DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.4 - - 96.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 220 - - 117 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4606 - - 6274 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3296 - - 4220 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4886 - - 6554 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3485 - - 1754 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 418 - - 386 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 225 - - 217 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -28 - - -256 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4915 - - 6810 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -966 - - -3739 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5852 - - 10293 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 68 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2900 - - 1030 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.4 - - 96.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.7 - - 67.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.1 - - 95.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.8 - - 66.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 220 - - 117 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4606 - - 6274 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 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] 99219 45 099 36 083 99219 91792 39 095 33 085 91792 86050 30 091 32 092 86050 81267 22 089 27 088 81267 77138 19 096 23 086 77138 73485 22 122 17 103 73485 70183 23 117 17 137 70183 67172 19 091 17 129 67172 64399 11 055 14 100 64399 61719 6 049 5 072 61719 58950 2 020 5 103 58950 56127 9 238 2 055 56127 53469 13 204 8 233 53469 51082 14 167 15 206 51082 48940 11 137 15 187 48940 46992 7 123 13 169 46992 45196 5 161 14 170 45196 43519 8 190 17 176 43519 41945 15 191 16 182 41945 40459 17 189 13 192 40459 39050 14 192 14 203 39050 37677 11 199 16 199 37677 36272 10 209 16 198 36272 34810 10 202 14 206 34810 33294 10 201 13 214 33294 31709 11 195 12 212 31709 30040 9 187 10 210 30040 28284 4 186 8 217 28284 26442 3 232 6 246 26442 24516 5 248 7 266 24516 22510 7 254 7 279 22510 20417 6 236 7 269 20417 18236 9 232 9 274 18236 16012 13 236 12 252 16012 13869 13 241 11 245 13869 11921 13 240 9 253 11921 10191 10 230 9 257 10191 8656 9 222 11 250 8656 7294 10 220 12*230 7294 6085 11 222 13*222 6085 5013 12*225 13 220 5013 4067 12*226 13 218 4067 3231 12 225 13 217 3231 2483 12 226 13 216 2483 1822 11 225 12 215 1822 1271 11 225 12 214 1271 849 11 224 12 214 849 558 10 224 11 213 558 381 10 224 11 214 381 280 8 224 9 213 280 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