DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - - - - 77.2 - - 71.7 - - 76.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 31 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1542 - - 509 - - 555 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1822 - - 789 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 748 - - 447 - - 732 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 215 - - 107 - - 54 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 111 - - 086 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1089 - - -345 - - -290 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2911 - - 1134 - - 1126 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6877 - - -5302 - - -3994 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8699 - - 6091 - - 4829 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 560 - - 420 - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 71.7 - - 76.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.4 - - 67.5 - - 72.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.6 - - 71.6 - - 76.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.9 - - 67.1 - - 71.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 31 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1542 - - 509 - - 555 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 16 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] 99213 48 100 48 095 34 099 99213 91712 41 089 40 089 35 086 91712 85942 34 078 28 078 34 078 85942 81173 26 082 23 080 31 074 81173 77073 24 085 25 079 27 075 77073 73452 28 073 24 085 26 072 73452 70192 26 067 26 091 21 070 70192 67222 22 084 25 082 19 078 67222 64482 22 073 20 072 17 070 64482 61837 16 063 14 062 11 049 61837 59099 12 052 12 058 7 055 59099 56270 14 021 13 042 7 053 56270 53579 15 351 18 357 14 001 53579 51180 7 304 25 334 23 342 51180 49047 12 340 20 313 22 312 49047 47112 23 353 12 327 14 294 47112 45317 34 347 26 343 20 312 45317 43637 34 335 28 333 22 326 43637 42058 38 332 31 324 24 329 42058 40565 39 324 31 314 26 326 40565 39147 37 321 27 314 28 326 39147 37765 30 325 24 318 30 324 37765 36350 22 322 20 326 28 322 36350 34872 20 307 12 322 20 317 34872 33333 21 297 13 309 14 298 33333 31715 21 298 16 292 17 282 31715 30014 21 304 13 300 18 276 30014 28232 16 305 11 297 15 275 28232 26376 11 303 9 260 19 253 26376 24444 8 264 11 242 15 253 24444 22432 10 272 11 246 19 278 22432 20334 13 283 12 253 19 271 20334 18151 14 269 15 263 17 259 18151 15930 11 274 15 253 17 252 15930 13787 11 277 13 249 12 247 13787 11834 9 266 12 241 6 272 11834 10095 12 255 11 255 3 270 10095 8554 13 269 9 251 6 202 8554 7193 9 287 13 234 12 230 7193 5988 7 294 17 246 15 241 5988 4923 5 271 18 249 15 239 4923 3987 5 227 14 255 12 239 3987 3161 5 202 9 261 6 243 3161 2425 5*138 1 238 4 236 2425 1777 6*113 7 088 8 148 1777 1240 6 111 11 084 11*135 1240 830 6 110 11*085 9*129 830 548 5 110 9*086 7 126 548 377 5 110 8 086 6 124 377 279 5 110 6 086 4 123 279 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