DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - - - - 72.4 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 462 - - 353 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 263 - - 263 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 742 - - 633 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1413 - - 1349 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 106 - - 41 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 194 - - 200 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 463 - - 284 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 279 - - 349 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 248 - - -155 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 494 - - 788 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2410 - - 2710 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.4 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.4 - - 72.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.4 - - 73.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.2 - - 72.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 462 - - 353 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 98 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - - 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] 97600 28 236 35 243 97600 90165 26 235 34 236 90165 84444 23 241 18 252 84444 79740 10 250 12 254 79740 75712 5 257 6 263 75712 72182 1 067 4 311 72182 69013 9 025 5 333 69013 66112 20 340 10 340 66112 63418 17 300 15 308 63418 60803 15 296 19 283 60803 58042 18 294 20 269 58042 55161 28 291 36 274 55161 52427 33 270 50 280 52427 49977 54 283 62 276 49977 47787 77 281 74 281 47787 45797 88 281 82 281 45797 43968 87 283 86 280 43968 42277 79 285 84 279 42277 40707 73 286 79 279 40707 39245 69 285 73 280 39245 37873 65 283 66 279 37873 36549 59 281 60 276 36549 35202 51 276 55 272 35202 33799 41 270 50 268 33799 32343 33 256 44 264 32343 30817 31 247 40 262 30817 29208 29 248 39 260 29208 27518 31 253 42 261 27518 25744 33 258 45 260 25744 23889 42 264 47 259 23889 21954 46 262 48 259 21954 19932 45 252 47 261 19932 17821 44 249 44 261 17821 15667 40 249 45 259 15667 13582 30 235 43 256 13582 11677 25 239 37 244 11677 9974 20 250 32 234 9974 8459 24 229 31 224 8459 7117 32 211 35 222 7117 5929 32 212 39 226 5929 4880 31 213 41 224 4880 3956 29 207 40 220 3956 3140 27 200 38 214 3140 2412 27 198 35 208 2412 1770 27 198 33 205 1770 1236 27 197 30 203 1236 828 26*196 26*201 828 547 25*195 23*200 547 376 25 194 21 200 376 279 15 193 14 199 279 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