DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - - - - - 70.4 - - 71.1 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 26 - - 57 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1287 - - 1683 - - 1468 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1567 - - 1963 - - 1748 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1330 - - 986 - - 926 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 141 - - 200 - - 88 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 018 - - 008 - - 026 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -6 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 615 - - 575 - - 663 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 952 - - 1388 - - 1085 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 349 - - -12 - - 158 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1218 - - 1975 - - 1590 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 120 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 71.1 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.0 - - 65.8 - - 65.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.3 - - 70.8 - - 69.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 64.9 - - 64.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 26 - - 57 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1287 - - 1683 - - 1468 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 92 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 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] 98061 9 109 13 118 4 096 98061 90633 14 168 4 056 5 003 90633 84964 10 182 1 253 2 356 84964 80258 6 132 7 174 3 143 80258 76205 7 114 16 175 3 200 76205 72622 10 131 17 171 8 221 72622 69375 5 143 5 152 5 176 69375 66397 9 190 5 191 5 211 66397 63658 13 197 14 189 17 193 63658 61010 18 177 19 192 17 192 61010 58253 18 209 25 221 28 221 58253 55403 25 219 26 221 26 220 55403 52676 31 234 35 240 30 256 52676 50238 37 225 43 236 50 238 50238 48086 35 215 40 226 51 220 48086 46136 35 234 27 221 39 206 46136 44341 42 250 38 247 46 247 44341 42692 42 251 48 252 60 245 42692 41159 35 244 50 252 62 244 41159 39710 32 244 50 249 57 239 39710 38331 33 245 43 246 52 235 38331 36986 35 245 42 250 47 233 36986 35610 33 242 42 247 43 230 35610 34171 35 232 43 238 42 229 34171 32674 32 224 42 223 42 225 32674 31103 29 225 39 214 39 222 31103 29447 33 220 32 216 40 213 29447 27705 36 210 36 232 39 217 27705 25877 26 195 29 229 36 228 25877 23969 19 202 29 217 33 226 23969 21991 17 226 29 205 23 243 21991 19938 17 238 7 235 13 264 19938 17799 17 219 17 324 16 322 17799 15622 14 251 18 327 15 324 15622 13521 15 325 15 338 12 325 13521 11608 17 343 14 344 9 329 11608 9906 14 346 13 007 11 329 9906 8395 10 346 11 025 13 350 8395 7055 6 352 8 017 13 000 7055 5869 5 014 6 004 10 004 5869 4823 6 040 5 005 6 007 4823 3905 8 055 5 012 3 024 3905 3097 11 045 8 009 6 025 3097 2378 11 031 12*007 12*029 2378 1747 11*021 13*008 11*026 1747 1222 11*019 12 008 11 026 1222 819 10 018 12 008 10 026 819 542 10 017 11 009 10 025 542 375 9 017 10 009 9 025 375 278 7 016 9 009 7 024 278 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