DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.0 - - 85.3 - - 78.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 327 - - 181 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4236 - - 5020 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3149 - - 3464 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4516 - - 5300 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1173 - - 1279 - - 5637 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 451 - - 393 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 058 - - 045 - - 025 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5861 - - -6108 - - -8934 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10378 - - 11408 - - 9215 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12174 - - -12473 - - -15922 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16690 - - 17773 - - 16202 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 82 - - 26 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.0 - - 85.3 - - 78.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.5 - - 36.2 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.1 - - 84.1 - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.8 - - 35.4 - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 327 - - 181 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4236 - - 5020 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 41 - - 27 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 98050 6 208 10 218 20 316 98050 90705 6 127 6 146 2 286 90705 85056 8 117 0 255 5 142 85056 80373 7 114 5 225 3 025 80373 76351 3 173 6 239 4 350 76351 72794 7 183 8 246 7 299 72794 69572 7 136 6 182 5 297 69572 66619 7 108 8 156 3 286 66619 63889 4 064 1 112 4 354 63889 61242 7 001 6 009 11 342 61242 58487 8 339 10 352 15 330 58487 55638 10 342 13 354 13 343 55638 52925 18 344 19 343 20 339 52925 50489 27 351 27 341 24 339 50489 48301 34 345 31 342 28 336 48301 46302 39 339 35 340 33 331 46302 44462 45 332 41 338 40 334 44462 42753 46 326 46 336 43 336 42753 41155 43 325 47 334 40 337 41155 39657 39 330 44 333 39 339 39657 38248 39 336 39 335 39 340 38248 36888 39 340 32 341 32 342 36888 35507 37 338 30 345 28 350 35507 34077 28 332 32 339 31 350 34077 32597 24 327 32 335 33 345 32597 31048 24 329 33 335 31 341 31048 29413 24 334 32 337 31 347 29413 27691 21 333 29 338 30 351 27691 25881 16 330 26 335 30 350 25881 23987 14 321 23 336 28 348 23987 22014 14 309 23 340 24 347 22014 19957 13 310 17 331 20 347 19957 17813 9 320 12 331 15 342 17813 15628 4 308 5 303 8 340 15628 13528 3 306 5 263 4 293 13528 11621 3 344 5 277 5 281 11621 9923 6 011 5 357 3 320 9923 8415 7 024 5 018 3 341 8415 7077 9 037 5 044 3 333 7077 5896 9 042 6*048 4 045 5896 4856 8*057 7*047 6 050 4856 3941 8*059 7 046 7 046 3941 3133 8 059 7 045 7 044 3133 2409 8 059 8 045 7 041 2409 1770 8 058 8 044 7 039 1770 1237 8 057 8 043 7 037 1237 828 8 057 7 043 7 035 828 547 7 057 7 042 7 033 547 376 7 057 7 044 6*029 376 279 7 056 6 042 5*025 279 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