DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - - - - - 70.4 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 2 - - 42 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1019 - - 4256 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 1950 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1299 - - 4536 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2291 - - 3249 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 75 - - 256 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 184 - - 199 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 14 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 195 - - 723 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1104 - - 3813 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -284 - - -265 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1583 - - 4801 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1320 - - 1550 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.3 - - 63.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.7 - - 79.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.0 - - 62.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 2 - - 42 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1019 - - 4256 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 49 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - 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] 96176 34 260 42 274 96176 89051 27 257 37 266 89051 83588 19 253 27 245 83588 79062 6 234 21 224 79062 75216 5 244 18 203 75216 71867 13 273 12 215 71867 68826 21 258 18 238 68826 66011 21 235 12 246 66011 63375 19 205 15 231 63375 60806 21 191 35 211 60806 58123 26 200 39 211 58123 55316 34 228 40 222 55316 52610 40 235 41 229 52610 50145 45 240 40 232 50145 47907 45 243 45 243 47907 45860 46 250 51 245 45860 43979 49 253 52 244 43979 42242 53 254 50 245 42242 40631 54 253 50 246 40631 39132 53 251 48 244 39132 37737 46 239 46 241 37737 36404 40 231 48 242 36404 35060 38 232 49 239 35060 33667 37 228 49 232 33667 32215 39 225 50 228 32215 30691 41 221 47 226 30691 29083 41 227 40 227 29083 27391 41 232 37 230 27391 25611 38 229 35 231 25611 23748 35 217 35 223 23748 21812 34 212 35 223 21812 19796 30 215 32 217 19796 17691 25 216 29 212 17691 15539 24 202 26 210 15539 13460 24 201 24 209 13460 11567 25 203 19 205 11567 9887 28 205 19 202 9887 8398 29 201 28 196 8398 7078 30 195 31 196 7078 5904 31 195 31 197 5904 4865 33 192 30*198 4865 3948 33 191 26*198 3948 3138 32 189 24 198 3138 2414 29 187 22 199 2414 1773 27*186 20 200 1773 1239 23*184 19 200 1239 830 21 184 18 200 830 548 19 184 17 201 548 377 16 184 15 200 377 279 12 184 12 200 279 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