DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 = 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 - - - - - - 81.5 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 343 - - 223 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5584 - - 4860 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4227 - - 3469 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5864 - - 5140 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1755 - - 2017 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 506 - - 420 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 175 - - 141 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -16 - - -31 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5880 - - 5172 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -502 - - -670 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6366 - - 5810 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 210 - - 1190 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.5 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.5 - - 60.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.6 - - 81.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.8 - - 60.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 343 - - 223 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5584 - - 4860 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 54 - - 42 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - - 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] 97387 39 238 32 254 97387 90032 29 243 32 247 90032 84354 21 245 27 240 84354 79633 13 264 17 257 79633 75597 12 270 15 262 75597 72054 5 276 9 280 72054 68859 12 322 13 306 68859 65929 16 314 15 302 65929 63210 20 300 12 314 63210 60551 21 287 26 308 60551 57768 26 277 44 271 57768 54897 27 274 40 272 54897 52160 34 294 41 291 52160 49687 57 293 53 292 49687 47465 65 289 60 285 47465 45451 63 286 65 284 45451 43617 66 288 73 285 43617 41942 69 287 72 282 41942 40403 65 282 61 278 40403 38969 62 279 50 282 38969 37617 61 277 47 288 37617 36302 60 274 48 289 36302 34959 62 271 49 288 34959 33560 62 268 48 283 33560 32108 58 270 47 277 32108 30588 50 275 46 270 30588 28984 46 279 43 268 28984 27298 46 279 42 275 27298 25528 46 273 41 281 25528 23677 39 265 41 289 23677 21751 19 281 40 294 21751 19739 12 286 27 303 19739 17634 9 248 17 292 17634 15489 9 241 17 278 15489 13429 11 266 21 281 13429 11556 8 288 23 274 11556 9884 5 294 17 267 9884 8395 4 243 8 262 8395 7071 4 190 2 139 7071 5898 5*174 5*133 5898 4859 5*173 6*140 4859 3944 5 173 7 140 3944 3136 5 175 7 140 3136 2413 5 176 7 141 2413 1773 5 176 7 141 1773 1240 5 177 7 141 1240 830 5 178 7 142 830 548 5 178 7 141 548 377 5 177 7 141 377 279 4 180 6 140 279 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