DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 - - - - - - 91.1 - - 93.2 - - 89.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 264 - - 163 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4260 - - 5344 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3100 - - 3693 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4540 - - 5624 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1709 - - 1300 - - 5441 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 428 - - 398 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 020 - - 004 - - 030 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1661 - - -1292 - - -5758 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6201 - - 6917 - - 6039 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5533 - - -4727 - - -8944 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10073 - - 10351 - - 9224 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 60 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 650 - - 660 - - 450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.1 - - 93.2 - - 89.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.8 - - 63.9 - - 63.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.5 - - 92.2 - - 90.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.9 - - 62.9 - - 63.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 264 - - 163 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4260 - - 5344 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 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] 99099 29 085 27 076 22 082 99099 91661 29 090 22 078 19 097 91661 85908 26 088 23 094 21 092 85908 81121 20 089 20 090 24 087 81121 76997 17 081 13 078 24 075 76997 73358 12 090 12 108 16 054 73358 70074 13 102 12 121 8 068 70074 67060 13 068 10 128 3 121 67060 64275 8 086 6 111 2 017 64275 61581 6 023 2 094 2 266 61581 58791 13 322 7 349 11 313 58791 55926 18 313 17 321 14 321 55926 53190 20 292 23 298 20 311 53190 50730 18 271 22 291 34 303 50730 48556 18 285 28 292 39 290 48556 46612 23 281 32 280 36 269 46612 44825 23 274 33 268 31 255 44825 43154 26 269 33 259 24 283 43154 41586 30 277 31 260 33 301 41586 40115 33 285 29 275 36 300 40115 38725 37 293 37 296 33 305 38725 37372 39 299 44 300 34 307 37372 35987 37 303 43 303 36 304 35987 34541 34 312 40 312 38 303 34541 33037 34 325 38 319 39 307 33037 31460 37 333 34 323 39 313 31460 29799 36 334 33 328 32 312 29799 28057 33 328 31 323 23 309 28057 26230 26 324 31 312 25 308 26230 24319 24 318 32 316 31 317 24319 22328 23 303 31 321 35 321 22328 20256 19 309 29 324 34 321 20256 18095 19 327 26 325 30 322 18095 15889 22 338 22 324 26 322 15889 13764 27 344 24 330 23 323 13764 11835 28 346 27 341 22 340 11835 10122 26 351 25 352 22 353 10122 8597 22 353 19 000 20 355 8597 7240 15 357 15 354 19 353 7240 6036 12 342 10*359 14 349 6036 4972 11*345 9*002 8 005 4972 4034 8*009 9 003 7 026 4034 3206 7 017 10 004 8 028 3206 2464 7 020 10 004 8 029 2464 1809 7 022 10 005 9 030 1809 1262 7 023 9 005 9 030 1262 843 7 023 9 005 9 030 843 555 7 024 9 004 8 029 555 380 6 024 9 005 7*030 380 280 6 024 8 004 5*030 280 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