DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.0 - - 89.8 - - 85.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 148 - - 92 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6330 - - 6572 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4448 - - 4324 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6610 - - 6852 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1503 - - 1252 - - 6382 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 423 - - 373 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 125 - - 137 - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 707 - - 743 - - -4798 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5903 - - 6110 - - 5078 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -537 - - -3270 - - -7668 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7147 - - 10122 - - 7948 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 73 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.0 - - 89.8 - - 85.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 64.0 - - 64.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.1 - - 89.2 - - 87.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.8 - - 62.6 - - 63.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 148 - - 92 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6330 - - 6572 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 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] 99059 37 096 42 100 31 092 99059 91507 32 101 31 096 33 090 91507 85691 31 098 25 092 30 084 85691 80905 33 090 26 090 28 086 80905 76813 28 088 28 082 27 083 76813 73204 23 096 25 082 26 073 73204 69958 24 104 21 100 21 073 69958 66995 27 093 22 094 20 092 66995 64259 28 076 25 084 21 079 64259 61636 23 063 22 076 19 070 61636 58928 18 051 17 055 20 055 58928 56133 12 026 14 039 15 044 56133 53452 19 019 23 032 20 036 53452 51028 25 348 27 346 29 353 51028 48860 27 348 27 335 31 348 48860 46889 27 352 26 342 30 352 46889 45073 28 359 28 354 33 352 45073 43385 30 359 32 001 37 353 43385 41801 33 357 34 003 39 355 41801 40309 35 351 36 360 33 358 40309 38897 27 002 35 000 19 005 38897 37525 29 019 24 004 15 045 37525 36124 32 019 20 015 16 069 36124 34666 27 023 20 024 18 078 34666 33150 23 011 25 026 14 064 33150 31564 18 015 20 023 15 025 31564 29893 15 040 14 359 21 016 29893 28136 16 030 12 007 21 018 28136 26291 18 047 16 045 19 018 26291 24359 13 072 13 059 15 021 24359 22346 7 105 4 024 9 013 22346 20252 2 076 5 028 7 030 20252 18074 6 017 8 043 8 055 18074 15854 7 357 7 025 3 021 15854 13716 9 346 7 018 3 291 13716 11777 8 019 8 038 2 094 11777 10061 8 059 7 079 3 080 10061 8539 6 057 5 079 5 025 8539 7190 5*095 4*115 6 022 7190 5996 8*121 5*127 5 041 5996 4940 8 124 5 131 5 072 4940 4008 8 125 5 135 5 096 4008 3185 9 125 6 136 6 106 3185 2448 9 126 6 138 7 111 2448 1798 8 127 6 140 7 113 1798 1255 8 127 6 141 7 115 1255 839 8 128 6 142 7 115 839 553 8 128 6 142 7 116 553 379 7 128 6 142 6*117 379 280 6 128 5 142 5*116 280 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