DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.0 - - 83.6 - - 79.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 4 - - 49 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1533 - - 2405 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 263 - - 263 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1813 - - 2685 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1854 - - 2949 - - 4509 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 109 - - 221 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 203 - - 193 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 764 - - 611 - - -732 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1049 - - 2074 - - 1012 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 72 - - -217 - - -1415 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1741 - - 2902 - - 1695 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 93 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2070 - - 2670 - - 2600 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.0 - - 83.6 - - 79.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 74.8 - - 75.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.3 - - 83.3 - - 80.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.2 - - 73.9 - - 75.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 4 - - 49 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1533 - - 2405 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 73 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 18 - - 19 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] 98521 15 117 16 114 13 084 98521 91058 15 125 12 117 8 078 91058 85333 15 090 16 080 14 100 85333 80613 16 076 14 069 21 088 80613 76559 14 069 11 075 20 075 76559 72972 15 088 10 090 15 060 72972 69736 21 086 9 104 10 052 69736 66783 24 070 13 078 14 058 66783 64068 16 068 10 074 12 045 64068 61458 9 075 10 074 9 031 61458 58743 5 030 8 053 8 005 58743 55916 8 283 6 298 9 330 55916 53211 15 270 9 290 16 288 53211 50776 27 256 28 250 25 262 50776 48601 34 249 26 234 29 255 48601 46631 38 249 31 262 40 264 46631 44830 45 258 53 268 65 262 44830 43161 53 260 77 264 82 257 43161 41600 51 257 89 257 79 251 41600 40128 44 254 84 252 70 247 40128 38729 38 249 68 244 61 246 38729 37365 38 244 61 235 51 244 37365 35970 36 242 64 236 48 241 35970 34513 34 242 68 245 44 238 34513 32999 33 232 66 254 42 242 32999 31412 30 224 54 256 43 249 31412 29741 30 228 38 253 41 252 29741 27985 30 231 32 243 34 250 27985 26147 31 233 34 241 25 239 26147 24226 30 234 35 245 23 235 24226 22223 30 240 29 242 20 235 22223 20137 24 235 21 228 16 228 20137 17974 24 224 23 234 16 207 17974 15781 24 220 23 232 18 223 15781 13666 22 218 19 233 21 229 13666 11736 20 224 18 234 18 225 11736 10025 18 226 18 232 18 218 10025 8511 18 225 17 234 22 218 8511 7164 18 226 16 230 23 221 7164 5970 16 226 15 218 21 220 5970 4916 15 223 14 211 18 214 4916 3988 14 219 13 206 16 210 3988 3169 13 213 13*202 15 206 3169 2436 12*207 12*198 14 202 2436 1789 12*205 11 194 14 200 1789 1250 11 203 10 192 13 196 1250 836 10 203 10 191 12 193 836 551 10 202 9 190 10 191 551 378 9 203 9 189 9*189 378 279 7 203 7 188 6*187 279 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