DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/13 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 - - - - - - - - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 93.6 - - 87.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 101 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 3920 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 2376 - - 264 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 4200 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 4228 - - 4489 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 312 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 308 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - -1545 - - -3314 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 5745 - - 3594 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -3516 - - -5864 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 7716 - - 6144 blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 85 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 1560 - - 2100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 93.6 - - 87.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 69.3 - - 72.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 93.0 - - 89.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 68.4 - - 71.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 101 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 3920 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 40 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 14 - - 17 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] 98775 12 113 6 146 98775 91375 12 083 11 072 91375 85644 10 091 14 061 85644 80879 9 093 11 095 80879 76759 7 107 10 082 76759 73141 6 119 5 114 73141 69888 2 112 7 124 69888 66896 3 271 1 062 66896 64125 12 288 7 325 64125 61453 14 262 17 304 61453 58697 12 252 16 275 58697 55884 13 276 11 285 55884 53244 16 267 15 311 53244 50891 16 312 17 315 50891 48779 20 322 18 323 48779 46847 17 303 18 321 46847 45061 12 278 13 285 45061 43396 15 281 21 249 43396 41832 24 278 22 234 41832 40351 26 269 23 246 40351 38944 23 259 25 260 38944 37574 21 259 21 276 37574 36175 21 268 18 272 36175 34715 20 272 19 259 34715 33197 17 266 17 255 33197 31607 17 253 18 259 31607 29933 20 254 24 275 29933 28171 17 270 23 281 28171 26321 17 280 23 277 26321 24387 17 290 22 275 24387 22375 17 284 17 314 22375 20285 16 265 16 317 20285 18116 17 281 16 310 18116 15911 14 291 19 302 15911 13787 11 313 20 296 13787 11855 13 320 16 300 11855 10136 13 320 9 312 10136 8610 10 321 9 326 8610 7254 8 289 8 336 7254 6049 9 279 6 314 6049 4983 8*283 6 303 4983 4043 6*301 5 314 4043 3213 6 306 5 337 3213 2470 6 308 6 348 2470 1813 6 309 8 348 1813 1265 6 309 8 346 1265 845 6 310 9 345 845 556 6 309 8 343 556 380 6 310 7*342 380 280 5 308 4*341 280 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