DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 77.3 - - 80.5 - - 70.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 242 - - 107 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 317 - - 3116 - - 5698 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 261 - - 2178 - - 3590 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - 597 - - 3396 - - 5978 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 341 - - 2510 - - 935 - - 187 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 123 - - 367 - - 343 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 18 - - 19 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 175 - - 199 - - 143 - - 106 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3434 - - -4566 - - -3397 - - -6815 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4031 - - 7962 - - 9375 - - 7095 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13300 - - -12492 - - -12163 - - -17952 ODpotential blCL - - - 13897 - - 15888 - - 18141 - - 18231 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 52 - - 65 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 77.3 - - 80.5 - - 70.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.4 - - 43.8 - - 40.7 - - 41.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 75.8 - - 79.7 - - 74.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.1 - - 43.3 - - 40.3 - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 242 - - 107 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 317 - - 3116 - - 5698 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97408 21 261 27 265 25 258 23 275 97408 90117 5 287 8 252 12 262 13 278 90117 84529 3 306 2 341 9 229 8 284 84529 79909 5 241 5 326 3 130 7 155 79909 75939 3 117 2 237 7 010 7 113 75939 72424 7 088 3 172 8 310 6 016 72424 69247 7 051 6 074 7 261 9 316 69247 66347 5 022 8 033 7 188 8 273 66347 63672 1 015 6 342 6 167 5 200 63672 61083 2 356 5 275 4 200 6 162 61083 58380 9 313 6 254 7 260 3 228 58380 55583 14 301 8 283 9 261 14 270 55583 52935 23 292 16 307 9 283 20 283 52935 50556 19 289 20 311 13 306 22 289 50556 48412 22 303 25 306 22 303 26 288 48412 46451 25 308 26 296 27 293 25 286 46451 44641 22 315 22 305 28 294 24 298 44641 42958 20 311 24 305 27 298 26 308 42958 41382 18 308 28 299 29 293 28 303 41382 39904 23 311 27 291 30 282 27 289 39904 38518 26 308 25 294 28 286 26 289 38518 37177 26 309 27 297 29 287 25 296 37177 35805 24 314 29 292 34 285 21 300 35805 34371 20 314 24 293 32 291 20 297 34371 32882 22 320 22 297 30 294 23 297 32882 31321 25 324 26 316 29 300 25 299 31321 29674 25 332 26 326 29 307 24 305 29674 27939 23 335 23 330 27 314 23 316 27939 26113 21 339 22 330 25 319 22 317 26113 24196 18 343 17 333 23 327 21 320 24196 22191 17 357 16 339 18 330 18 333 22191 20093 12 347 14 344 16 335 14 338 20093 17901 8 347 9 352 13 342 13 347 17901 15673 7 036 5 054 5 006 9 001 15673 13537 10 044 9 068 7 063 8 036 13537 11600 10 053 11 077 8 076 9 055 11600 9892 9 064 10 087 9 081 11 072 9892 8384 7 071 9 091 7 089 9 083 8384 7054 4 100 6 090 4*110 5 133 7054 5881 3 150 3 115 4*142 6 141 5881 4843 3 182 2 149 4 142 6 136 4843 3928 6 185 4*199 4 144 7 131 3928 3120 8 194 4*196 3 143 8 126 3120 2399 9 202 4 196 3 145 10 123 2399 1762 10 205 4 198 3 143 11 122 1762 1231 11 200 4 199 3 143 11 119 1231 824 9*191 3 202 3 144 12 117 824 544 5*176 3 203 3 142 11 114 544 375 4 174 3 204 2 143 8*110 375 278 4 174 3 203 2 145 6*106 278 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