DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - - - - - 79.6 - - 77.1 - - 74.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 284 - - 22 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3699 - - 1893 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2688 - - 263 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3979 - - 2173 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2305 - - 3960 - - 3283 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 413 - - 181 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 251 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 25 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 53 - - -303 - - -1240 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3926 - - 2476 - - 1520 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -59 - - -1527 - - -2969 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4038 - - 3700 - - 3249 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 99 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1470 - - 2040 - - 2190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 77.1 - - 74.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.3 - - 67.0 - - 68.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - 77.1 - - 76.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.9 - - 65.7 - - 67.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 284 - - 22 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3699 - - 1893 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 73 - - 97 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 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] 97124 29 262 28 274 20 297 97124 89835 19 254 16 275 24 279 89835 84287 13 252 17 259 25 289 84287 79700 13 197 17 240 21 278 79700 75748 6 207 10 245 14 268 75748 72255 14 275 11 254 13 249 72255 69081 19 238 19 238 14 256 69081 66154 21 216 25 234 25 256 66154 63443 28 235 29 238 25 253 63443 60802 33 239 36 241 33 250 60802 58039 43 239 43 242 47 249 58039 55176 60 237 56 239 56 243 55176 52441 64 236 61 243 56 247 52441 49972 63 241 64 249 62 253 49972 47757 68 248 76 256 75 259 47757 45748 83 252 85 257 85 262 45748 43906 93 251 87 257 91 264 43906 42206 100 251 91 259 94 267 42206 40634 105 251 96 259 97 269 40634 39172 109 250 99 259 95 269 39172 37796 108 249 99 258 92 271 37796 36462 105 246 94 257 90 272 36462 35103 103 244 87 257 86 271 35103 33689 103 244 83 256 78 270 33689 32224 102 242 79 259 67 274 32224 30692 99 241 69 263 63 277 30692 29078 94 240 60 264 57 273 29078 27385 90 239 59 262 51 268 27385 25610 82 238 55 262 47 269 25610 23752 75 239 58 263 49 280 23752 21813 68 242 51 259 46 284 21813 19789 59 247 45 258 43 280 19789 17679 50 250 42 255 38 276 17679 15523 38 253 37 252 37 282 15523 13449 27 264 34 254 36 285 13449 11567 25 267 28 255 35 281 11567 9898 22 266 24 252 32 278 9898 8415 19 252 22 242 28 272 8415 7093 21 243 20 236 25 261 7093 5915 23 237 19 234 22 255 5915 4871 22*231 18 235 18 234 4871 3951 20*225 17 237 19 213 3951 3139 19 222 16 240 19 208 3139 2414 19 221 16*243 18 207 2414 1773 19 220 15*245 17 208 1773 1239 18 220 14 249 16 206 1239 829 17 220 13 253 13 201 829 547 17 220 12 254 10 192 547 377 16 220 11 256 7*186 377 279 13 219 9 257 4*182 279 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