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 260 - - 196 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4763 - - 7131 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 68 - - 50 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 97500 50 242 52 241 97500 90048 47 257 46 261 90048 84338 44 272 45 263 84338 79641 34 262 41 260 79641 75636 22 251 35 266 75636 72115 20 284 28 274 72115 68924 26 292 27 273 68924 65989 27 283 28 271 65989 63266 31 275 27 277 63266 60615 40 271 35 271 60615 57838 47 266 41 265 57838 54950 54 267 47 268 54950 52189 57 265 50 271 52189 49709 54 264 53 273 49709 47487 48 266 56 271 47487 45470 44 271 53 269 45470 43635 43 279 45 269 43635 41965 46 276 40 266 41965 40430 42 258 35 261 40430 39001 39 255 33 257 39001 37656 39 256 29 261 37656 36351 37 252 30 264 36351 35016 30 246 30 265 35016 33623 23 243 27 268 33623 32172 22 246 23 277 32172 30649 19 245 22 290 30649 29044 18 243 22 307 29044 27354 18 248 20 315 27354 25577 18 261 14 308 25577 23719 18 271 11 285 23719 21784 15 282 14 277 21784 19765 15 294 14 290 19765 17655 13 285 14 303 17655 15496 12 264 12 268 15496 13414 13 241 15 250 13414 11523 10 222 14 230 11523 9848 3 169 8 211 9848 8364 3 024 4*193 8364 7047 3 261 4*211 7047 5876 9*248 7 234 5876 4839 12*242 7 235 4839 3926 13 237 7 235 3926 3120 13 234 8 234 3120 2399 13 231 8 233 2399 1763 13 229 8 233 1763 1232 12 227 8 233 1232 825 12 225 8 232 825 546 11 224 7 231 546 376 11 224 7 231 376 278 9 223 7 231 278 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