DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/02 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 - - - - - - 79.7 - - 73.7 - - 71.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 305 - - 68 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4566 - - 1863 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3383 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4846 - - 2143 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1142 - - 2436 - - 2651 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 455 - - 223 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 36 - - 33 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 191 - - 206 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - -15 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 103 - - 626 - - -626 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4744 - - 1517 - - 906 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2439 - - -239 - - -1926 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7285 - - 2382 - - 2206 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 95 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 190 - - 1170 - - 1240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.7 - - 73.7 - - 71.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.7 - - 67.6 - - 67.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.6 - - 73.5 - - 72.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.3 - - 66.9 - - 67.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 305 - - 68 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4566 - - 1863 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 61 - - 79 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 14 - - 15 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] 96960 32 257 38 269 42 267 96960 89648 29 259 34 253 37 261 89648 84028 21 249 26 253 29 266 84028 79389 15 263 16 260 20 276 79389 75419 16 295 9 276 15 290 75419 71930 13 303 8 307 9 308 71930 68772 9 294 11 301 7 332 68772 65859 8 285 9 286 10 325 65859 63147 10 272 12 267 12 275 63147 60512 8 274 6 280 9 292 60512 57753 19 268 22 278 18 287 57753 54883 20 256 22 255 20 260 54883 52147 21 258 28 261 24 269 52147 49692 37 255 37 260 34 257 49692 47516 49 241 47 242 40 254 47516 45566 57 231 58 229 48 247 45566 43802 55 229 69 225 62 232 43802 42185 52 225 68 225 70 229 42185 40673 47 214 68 226 72 228 40673 39242 45 199 66 222 69 229 39242 37882 45 199 63 216 68 230 37882 36557 47 208 61 214 68 232 36557 35200 48 214 63 217 57 231 35200 33788 48 219 68 226 47 225 33788 32322 46 223 69 230 52 227 32322 30782 47 231 62 231 53 234 30782 29157 47 236 56 226 50 245 29157 27452 47 233 55 221 47 254 27452 25665 46 228 51 216 39 265 25665 23797 43 227 43 222 36 277 23797 21849 40 227 43 244 36 284 21849 19818 39 227 39 250 30 280 19818 17699 39 225 34 242 27 268 17699 15535 37 221 33 240 29 247 15535 13451 37 225 30 234 27 237 13451 11559 38 228 31 219 27 238 11559 9881 38 225 33 215 33 231 9881 8390 39 223 35 212 32 230 8390 7062 40 220 37 209 31 229 7062 5884 39*206 38 206 37 223 5884 4844 38*194 39 204 41 214 4844 3928 38 192 39 204 40 208 3928 3120 38 191 39 204 39 207 3120 2399 38 190 38*205 35 207 2399 1762 37 190 37*206 32 206 1762 1231 36 190 36 206 27 204 1231 825 35 189 34 206 22 201 825 545 33 189 32 207 18 200 545 376 29 189 29 207 15*199 376 279 23 188 21 207 10*198 279 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