DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.2 - - 79.6 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 267 - - 171 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6406 - - 7030 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4774 - - 5005 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6686 - - 7310 - - 280 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1151 - - 1481 - - 7027 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 495 - - 443 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 23 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 220 - - 202 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -585 - - -498 - - -5482 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7272 - - 7808 - - 5762 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4026 - - -3896 - - -8937 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10712 - - 11206 - - 9217 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 55 - - 69 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.2 - - 79.6 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.1 - - 46.1 - - 49.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.0 - - 78.8 - - 75.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.8 - - 44.9 - - 48.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 267 - - 171 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6406 - - 7030 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 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] 97878 17 239 17 283 18 304 97878 90450 12 260 15 247 20 285 90450 84705 13 254 18 247 20 255 84705 79926 7 229 16 230 20 239 79926 75805 12 272 11 246 17 245 75805 72166 22 271 18 281 16 265 72166 68879 25 260 28 271 27 273 68879 65869 24 259 29 267 31 272 65869 63076 29 274 34 280 33 281 63076 60378 39 278 41 282 38 284 60378 57578 46 273 46 283 48 293 57578 54677 46 274 56 281 62 284 54677 51913 55 282 61 280 59 282 51913 49442 65 284 63 287 67 288 49442 47247 69 284 72 290 78 288 47247 45263 70 287 78 285 77 288 45263 43446 74 289 73 290 75 296 43446 41775 78 294 83 300 97 302 41775 40230 84 298 94 301 134 304 40230 38784 88 300 100 300 140 300 38784 37415 76 297 105 299 139 297 37415 36082 59 294 102 300 134 297 36082 34719 52 294 94 301 119 298 34719 33305 44 283 75 301 94 297 33305 31845 39 282 60 300 76 298 31845 30327 39 284 47 296 65 293 30327 28736 41 283 43 294 55 293 28736 27069 42 282 39 292 43 296 27069 25322 41 282 36 294 37 306 25322 23490 37 277 35 296 34 305 23490 21579 31 260 34 292 33 296 21579 19583 25 253 33 286 28 290 19583 17497 25 248 28 271 27 287 17497 15368 23 234 23 266 29 286 15368 13311 23 229 24 257 24 282 13311 11438 25 227 24 240 20 271 11438 9774 28 224 24 234 21 260 9774 8299 30 226 23*226 22 247 8299 6994 26*222 23*221 25 226 6994 5837 26*221 23 221 25 218 5837 4811 26 221 23 220 25 216 4811 3906 25 221 23 220 25 214 3906 3106 25 221 23 219 24 213 3106 2390 25 221 23 219 24 211 2390 1757 24 221 23 219 23 210 1757 1228 23 221 22 218 22 208 1228 823 23 221 21 218 20 207 823 544 22 221 21 218 16 205 544 375 20 221 19 218 13*204 375 279 16 221 16 218 9*202 279 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