DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - - - - - 80.8 - - 83.5 - - 79.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 122 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3722 - - 5492 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2423 - - 3660 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4002 - - 5772 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2632 - - 1612 - - 6737 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 339 - - 373 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 161 - - 160 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -490 - - 421 - - -3028 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4492 - - 5351 - - 3308 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1693 - - -1003 - - -4025 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5695 - - 6775 - - 4305 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 77 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.8 - - 83.5 - - 79.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.1 - - 61.1 - - 66.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.1 - - 82.7 - - 81.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.8 - - 59.7 - - 64.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 122 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3722 - - 5492 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 59 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 14 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] 98618 18 092 17 086 14 115 98618 91150 11 102 12 097 8 077 91150 85406 15 114 14 096 11 087 85406 80618 10 101 10 090 14 070 80618 76501 11 103 11 097 15 071 76501 72889 16 114 13 109 12 087 72889 69644 17 106 14 095 13 089 69644 66673 13 087 14 087 12 090 66673 63924 9 078 7 066 11 042 63924 61271 7 047 5 014 10 012 61271 58515 6 013 7 327 11 333 58515 55660 9 318 11 296 16 313 55660 52932 11 286 13 281 21 295 52932 50476 17 264 16 268 25 282 50476 48286 18 235 18 249 29 267 48286 46325 14 203 19 230 29 258 46325 44541 15 210 21 227 31 258 44541 42891 18 221 22 218 32 258 42891 41346 22 236 22 213 30 241 41346 39890 24 234 19 205 28 222 39890 38510 23 224 21 210 27 223 38510 37166 21 219 23 214 25 229 37166 35790 19 210 21 213 24 230 35790 34350 17 213 20 219 23 228 34350 32851 16 214 20 221 22 226 32851 31279 21 210 18 228 19 224 31279 29620 25 198 20 215 17 229 29620 27875 20 198 25 205 20 237 27875 26044 18 191 20 204 24 236 26044 24130 18 180 16 193 26 232 24130 22137 18 170 17 189 23 220 22137 20069 17 165 20 183 22 186 20069 17918 19 170 20 179 23 194 17918 15720 22 179 20 181 18 198 15720 13600 20 194 17 193 10 218 13600 11672 13 195 13 183 11 204 11672 9963 7 202 9 176 10 191 9963 8452 6 225 4 199 4 245 8452 7117 6 170 8 153 2 162 7117 5936 8 147 9*150 10 154 5936 4891 11*148 9*153 11 152 4891 3969 13*159 10 155 11 153 3969 3154 13 160 10 158 11 154 3154 2425 13 161 10 160 11 155 2425 1782 13 161 10 162 11 156 1782 1244 13 162 9 164 11 157 1244 832 12 163 9 165 10 159 832 549 12 163 9 166 8 160 549 378 11 163 9 166 7*161 378 279 10 164 8 166 4*160 279 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