DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - - - - 92.9 - - 94.6 - - 90.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 167 - - 76 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4404 - - 5485 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3037 - - 3400 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4684 - - 5765 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4027 - - 3305 - - 6343 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 384 - - 334 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 232 - - 228 - - 202 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 75 - - 447 - - -3625 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4609 - - 5318 - - 3905 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1140 - - -1286 - - -5465 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5824 - - 7051 - - 5745 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 74 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2830 - - 2550 - - 3160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.9 - - 94.6 - - 90.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.3 - - 72.0 - - 74.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 91.9 - - 94.2 - - 92.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.3 - - 70.9 - - 73.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 167 - - 76 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4404 - - 5485 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 35 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 18 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] 99119 27 083 23 068 37 080 99119 91643 25 092 24 078 30 074 91643 85889 23 090 23 086 23 082 85889 81107 22 085 22 088 17 093 81107 76979 21 085 17 085 13 088 76979 73330 18 085 11 101 14 069 73330 70040 12 084 10 096 12 074 70040 67024 9 072 11 089 11 068 67024 64243 7 002 13 067 10 031 64243 61572 6 320 7 349 12 357 61572 58816 4 297 6 249 9 312 58816 55982 3 348 6 177 9 259 55982 53295 7 309 2 305 9 251 53295 50887 15 318 12 322 6 250 50887 48738 17 317 20 323 11 343 48738 46797 17 320 22 315 17 342 46797 45013 18 322 21 317 16 349 45013 43346 19 332 22 339 18 348 43346 41776 21 336 26 339 19 345 41776 40290 21 334 24 335 17 338 40290 38879 19 331 18 327 12 325 38879 37507 18 332 14 319 9 275 37507 36109 18 332 14 330 9 262 36109 34654 19 329 17 338 7 282 34654 33145 18 326 19 339 6 317 33145 31565 16 329 19 343 9 329 31565 29901 16 316 18 334 14 326 29901 28153 18 299 19 322 15 329 28153 26320 17 285 18 309 14 326 26320 24406 17 266 18 286 15 317 24406 22413 15 261 19 275 17 306 22413 20334 9 264 14 273 16 305 20334 18162 8 269 9 283 10 312 18162 15945 14 255 12 268 8 296 15945 13812 14 253 12 267 7 292 13812 11882 13 264 12 261 7 289 11882 10172 17 259 12 257 11 282 10172 8649 21 245 15 255 13 279 8649 7290 22 240 15 250 13 268 7290 6081 21 240 16*237 14 249 6081 5011 17*239 16*232 15 233 5011 4066 15*235 16 230 16 220 4066 3231 15 233 16 229 16 213 3231 2484 14 232 15 228 16 210 2484 1823 14 231 15 227 16 209 1823 1272 14 230 15 227 16 206 1272 849 13 230 14 226 15 205 849 558 12 230 13 226 13 203 558 381 12 230 12 226 10 203 381 280 10 229 10 226 7*202 280 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