DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/21 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.4 - - 42.6 - - 40.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 171 - - 107 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1978 - - 1967 - - 222 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1234 - - 945 - - 260 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2258 - - 2247 - - 502 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 720 - - 513 - - 2145 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 286 - - 244 - - 32 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 19 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 013 - - 008 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -515 - - -727 - - -1605 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2773 - - 2974 - - 2107 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9601 - - -10660 - - -6046 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11859 - - 12907 - - 6548 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 100 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.4 - - 42.6 - - 40.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.5 - - 30.9 - - 32.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.6 - - 42.1 - - 41.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.2 - - 29.7 - - 32.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 171 - - 107 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1978 - - 1967 - - 222 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 81 - - 101 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 96724 26 123 17 096 15 088 96724 89519 23 105 19 112 14 094 89519 83962 17 091 16 125 6 132 83962 79365 8 100 10 123 7 152 79365 75382 5 078 2 141 3 123 75382 71827 3 359 3 235 2 215 71827 68609 9 284 10 261 10 296 68609 65672 15 265 17 249 21 287 65672 62960 12 249 19 239 15 275 62960 60315 15 318 10 268 13 259 60315 57535 45 290 41 292 28 272 57535 54644 61 257 58 262 47 270 54644 51877 62 253 64 258 64 264 51877 49383 73 260 75 261 74 262 49383 47136 85 258 79 260 78 261 47136 45084 97 256 88 259 82 263 45084 43197 112 252 105 256 91 263 43197 41455 112 248 116 250 102 260 41455 39838 112 251 115 252 110 256 39838 38331 124 254 123 254 110 251 38331 36921 129 250 132 254 108 252 36921 35568 125 247 137 251 114 254 35568 34203 122 250 138 250 120 253 34203 32795 122 251 135 250 121 251 32795 31342 119 249 128 250 121 248 31342 29826 117 246 122 246 123 246 29826 28232 114 247 121 244 125 245 28232 26560 109 248 115 247 119 246 26560 24810 105 248 108 248 106 246 24810 22984 99 249 103 248 96 248 22984 21082 94 251 98 247 86 252 21082 19098 90 251 92 247 75 255 19098 17021 86 251 87 249 70 258 17021 14898 77 253 77 254 65 257 14898 12858 59 251 60 256 54 265 12858 11014 55 247 49 253 39 278 11014 9386 42 250 46 260 35 286 9386 7943 26 261 33 277 32 290 7943 6667 20 271 25 310 20 313 6667 5542 15 278 29 305 23 327 5542 4550 7 228 19 298 22 323 4550 3680 5 100 14 345 26 333 3680 2920 15*025 20*006 27 342 2920 2245 20*015 20*008 24 349 2245 1653 20 014 19 008 20 355 1653 1161 20 013 19 008 18 357 1161 783 20 012 19 008 17 358 783 523 19 012 18 008 15*359 523 366 18 012 16 008 12*359 366 276 14 011 13 008 9 359 276 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