DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 - - - 71.9 - - 74.1 - - 75.8 - - 72.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 105 - - 164 - - 209 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1149 - - 2189 - - 1956 - - 437 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 262 - - 1393 - - 1297 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1429 - - 2469 - - 2236 - - 717 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1395 - - 2348 - - 2152 - - 4171 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 208 - - 298 - - 304 - - 52 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 125 - - 143 - - 140 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -5 - - -2 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -23 - - 168 - - -684 - - -386 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1452 - - 2301 - - 2920 - - 1103 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1540 - - -816 - - -2145 - - -1660 ODpotential blCL - - - 2969 - - 3285 - - 4381 - - 2377 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 87 - - 80 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 1600 - - 1280 - - 1290 - - 2340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 74.1 - - 75.8 - - 72.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.3 - - 64.8 - - 63.9 - - 68.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 73.0 - - 74.5 - - 73.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.4 - - 63.7 - - 63.2 - - 67.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 105 - - 164 - - 209 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1149 - - 2189 - - 1956 - - 437 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 48 - - 18 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - 12 - - 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] 97589 14 187 19 209 8 253 7 244 97589 90167 10 133 8 172 4 231 3 130 90167 84492 10 096 7 106 2 172 3 353 84492 79795 8 086 7 073 8 154 6 356 79795 75748 12 044 5 081 3 176 2 274 75748 72172 4 033 5 061 5 206 5 265 72172 68943 6 336 2 310 2 243 4 226 68943 65971 18 291 11 306 10 298 8 252 65971 63207 18 274 13 289 19 282 19 291 63207 60547 21 288 24 280 25 275 27 292 60547 57787 33 286 29 282 31 289 44 288 57787 54921 48 279 57 281 48 278 48 275 54921 52181 55 272 61 276 56 275 50 273 52181 49709 50 273 56 271 59 275 52 275 49709 47490 45 277 52 265 59 276 54 278 47490 45481 47 274 46 261 56 275 56 279 45481 43657 43 264 36 261 52 271 57 278 43657 41995 30 266 33 273 49 269 53 276 41995 40463 35 286 48 278 44 269 48 272 40463 39034 48 289 57 265 41 273 46 264 39034 37689 55 283 49 247 38 270 44 254 37689 36385 50 279 40 238 32 262 48 238 36385 35052 39 283 41 238 31 260 51 234 35052 33657 33 280 40 238 34 259 50 236 33657 32204 29 269 34 248 35 259 46 242 32204 30678 26 282 32 263 30 257 42 251 30678 29066 23 284 29 260 22 250 41 256 29066 27369 19 262 25 243 21 233 41 261 27369 25586 19 258 28 239 22 235 41 264 25586 23718 24 261 26 244 22 246 39 267 23718 21770 23 268 24 254 20 249 36 277 21770 19750 20 278 20 259 19 240 16 226 19750 17651 16 282 12 250 14 242 5 240 17651 15507 14 279 10 303 9 307 3 357 15507 13436 7 274 5 306 6 334 8 035 13436 11550 4 247 8 234 4 290 3 050 11550 9873 2 239 5 273 2 349 1 102 9873 8384 1 061 3 192 2 115 1 261 8384 7059 1 333 3 104 2 089 2 283 7059 5884 2 266 7 069 5 073 2 213 5884 4845 2 266 10 094 7 088 5 175 4845 3931 0 123 9 106 8 100 7 170 3931 3123 2 102 7*121 7 116 9 168 3123 2400 4 097 6*135 7*130 10 165 2400 1762 7*104 6 140 8*136 10 162 1762 1232 8*123 6 143 8 139 11 156 1232 825 8 124 6 146 9 141 10*152 825 545 7 126 6 147 9 141 9*148 545 376 7 126 6 148 8 142 8 147 376 279 6 126 6 149 7 142 6 144 279 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