DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - - - - 80.4 - - 80.3 - - 77.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 222 - - 71 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4144 - - 4034 - - 2441 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2954 - - 2206 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4424 - - 4314 - - 2721 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 961 - - 1877 - - 2719 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 406 - - 284 - - 111 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - 302 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -6 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 633 - - 561 - - -406 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3791 - - 3753 - - 3127 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 193 - - -132 - - -1622 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4231 - - 4446 - - 4343 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 40 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 80.3 - - 77.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 64.5 - - 64.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.3 - - 80.0 - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 63.7 - - 63.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 222 - - 71 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4144 - - 4034 - - 2441 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 101 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 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] 99202 47 101 35 091 34 083 99202 91682 43 089 37 084 37 085 91682 85913 35 082 34 077 39 080 85913 81146 29 087 27 089 32 073 81146 77047 26 086 28 097 27 089 77047 73438 23 086 29 092 26 093 73438 70173 23 081 23 090 21 084 70173 67169 21 073 18 086 13 072 67169 64383 17 070 14 076 8 082 64383 61690 14 071 9 100 2 109 61690 58894 10 046 4 094 1 021 58894 56016 7 260 5 320 8 327 56016 53304 15 259 20 269 17 275 53304 50879 24 294 20 272 21 265 50879 48701 46 281 39 279 36 269 48701 46718 47 260 52 267 53 268 46718 44885 43 240 52 251 60 257 44885 43175 44 243 52 245 64 251 43175 41566 44 254 54 247 65 248 41566 40045 48 271 57 254 66 246 40045 38603 56 280 60 261 65 249 38603 37207 57 275 61 264 66 254 37207 35793 55 265 64 262 68 254 35793 34329 54 258 66 261 71 251 34329 32812 52 253 61 261 69 249 32812 31226 47 249 53 258 60 253 31226 29561 43 255 49 258 42 263 29561 27823 43 265 50 265 33 281 27823 26009 41 273 45 273 27 288 26009 24114 35 284 34 282 25 290 24114 22136 32 281 29 282 25 286 22136 20066 32 278 28 281 25 280 20066 17903 30 280 28 281 27 280 17903 15692 30 283 29 276 31 279 15692 13560 32 280 31 279 32 280 13560 11626 36 277 34 282 25 290 11626 9916 39 276 31 281 22 300 9916 8405 39 274 24 279 20 304 8405 7069 32 274 20 282 17 317 7069 5890 22 278 19 288 16 317 5890 4850 18*284 18*290 17 310 4850 3936 18*286 18*295 18 309 3936 3129 18 288 17 300 18*310 3129 2407 18 291 17 302 18*310 2407 1769 17 293 17 304 18 310 1769 1237 17 294 16 305 17 310 1237 828 16 295 16 305 16 310 828 547 15 295 15 306 15 309 547 377 14 295 14 306 13 309 377 279 12 295 11 307 10 309 279 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