DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/14 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 - - - - - - 60.4 - - 68.2 - - 57.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 75 - - 34 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 608 - - 2146 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 261 - - 262 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 888 - - 2426 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 433 - - 2256 - - 918 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 148 - - 175 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 21 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 168 - - 181 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2080 - - -349 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2968 - - 2775 - - 278 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5920 - - -1251 - - -1526 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6808 - - 3677 - - 1805 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 140 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.4 - - 68.2 - - 57.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.5 - - 56.9 - - 57.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.1 - - 68.1 - - 59.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.9 - - 56.6 - - 58.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 75 - - 34 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 608 - - 2146 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 61 - - 97 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - 10 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] 96356 21 066 11 040 15 046 96356 89299 18 087 8 050 7 027 89299 83809 12 100 6 048 2 178 83809 79237 5 077 8 047 2 066 79237 75282 7 343 11 022 8 010 75282 71762 13 320 9 322 13 344 71762 68566 15 322 7 296 13 314 68566 65641 27 313 16 313 18 309 65641 62947 37 278 30 292 32 295 62947 60330 40 273 39 287 32 289 60330 57583 46 279 48 282 45 289 57583 54739 44 286 51 276 52 282 54739 52022 57 292 56 280 55 282 52022 49564 65 285 64 277 59 281 49564 47349 76 276 71 271 64 275 47349 45328 86 266 71 270 70 269 45328 43465 87 268 74 271 69 268 43465 41734 91 269 85 268 79 265 41734 40129 97 264 96 263 96 262 40129 38649 102 262 102 259 98 257 38649 37290 103 263 97 260 85 250 37290 35996 79 262 74 263 66 247 35996 34675 61 258 53 260 68 247 34675 33292 58 256 51 255 67 246 33292 31852 58 257 51 253 65 245 31852 30338 54 256 52 253 64 244 30338 28738 51 254 53 254 61 245 28738 27052 52 256 55 252 57 247 27052 25281 57 257 64 251 52 250 25281 23426 68 258 70 252 47 254 23426 21493 67 257 66 252 43 257 21493 19478 57 256 58 252 39 252 19478 17379 54 255 49 250 33 247 17379 15243 50 257 35 241 28 245 15243 13187 46 253 28 229 30 237 13187 11319 37 231 31 223 33 228 11319 9663 24 224 29 225 32 224 9663 8195 22 208 22 222 28 219 8195 6893 25 195 21 209 27 199 6893 5741 25 193 23 201 29 193 5741 4726 24 197 28 198 29 199 4726 3833 26 198 29 197 30 198 3833 3045 26 196 29*194 30 196 3045 2342 26 191 26*186 29 192 2342 1721 26 185 23 181 25 187 1721 1203 25*178 22 180 21 184 1203 808 18*169 20 179 16 183 808 536 17 168 18 178 11 182 536 372 15 168 16 178 8*182 372 278 12 167 13 177 4*182 278 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