DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 - - - - - - 93.3 - - 96.2 - - 92.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 273 - - 153 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3837 - - 5892 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2795 - - 4077 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4117 - - 6172 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1390 - - 1629 - - 7273 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 419 - - 405 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 336 - - 321 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -620 - - 400 - - -4852 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4737 - - 5772 - - 5132 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2629 - - -2052 - - -6147 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6746 - - 8224 - - 6427 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 78 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2460 - - 2510 - - 1970 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.3 - - 96.2 - - 92.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.2 - - 71.7 - - 71.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 91.6 - - 95.2 - - 93.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.5 - - 70.9 - - 70.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 273 - - 153 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3837 - - 5892 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 22 - - 12 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 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] 99120 39 092 31 086 31 098 99120 91643 35 093 31 086 30 090 91643 85880 27 094 28 093 27 076 85880 81100 24 091 25 094 24 076 81100 76982 21 088 19 085 24 087 76982 73347 19 076 15 088 17 080 73347 70069 12 074 12 093 10 051 70069 67065 15 093 11 099 8 043 67065 64288 13 069 13 091 6 088 64288 61611 5 099 10 068 8 060 61611 58852 4 325 4 131 3 315 58852 56036 11 308 1 144 5 227 56036 53388 16 275 14 284 12 257 53388 51027 26 243 25 270 21 281 51027 48903 35 227 33 246 32 270 48903 46961 37 227 38 237 37 246 46961 45167 37 240 39 242 39 241 45167 43493 42 252 40 248 40 244 43493 41917 42 247 40 249 39 244 41917 40427 43 245 40 249 39 244 40427 39013 43 245 40 251 39 246 39013 37635 40 252 36 255 39 251 37635 36227 33 255 32 254 36 252 36227 34760 27 250 26 252 32 250 34760 33238 23 249 19 248 31 251 33238 31645 19 257 12 232 30 254 31645 29967 15 259 10 218 27 248 29967 28209 11 245 11 229 23 248 28209 26371 12 236 11 256 15 255 26371 24452 12 250 12 284 12 253 24452 22452 16 262 16 288 13 268 22452 20370 18 268 19 285 18 286 20370 18201 19 283 22 282 22 298 18201 15990 15 286 19 275 21 297 15990 13860 13 306 15 280 19 295 13860 11921 13 300 18 283 16 290 11921 10196 17 280 18 280 14 291 10196 8662 20 277 15 301 14 293 8662 7299 23 277 13*300 12 292 7299 6089 20 293 11*305 9 296 6089 5015 15*308 9 313 7 308 5015 4069 9*332 9 317 5 345 4069 3232 9 335 9 322 5 014 3232 2484 9 337 8 325 7 025 2484 1823 9 337 8 327 7 028 1823 1271 9 338 8 329 8 029 1271 848 9 337 7 331 8 030 848 558 9 337 7 332 7 031 558 381 8 338 7 333 7*031 381 280 8 338 6 332 5*031 280 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