DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - - - - 69.9 - - 72.8 - - 72.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 642 - - 1145 - - 831 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 922 - - 1425 - - 1111 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1441 - - 1873 - - 1221 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 76 - - 89 - - 55 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 275 - - 246 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 460 - - 518 - - 202 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 462 - - 907 - - 909 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 162 - - 119 - - -1808 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 760 - - 1306 - - 2919 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 500 - - 990 - - 640 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.9 - - 72.8 - - 72.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 69.4 - - 68.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.0 - - 72.9 - - 72.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 68.8 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 642 - - 1145 - - 831 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 15 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] 98572 5 121 12 061 9 063 98572 91068 11 101 11 102 15 053 91068 85292 15 109 7 104 15 080 85292 80532 20 102 8 115 10 084 80532 76447 17 087 10 108 6 104 76447 72844 10 065 12 084 8 071 72844 69585 8 100 10 078 7 024 69585 66601 6 127 10 109 1 073 66601 63853 1 157 10 123 5 104 63853 61194 7 180 8 147 2 145 61194 58417 11 178 9 186 10 199 58417 55534 17 184 17 207 13 208 55534 52784 24 191 27 209 23 216 52784 50316 30 193 33 202 29 210 50316 48111 35 196 36 201 32 213 48111 46119 39 200 39 201 34 216 46119 44300 46 199 42 203 40 216 44300 42621 54 197 44 203 46 213 42621 41055 56 194 46 204 49 208 41055 39581 51 191 46 203 47 207 39581 38187 44 191 44 200 44 209 38187 36839 41 197 40 197 37 204 36839 35468 40 200 35 201 29 204 35468 34043 33 199 32 205 26 206 34043 32562 26 200 30 203 25 200 32562 31009 27 201 28 203 22 201 31009 29371 31 198 28 202 22 207 29371 27646 30 194 30 201 22 211 27646 25835 33 192 31 198 21 215 25835 23942 33 189 29 202 24 208 23942 21975 24 185 28 205 26 210 21975 19926 21 185 19 202 26 210 19926 17791 17 183 16 195 19 213 17791 15617 14 185 16 194 19 207 15617 13521 11 189 13 209 17 211 13521 11610 9 192 13 207 17 210 11610 9912 8 201 13 226 14 212 9912 8410 8 212 13 241 12 239 8410 7078 8 223 12 250 11 245 7078 5895 8 226 10 255 11 238 5895 4848 7 231 10 266 10 239 4848 3928 8 241 9 271 9 253 3928 3117 8 256 9 271 9 264 3117 2395 8 274 8 265 8 267 2395 1759 8 277 7*257 6 273 1759 1229 7*278 6*249 5*278 1229 824 6*277 6 247 4*281 824 545 6 275 6 244 4 282 545 376 5 275 5 243 4 283 376 279 4 273 4 243 3 283 279 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