DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.9 - - 89.6 - - 81.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 294 - - 159 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3859 - - 5120 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2818 - - 3461 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4139 - - 5400 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1617 - - 2355 - - 5437 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 422 - - 379 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 29 - - 52 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 142 - - 149 - - 073 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -6354 - - -5012 - - -7964 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10494 - - 10412 - - 8245 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13974 - - -10971 - - -16566 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18113 - - 16371 - - 16846 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 70 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.9 - - 89.6 - - 81.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.8 - - 44.9 - - 46.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.1 - - 88.5 - - 85.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.3 - - 44.4 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 294 - - 159 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3859 - - 5120 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98044 9 219 15 214 17 251 98044 90732 6 232 10 254 6 308 90732 85073 8 190 10 262 10 330 85073 80378 3 169 8 229 11 316 80378 76365 5 344 1 215 5 263 76365 72837 4 299 3 356 3 243 72837 69644 4 232 4 312 0 125 69644 66707 1 041 3 349 2 118 66707 63981 4 004 6 018 5 058 63981 61351 4 018 6 009 7 016 61351 58632 8 356 9 358 8 353 58632 55833 12 346 12 345 11 321 55833 53174 14 348 18 343 21 328 53174 50781 27 332 26 331 35 328 50781 48626 29 330 37 331 37 321 48626 46658 45 334 48 338 39 340 46658 44834 48 335 61 337 53 340 44834 43130 49 331 65 331 73 327 43130 41534 47 334 61 331 71 324 41534 40044 56 340 57 326 53 325 40044 38647 62 338 55 322 44 323 38647 37290 56 337 48 330 37 327 37290 35902 45 352 36 333 28 322 35902 34457 33 000 27 346 25 311 34457 32955 30 360 23 346 18 327 32955 31378 28 354 23 328 22 314 31378 29714 28 345 24 325 25 310 29714 27963 33 339 28 332 21 321 27963 26123 25 350 22 344 15 326 26123 24200 17 349 16 340 14 307 24200 22198 12 326 14 318 19 298 22198 20112 12 324 10 326 16 305 20112 17940 9 333 6 320 9 303 17940 15728 6 328 7 297 6 293 15728 13605 4 294 6 284 5 298 13605 11687 3 267 5 267 4 294 11687 9989 2 255 4 250 3 290 9989 8482 3 263 4 239 3 271 8482 7143 4 274 3 239 2 239 7143 5953 6 276 2*196 5 168 5953 4902 3*259 2*173 7 149 4902 3977 2*159 2 166 6 137 3977 3160 3 150 2 158 6 126 3160 2430 3 142 1 147 5 115 2430 1785 3 138 1 139 5 102 1785 1246 3 137 1 126 5 093 1246 834 3 133 1 118 5 085 834 550 2 134 1 113 5 080 550 378 2 131 1 111 5*075 378 279 2 131 1 109 4*073 279 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