DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.3 - - 85.5 - - 78.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 326 - - 212 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3986 - - 4654 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2962 - - 3283 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4266 - - 4934 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 858 - - 572 - - 4280 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 444 - - 406 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 24 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 211 - - 212 - - 205 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1444 - - -1836 - - -5243 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5710 - - 6771 - - 5523 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5739 - - -6455 - - -12038 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10005 - - 11389 - - 12318 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 67 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.3 - - 85.5 - - 78.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.2 - - 56.8 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.7 - - 84.5 - - 80.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.7 - - 56.3 - - 55.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 326 - - 212 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3986 - - 4654 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 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] 96581 47 239 49 262 45 267 96581 89273 28 236 36 240 43 273 89273 83705 27 264 28 238 35 254 83705 79142 18 273 23 239 29 248 79142 75242 15 292 16 255 22 254 75242 71809 20 285 20 275 18 263 71809 68716 19 273 25 277 20 278 68716 65881 15 249 23 264 25 266 65881 63251 17 254 20 274 21 259 63251 60719 29 277 27 292 23 286 60719 58093 33 276 31 297 29 292 58093 55347 30 286 32 287 34 290 55347 52686 28 297 34 285 38 294 52686 50262 38 305 39 297 41 293 50262 48069 43 302 41 299 41 292 48069 46061 42 296 41 299 43 292 46061 44214 36 296 42 297 41 292 44214 42521 33 303 40 295 34 290 42521 40966 39 313 36 299 26 294 40966 39516 49 320 35 316 26 319 39516 38148 56 323 42 326 34 320 38148 36820 50 320 45 329 33 322 36820 35464 45 310 44 325 30 315 35464 34049 43 308 41 317 31 309 34049 32579 39 310 39 317 32 312 32579 31041 37 314 34 321 30 312 31041 29421 35 316 30 318 23 308 29421 27716 33 309 28 312 21 300 27716 25923 30 304 30 301 28 295 25923 24048 27 306 31 299 30 299 24048 22094 26 305 27 306 28 308 22094 20051 18 300 20 300 20 306 20051 17918 9 327 16 290 19 290 17918 15737 8 046 10 292 16 271 15737 13627 8 070 3 255 12 239 13627 11701 5 315 4 245 12 229 11701 9991 10 270 10 245 15 236 9991 8472 15 246 19 232 18 232 8472 7122 20 245 21 236 20 231 7122 5924 21 238 24*224 23 225 5924 4871 23*218 24*215 27 216 4871 3952 23*214 24 214 28 212 3952 3141 23 212 25 213 28 211 3141 2416 23 211 25 212 28 210 2416 1774 23 211 24 211 27 210 1774 1240 22 210 24 211 26 209 1240 830 21 209 23 211 23 208 830 548 20 209 22 211 20 207 548 377 19 209 21 211 17*206 377 279 16 208 17 210 11*205 279 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