DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - - - - - 31.3 - - 36.5 - - 33.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 48 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1766 - - 2630 - - 107 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2046 - - 2910 - - 387 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1021 - - 516 - - 2746 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 162 - - 207 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 340 - - 329 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 857 - - 699 - - -932 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1189 - - 2211 - - 1319 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 557 - - 365 - - -1546 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1489 - - 2545 - - 1933 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 31.3 - - 36.5 - - 33.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.5 - - 28.0 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 31.1 - - 36.2 - - 34.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.4 - - 26.9 - - 27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 48 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1766 - - 2630 - - 107 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96190 8 005 4 058 6 019 96190 89083 3 007 5 057 4 049 89083 83593 7 005 5 027 7 057 83593 79026 9 008 9 021 6 052 79026 75075 7 017 6 021 3 011 75075 71553 5 325 6 318 3 304 71553 68346 5 279 14 283 16 294 68346 65409 17 295 21 264 24 273 65409 62694 33 272 30 259 32 268 62694 60062 40 260 35 263 41 270 60062 57312 46 267 48 267 52 265 57312 54456 56 264 57 265 62 264 54456 51728 63 263 67 261 65 265 51728 49271 67 265 69 260 69 263 49271 47071 69 261 72 262 72 260 47071 45084 74 265 76 261 76 261 45084 43278 85 265 80 260 84 262 43278 41614 87 261 84 260 93 258 41614 40059 78 259 84 261 95 256 40059 38595 77 261 85 262 93 258 38595 37209 83 262 84 266 92 261 37209 35867 83 267 80 270 86 265 35867 34506 82 275 79 275 76 271 34506 33100 74 274 77 275 70 273 33100 31647 59 276 65 265 65 277 31647 30129 54 283 55 265 63 281 30129 28533 46 285 52 276 58 282 28533 26856 36 298 57 287 50 286 26856 25094 43 310 58 288 46 283 25094 23246 43 316 51 287 48 282 23246 21317 35 316 48 290 50 283 21317 19298 39 303 43 293 51 282 19298 17183 45 301 40 291 48 276 17183 15014 41 303 37 288 44 274 15014 12917 31 296 33 289 35 278 12917 11015 28 288 29 288 29 283 11015 9340 25 294 28 293 25 288 9340 7873 22 307 24 305 20 305 7873 6589 21 318 19 318 16 320 6589 5464 19 325 16 326 14 329 5464 4476 12 325 14 325 15 326 4476 3617 11 331 7*311 13 308 3617 2873 11 338 5*318 8 304 2873 2214 10*339 4 322 6 306 2214 1632 10*339 4 329 4 310 1632 1147 10 340 4 333 2 323 1147 775 9 340 4 338 1 019 775 519 9 340 4 339 1*067 519 364 8 340 3 339 2*086 364 275 7 340 3 339 2 097 275 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