DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 33.0 - - 35.0 - - 29.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - 7 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 510 - - 572 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 790 - - 852 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 230 - - 547 - - 575 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 100 - - 69 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 154 - - 065 - - 062 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -162 - - -131 - - -316 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 952 - - 983 - - 593 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8136 - - -7193 - - -8790 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8926 - - 8045 - - 9067 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 94 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 33.0 - - 35.0 - - 29.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.3 - - 32.0 - - 28.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 33.0 - - 35.1 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.7 - - 31.6 - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - 7 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 510 - - 572 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 63 - - 78 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 96003 64 225 68 236 67 250 96003 88768 67 242 62 247 63 254 88768 83228 59 248 63 252 53 261 83228 78621 53 262 51 260 53 268 78621 74639 52 270 50 262 51 264 74639 71107 53 282 49 278 48 274 71107 67929 58 287 54 277 52 277 67929 65027 58 283 49 272 54 270 65027 62331 57 286 49 284 59 283 62331 59726 61 290 61 290 69 284 59726 57021 63 288 69 284 68 269 57021 54196 69 281 69 278 62 266 54196 51467 77 276 70 276 67 279 51467 48989 86 273 76 278 80 280 48989 46750 88 272 86 277 84 278 46750 44705 91 275 90 276 90 277 44705 42825 100 276 96 274 98 271 42825 41094 103 274 99 271 104 267 41094 39492 106 271 102 269 108 266 39492 37998 115 270 109 267 109 268 37998 36594 123 269 116 267 110 270 36594 35239 125 268 120 268 111 271 35239 33869 121 267 119 269 110 272 33869 32460 114 265 115 269 108 271 32460 31015 107 265 114 270 104 271 31015 29512 103 263 114 269 101 272 29512 27934 100 263 113 268 98 272 27934 26280 94 266 109 269 92 274 26280 24546 91 266 99 268 91 274 24546 22732 88 264 94 265 86 275 22732 20842 83 261 87 264 71 274 20842 18882 77 260 72 261 57 270 18882 16849 61 258 57 258 45 275 16849 14777 37 258 39 260 33 276 14777 12781 22 266 20 259 30 258 12781 10968 21 263 19 257 20 251 10968 9355 18 259 18 239 18 253 9355 7921 20 253 17 226 18 243 7921 6650 22 244 18 233 18 229 6650 5526 20 242 16 233 17 226 5526 4535 17 234 15 227 15 228 4535 3668 14 216 13 219 12 235 3668 2908 11 188 9 209 6 245 2908 2232 10 175 7 196 2 195 2232 1639 10 179 4 167 7 123 1639 1150 9*180 4*093 12 096 1150 776 7*167 5*067 14 079 776 519 4 149 5 065 12 071 519 364 4 148 5 065 10*067 364 276 4 147 4 064 5*062 276 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