DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - - - - 81.3 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 312 - - 177 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5056 - - 5803 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3772 - - 4062 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5336 - - 6083 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1353 - - 1386 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 474 - - 414 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 29 - - 28 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 184 - - 194 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1962 - - -3451 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7299 - - 9534 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6042 - - -7956 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11378 - - 14039 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.3 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.4 - - 42.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.9 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.7 - - 41.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 312 - - 177 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5056 - - 5803 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 81 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - 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] 97167 53 267 51 268 97167 89814 40 265 43 272 89814 84199 33 274 30 273 84199 79587 18 277 18 273 79587 75625 14 300 17 272 75625 72117 11 276 18 257 72117 68944 6 249 13 244 68944 66033 16 252 15 259 66033 63336 19 237 17 273 63336 60728 17 247 25 256 60728 58015 26 255 25 253 58015 55193 40 259 40 263 55193 52485 55 245 50 244 52485 50035 49 250 57 242 50035 47830 50 260 61 245 47830 45834 65 260 71 249 45834 44028 72 256 78 249 44028 42386 69 254 78 245 42386 40870 63 250 66 239 40870 39444 56 242 55 232 39444 38087 52 240 52 229 38087 36762 46 236 48 225 36762 35404 42 228 49 222 35404 33986 40 222 52 224 33986 32509 41 226 54 229 32509 30960 45 238 52 232 30960 29327 44 241 49 236 29327 27609 42 237 43 239 27609 25805 38 239 37 235 25805 23917 36 246 33 233 23917 21947 35 249 33 243 21947 19891 36 240 30 247 19891 17746 39 226 30 248 17746 15565 38 224 37 242 15565 13470 36 225 40 230 13470 11565 34 217 33 226 11565 9873 31 216 33 222 9873 8374 30 210 33 218 8374 7048 31 205 31*207 7048 5876 32*195 29*197 5876 4841 30*186 29 196 4841 3928 30 185 29 195 3928 3123 30 184 29 194 3123 2402 29 184 29 194 2402 1765 29 183 28 194 1765 1234 28 183 28 193 1234 827 27 183 27 193 827 546 26 183 26 193 546 376 24 183 23 193 376 279 19 182 19 193 279 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