DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/10 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 81.4 - - 74.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 50 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4014 - - 5609 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2808 - - 2713 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4294 - - 5889 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2220 - - 2637 - - 3923 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 388 - - 268 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 360 - - 017 - - 030 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2001 - - -1486 - - -4156 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6295 - - 7376 - - 4436 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4631 - - -3645 - - -6208 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8925 - - 9534 - - 6488 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 98 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 10 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 81.4 - - 74.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.0 - - 50.1 - - 56.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.2 - - 81.2 - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.6 - - 49.8 - - 56.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 50 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4014 - - 5609 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 73 - - 92 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 10 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] 98093 45 253 41 260 42 268 98093 90742 28 239 31 261 30 273 90742 85061 13 238 19 247 17 263 85061 80319 13 255 12 239 10 247 80319 76224 17 243 18 266 14 277 76224 72650 11 209 16 254 12 268 72650 69449 5 213 10 232 4 267 69449 66505 13 251 8 260 10 294 66505 63791 21 243 15 253 17 272 63791 61191 23 238 20 249 20 258 61191 58492 20 233 23 240 20 253 58492 55691 19 230 25 228 22 249 55691 53011 21 233 24 228 26 245 53011 50586 23 239 26 234 31 238 50586 48395 25 241 27 239 31 234 48395 46386 27 237 27 240 28 237 46386 44530 27 231 25 239 26 242 44530 42804 27 228 25 235 24 247 42804 41189 28 228 25 233 23 247 41189 39667 28 228 24 232 21 244 39667 38226 27 225 24 229 20 245 38226 36825 23 228 26 225 19 238 36825 35398 23 236 20 223 18 230 35398 33918 18 223 16 230 12 280 33918 32403 17 172 11 189 11 327 32403 30836 22 140 12 120 15 357 30836 29191 19 142 7 131 12 358 29191 27462 7 124 3 135 6 001 27462 25649 1 006 5 090 8 021 25649 23754 2 095 6 019 16 017 23754 21783 15 081 11 340 23 356 21783 19742 30 049 15 354 31 349 19742 17628 46 024 26 022 41 003 17628 15481 48 016 46 014 53 355 15481 13409 42 016 46 005 48 350 13409 11522 35 025 37 009 39 001 11522 9848 31 042 34 024 31 017 9848 8366 19 036 28 039 14 013 8366 7052 16 020 16*013 13 328 7052 5883 14 354 14*009 13 341 5883 4846 10*008 13 012 12 354 4846 3933 9*004 13 016 12 006 3933 3125 9 001 13 019 13 018 3125 2404 8 360 13 020 14 026 2404 1766 8 359 13 021 15 029 1766 1234 8 359 13 022 16 029 1234 826 8 358 13 022 16 029 826 546 8 358 12 023 14 029 546 376 7 357 11 023 11*030 376 279 6 358 9 023 6*030 279 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