DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - - 87.8 - - 89.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 239 - - 140 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6250 - - 6995 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4590 - - 4844 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6530 - - 7275 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1259 - - 854 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 472 - - 415 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 028 - - 023 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 135 - - 46 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6395 - - 7229 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3632 - - -3782 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10162 - - 11057 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.8 - - 89.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.8 - - 58.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.4 - - 88.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.7 - - 57.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 239 - - 140 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6250 - - 6995 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - 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] 98944 30 114 19 086 98944 91502 33 100 28 100 91502 85777 30 082 31 104 85777 81047 25 074 26 093 81047 76982 17 077 15 087 76982 73378 10 094 10 100 73378 70096 11 117 6 124 70096 67070 8 082 7 162 67070 64268 6 027 5 117 64268 61571 6 005 4 014 61571 58775 10 341 7 328 58775 55888 13 308 13 325 55888 53147 16 304 15 312 53147 50685 21 306 9 307 50685 48466 28 310 23 334 48466 46459 37 296 41 314 46459 44646 39 274 36 293 44646 42980 41 260 32 287 42980 41425 44 232 35 276 41425 39962 47 231 39 259 39962 38573 45 254 44 248 38573 37217 37 258 46 245 37217 35827 30 274 40 265 35827 34377 34 295 43 285 34377 32872 35 292 46 299 32872 31299 40 282 40 318 31299 29643 45 286 43 328 29643 27904 39 285 42 327 27904 26087 31 306 33 334 26087 24191 18 342 18 330 24191 22213 14 334 14 316 22213 20144 11 332 14 312 20144 17982 10 322 16 314 17982 15776 13 316 15 328 15776 13653 13 323 13 346 13653 11729 9 333 10 356 11729 10025 11 346 6 356 10025 8513 11 343 4*355 8513 7173 9*334 4*027 7173 5985 6*346 4 028 5985 4930 5 359 5 027 4930 4001 6 033 5 025 4001 3179 6 036 5 023 3179 2444 7 038 5 022 2444 1794 7 038 6 020 1794 1253 7 038 6 019 1253 838 7 038 5 019 838 552 6 038 5 018 552 379 6 038 5 016 379 279 6 038 5 017 279 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