DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 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 - - - - - - 54.2 - - 52.7 - - 43.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 84 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1504 - - 1833 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 826 - - 260 - - 260 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1784 - - 2113 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 510 - - 558 - - 1532 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 249 - - 218 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 338 - - 356 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2489 - - -2529 - - -1671 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4273 - - 4643 - - 1948 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11501 - - -13252 - - -12368 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13285 - - 15365 - - 12645 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 60 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.2 - - 52.7 - - 43.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.8 - - 33.7 - - 36.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 53.4 - - 52.3 - - 44.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.7 - - 33.1 - - 36.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 84 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1504 - - 1833 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95886 79 265 78 257 75 263 95886 88808 52 275 58 264 56 271 88808 83322 42 275 48 275 47 278 83322 78771 36 280 43 285 39 279 78771 74862 35 278 38 278 36 268 74862 71391 34 272 37 273 34 267 71391 68224 36 275 39 279 33 275 68224 65290 40 272 43 282 38 290 65290 62559 45 270 45 277 44 286 62559 59912 44 269 42 276 47 285 59912 57164 47 282 47 283 47 290 57164 54322 57 283 53 284 60 288 54322 51624 65 281 64 285 73 276 51624 49206 72 280 70 284 73 279 49206 47041 77 279 76 284 75 285 47041 45094 80 277 78 281 75 286 45094 43333 82 280 77 280 72 288 43333 41714 84 281 74 283 68 288 41714 40201 85 278 73 284 67 287 40201 38779 84 275 74 282 67 284 38779 37433 82 275 74 280 68 281 37433 36122 79 277 73 279 68 281 36122 34781 75 283 72 280 66 282 34781 33381 72 286 71 282 66 286 33381 31924 70 283 70 285 67 291 31924 30395 70 282 68 288 68 294 30395 28784 69 284 66 290 67 295 28784 27090 70 282 65 290 64 292 27090 25313 68 285 63 288 62 289 25313 23457 62 290 60 287 60 286 23457 21520 60 290 58 286 60 282 21520 19496 59 286 55 290 55 280 19496 17379 59 287 53 292 51 285 17379 15216 55 294 52 298 48 296 15216 13139 48 297 52 307 41 306 13139 11260 38 287 38 306 34 306 11260 9596 38 290 35 295 32 286 9596 8119 36 294 37 287 34 284 8119 6808 35 298 34 279 32 289 6808 5646 31 295 30 290 29 301 5646 4622 29 300 29 319 21 312 4622 3730 22 313 18 325 15 311 3730 2952 16 323 11 337 12 323 2952 2265 14*334 14*354 13 350 2265 1665 14*338 15*356 16 016 1665 1168 14 338 15 356 19 024 1168 787 13 338 15 356 18 025 787 526 13 338 14 356 16 024 526 367 12 337 14 356 14*024 367 276 10 337 11 355 8*023 276 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