DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 - - - 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.8 - - 74.9 - - 77.4 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 382 - - 258 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1020 - - 4989 - - 6116 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 261 - - 3795 - - 4497 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1300 - - 5269 - - 6396 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1365 - - 1229 - - 1268 - - 6212 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 224 - - 501 - - 472 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 7 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 243 - - 223 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3930 - - -3747 - - -3643 - - -8268 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5230 - - 9016 - - 10040 - - 8547 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8070 - - -6776 - - -7043 - - -12526 ODpotential blCL - - - 9370 - - 12045 - - 13439 - - 12805 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 43 - - 43 - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.8 - - 74.9 - - 77.4 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.4 - - 36.4 - - 34.3 - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.9 - - 72.9 - - 75.9 - - 74.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 35.5 - - 33.4 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 382 - - 258 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1020 - - 4989 - - 6116 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97452 29 263 27 257 39 257 40 266 97452 90123 40 265 33 265 36 266 33 279 90123 84473 32 272 26 263 26 262 28 279 84473 79781 17 280 23 261 20 252 24 249 79781 75715 12 267 24 260 23 270 23 264 75715 72117 13 255 22 261 25 272 28 273 72117 68870 15 287 17 278 20 278 22 275 68870 65901 25 293 21 276 24 279 22 290 65901 63180 30 293 28 292 29 293 25 309 63180 60572 33 289 39 289 37 294 42 308 60572 57861 39 287 42 285 43 288 46 293 57861 55039 50 298 51 291 48 286 49 287 55039 52333 69 297 59 293 54 286 58 286 52333 49884 80 294 67 297 63 290 63 287 49884 47676 87 293 81 299 77 297 72 293 47676 45658 94 293 98 297 92 293 80 292 45658 43797 99 294 103 291 96 288 85 287 43797 42072 101 293 97 288 90 287 84 282 42072 40470 98 289 91 290 83 289 77 282 40470 38989 89 288 84 288 79 289 68 289 38989 37619 86 287 76 286 72 291 62 294 37619 36307 85 287 67 290 63 289 57 296 36307 34966 80 289 61 299 54 294 53 296 34966 33564 76 293 60 305 50 300 50 300 33564 32105 74 295 58 307 48 303 46 303 32105 30577 72 296 56 308 47 303 44 306 30577 28971 59 299 52 310 46 302 42 309 28971 27286 53 308 46 312 42 302 37 309 27286 25518 50 321 41 314 39 303 33 313 25518 23666 47 328 40 315 37 310 31 315 23666 21731 40 323 37 319 34 314 29 313 21731 19705 35 309 32 316 32 314 27 315 19705 17585 35 295 28 304 29 309 24 315 17585 15420 23 290 28 291 30 301 23 310 15420 13342 17 320 19 290 25 297 22 310 13342 11460 18 321 15 328 13 310 11 295 11460 9788 17 299 12 321 7 336 6 254 9788 8303 14 301 11 298 5 286 11 227 8303 6988 8 317 8 283 9*229 16 221 6988 5825 4 327 6*257 10*226 15 214 5825 4797 5 268 7*250 10 225 14 212 4797 3892 5 269 7 247 10 224 14 212 3892 3093 8 275 7 245 10 224 14 213 3093 2379 13 261 7 243 11 223 14 213 2379 1748 15*253 7 241 10 222 14 214 1748 1222 13*249 8 239 10 222 14 214 1222 819 11 244 7 238 10 221 13 215 819 542 10 243 7 238 10 221 12 214 542 374 10 243 7 238 10 221 10*214 374 278 8 243 6 236 9 221 7*213 278 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