DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 32.2 - - 45.1 - - 53.4 - - 47.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 196 - - 80 - - -72 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 912 - - 1511 - - 1928 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 259 - - 966 - - 625 - - 260 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1192 - - 1791 - - 2208 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 322 - - 447 - - 923 - - 240 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 183 - - 275 - - 226 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 21 - - 24 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 203 - - 199 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1051 - - -1928 - - -3193 - - -3196 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2243 - - 3719 - - 5401 - - 3474 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16325 - - -14912 - - -14499 - - -14778 ODpotential blCL - - - 17517 - - 16703 - - 16707 - - 15056 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 64 - - 79 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.2 - - 45.1 - - 53.4 - - 47.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.7 - - 30.0 - - 30.9 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.8 - - 44.2 - - 53.2 - - 50.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.5 - - 28.9 - - 29.8 - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 196 - - 80 - - -72 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 912 - - 1511 - - 1928 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 16 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96396 12 147 4 199 6 238 6 034 96396 89233 7 182 6 177 10 201 3 266 89233 83673 3 222 11 173 13 207 12 247 83673 79057 4 282 4 169 8 233 12 236 79057 75060 11 277 2 262 6 286 7 267 75060 71501 14 282 8 278 14 306 13 309 71501 68277 12 299 13 280 17 279 19 288 68277 65319 17 306 14 298 13 293 19 286 65319 62567 18 288 25 305 23 309 28 293 62567 59896 27 297 33 295 30 290 31 295 59896 57111 32 299 33 303 31 305 28 298 57111 54225 47 310 52 311 47 311 47 312 54225 51474 60 297 60 290 64 295 58 294 51474 49004 63 294 58 283 60 287 56 300 49004 46814 58 303 57 296 58 303 89 318 46814 44871 61 320 79 318 99 318 96 306 44871 43131 97 321 98 314 100 305 76 311 43131 41539 102 315 90 316 75 304 82 323 41539 40054 91 315 82 324 73 318 85 315 40054 38651 88 323 85 322 85 325 83 301 38651 37317 97 333 87 318 90 322 85 300 37317 36016 97 331 90 317 85 318 86 301 36016 34684 96 327 89 318 75 316 86 302 34684 33291 94 325 86 321 74 312 86 303 33291 31841 91 324 84 323 76 312 85 302 31841 30318 89 323 81 324 76 313 83 301 30318 28711 84 322 76 322 76 313 81 301 28711 27020 79 324 74 319 74 312 78 303 27020 25246 68 318 72 310 66 307 74 304 25246 23391 65 311 67 302 61 299 65 302 23391 21460 61 308 60 297 60 292 59 299 21460 19446 58 302 55 292 56 282 56 295 19446 17343 53 299 53 287 51 284 51 289 17343 15196 44 297 50 285 49 289 47 285 15196 13130 38 295 44 279 45 290 41 285 13130 11254 36 288 38 268 38 285 37 289 11254 9585 32 271 32 264 38 282 39 291 9585 8102 26 273 28 262 43 262 43 280 8102 6792 26 281 27 258 43 250 49 263 6792 5645 31 276 31 253 46 242 51 248 5645 4643 34 262 36 250 46 237 45 236 4643 3766 29 248 39 244 42 229 42 223 3766 2994 28 236 36 226 36 217 40 218 2994 2303 29 220 32*216 29*203 38 213 2303 1694 27*200 23*204 28*201 36 208 1694 1186 23*196 22 203 26 199 34 203 1186 797 18 194 21 203 25 198 29 198 797 530 17 194 20 203 23 198 22 192 530 369 15 194 18 202 21 197 18*190 369 277 12 193 15 202 16 197 9*186 277 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