DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - - - - 80.5 - - 81.8 - - 79.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 16 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3813 - - 2277 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2319 - - 263 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4093 - - 2557 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 865 - - 2419 - - 2022 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 312 - - 192 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 19 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 195 - - 174 - - 162 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1334 - - 68 - - -920 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2760 - - 2489 - - 1200 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 200 - - -1522 - - -3228 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3893 - - 4079 - - 3508 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 82 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2040 - - 2790 - - 3700 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.5 - - 81.8 - - 79.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 71.1 - - 74.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.9 - - 80.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.4 - - 69.8 - - 73.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 16 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3813 - - 2277 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - 28 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 18 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] 97877 9 253 5 113 4 120 97877 90487 11 195 7 241 7 299 90487 84802 8 110 7 248 4 343 84802 80070 10 063 3 056 6 071 80070 76014 10 064 9 067 7 080 76014 72447 9 083 9 088 4 091 72447 69228 11 082 9 110 5 073 69228 66280 4 066 5 112 5 041 66280 63551 5 162 5 182 3 016 63551 60897 6 243 9 243 7 302 60897 58121 8 253 10 238 12 249 58121 55239 12 252 10 252 14 251 55239 52480 19 253 20 256 19 254 52480 50008 23 257 26 277 35 282 50008 47822 34 270 43 276 48 277 47822 45859 40 270 54 280 45 286 45859 44064 43 278 61 289 62 290 44064 42405 48 288 66 294 71 289 42405 40861 48 292 63 298 73 291 40861 39409 50 295 64 301 72 292 39409 38033 53 295 64 301 66 293 38033 36699 54 290 62 299 62 296 36699 35341 51 287 60 300 62 300 35341 33927 49 294 60 301 65 303 33927 32459 49 297 60 303 66 305 32459 30920 47 296 57 303 63 309 30920 29298 46 294 53 299 58 302 29298 27597 44 289 47 299 56 299 27597 25817 38 289 43 300 51 297 25817 23957 38 294 42 298 46 297 23957 22017 41 289 39 296 37 292 22017 19993 42 279 33 291 30 288 19993 17883 39 275 31 283 29 291 17883 15731 37 272 30 276 31 291 15731 13650 33 265 35 272 31 282 13650 11747 29 249 37 262 31 274 11747 10045 27 246 36 255 34 271 10045 8527 25 240 32 249 37 269 8527 7178 26 233 30 241 38 262 7178 5983 31 227 32 230 33 246 5983 4927 28*218 31 214 29 223 4927 3997 22*204 27 201 27 217 3997 3175 21 200 26*198 26 209 3175 2440 19 194 23*185 25 196 2440 1791 19 192 20 175 26 180 1791 1251 18 191 19 172 24 171 1251 837 17 190 18 170 22 168 837 551 17 190 17 169 18 165 551 379 15 189 16 168 15*164 379 279 13 189 13 167 9*162 279 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