DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/10 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 = 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 - - - - - - 66.8 - - 69.1 - - 63.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 153 - - 63 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1622 - - 1075 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 929 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1902 - - 1355 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 549 - - 784 - - 636 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 258 - - 169 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 213 - - 214 - - 202 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 30 - - -698 - - -219 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1872 - - 2053 - - 498 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5031 - - -3864 - - -2370 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6933 - - 5219 - - 2649 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 96 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 90 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 69.1 - - 63.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.5 - - 60.9 - - 61.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 68.7 - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.9 - - 60.4 - - 61.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 153 - - 63 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1622 - - 1075 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 84 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 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] 96346 13 034 13 338 17 002 96346 89294 26 056 17 040 15 033 89294 83793 23 067 15 054 15 055 83793 79203 18 048 11 067 14 044 79203 75257 10 046 9 069 11 038 75257 71776 7 028 0 155 6 351 71776 68626 13 338 3 332 6 295 68626 65741 17 283 13 289 16 273 65741 63066 21 288 15 279 20 261 63066 60476 29 297 27 291 26 280 60476 57773 45 287 45 283 41 288 57773 54956 58 270 61 271 56 284 54956 52259 57 267 58 260 62 270 52259 49830 56 272 57 270 59 272 49830 47642 61 275 73 274 68 276 47642 45637 81 268 78 270 80 269 45637 43789 84 267 83 264 84 264 43789 42091 95 270 99 264 91 263 42091 40535 107 267 111 262 99 260 40535 39089 108 266 109 262 93 260 39089 37722 101 266 110 264 90 263 37722 36396 93 266 109 263 99 261 36396 35043 96 267 103 260 98 255 35043 33632 100 268 97 256 91 248 33632 32164 95 269 91 255 87 247 32164 30623 81 270 82 258 80 249 30623 29001 71 270 71 266 65 255 29001 27300 62 270 61 267 50 267 27300 25517 56 274 52 268 49 266 25517 23651 54 272 51 263 47 269 23651 21707 53 268 53 260 47 267 21707 19681 46 262 51 268 51 268 19681 17570 37 261 43 273 59 266 17570 15421 34 264 43 273 59 261 15421 13357 37 263 47 273 53 266 13357 11480 32 263 40 273 51 273 11480 9811 25 270 30 271 50 274 9811 8324 27 271 26 268 44 269 8324 7001 28 257 25 262 36 263 7001 5827 30 245 27 251 31 255 5827 4790 33 235 30 244 32 249 4790 3881 34 232 34 241 34 239 3881 3083 34 233 34 236 32 226 3083 2370 32*227 31 230 28 223 2370 1741 27*215 23*221 24 216 1741 1217 25 214 18*215 21 208 1217 816 24 213 16 214 19 201 816 540 23 212 15 214 15 197 540 373 21 212 14 213 12*198 373 278 16 211 11 213 5*202 278 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