DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - - - - 75.8 - - 77.1 - - 74.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 7 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2999 - - 3190 - - 329 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1310 - - 262 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3279 - - 3470 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1659 - - 2061 - - 4314 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 245 - - 167 - - 41 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 059 - - 062 - - 085 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1341 - - 1285 - - -242 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1938 - - 2185 - - 851 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 440 - - 266 - - -891 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2839 - - 3204 - - 1500 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 630 - - 710 - - 1410 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 77.1 - - 74.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 68.2 - - 71.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.5 - - 77.3 - - 75.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.8 - - 67.1 - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 7 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2999 - - 3190 - - 329 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 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] 98458 16 136 8 128 8 101 98458 90994 9 119 9 136 6 087 90994 85231 10 104 9 129 8 090 85231 80454 10 085 6 079 12 064 80454 76356 14 086 11 074 11 042 76356 72756 11 076 12 078 8 028 72756 69512 9 076 9 089 4 044 69512 66531 9 104 7 093 5 122 66531 63769 7 092 8 085 8 125 63769 61098 6 193 4 326 5 119 61098 58308 12 191 12 216 7 226 58308 55423 15 202 20 193 19 211 55423 52690 23 230 20 220 18 206 52690 50243 39 215 34 226 28 222 50243 48074 41 207 44 211 44 208 48074 46141 53 212 57 206 53 199 46141 44378 65 208 65 202 59 201 44378 42736 70 206 62 199 60 196 42736 41194 67 206 60 197 56 189 41194 39740 63 202 54 195 55 189 39740 38360 63 196 52 195 57 191 38360 37016 67 193 56 194 60 191 37016 35639 69 194 61 191 59 189 35639 34199 64 198 63 188 57 184 34199 32700 55 196 59 187 55 183 32700 31127 50 188 54 186 49 184 31127 29469 47 185 51 187 40 183 29469 27728 43 190 44 197 31 188 27728 25908 36 197 32 208 33 212 25908 24009 29 198 25 199 24 224 24009 22030 25 198 21 195 10 216 22030 19964 10 189 18 198 7 157 19964 17814 4 111 8 176 11 157 17814 15626 2 117 7 096 9 130 15626 13520 6 132 8 086 9 091 13520 11609 7 117 7 082 13 068 11609 9914 8 078 10 071 12 062 9914 8412 9 073 10 074 10 065 8412 7079 9 073 10 075 9 069 7079 5898 9 072 10 076 10 083 5898 4857 11 067 11 071 11 089 4857 3940 12*064 11*069 12 087 3940 3131 12*063 11*066 13 084 3131 2408 12 061 10 064 13 082 2408 1769 12 059 10 062 12 083 1769 1237 11 058 10 062 12 084 1237 828 11 057 9 061 11*084 828 547 10 056 8 060 9*084 547 376 9 056 8 060 8 085 376 279 8 056 6 059 5 085 279 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