DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/21 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 - - - - - - 84.8 - - 86.2 - - 83.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 143 - - 51 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3535 - - 3934 - - 123 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2324 - - 1974 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3815 - - 4214 - - 403 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2067 - - 2088 - - 5110 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 341 - - 267 - - 42 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 19 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 195 - - 196 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 928 - - 940 - - -1788 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2887 - - 3274 - - 2191 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -319 - - 74 - - -2717 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4134 - - 4140 - - 3120 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 90 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1930 - - 2010 - - 2610 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.8 - - 86.2 - - 83.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 72.3 - - 74.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.1 - - 86.0 - - 84.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.6 - - 71.5 - - 74.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 143 - - 51 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3535 - - 3934 - - 123 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 49 - - 60 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 18 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] 98788 34 116 29 108 26 088 98788 91298 27 098 26 095 24 095 91298 85522 25 082 26 086 24 096 85522 80730 21 079 24 085 21 099 80730 76618 16 092 19 092 19 101 76618 73009 12 096 14 088 16 090 73009 69757 10 147 7 076 13 080 69757 66777 14 124 3 105 9 034 66777 64028 10 062 3 147 9 355 64028 61376 4 282 3 132 7 345 61376 58620 3 206 4 218 8 271 58620 55783 12 318 12 267 18 278 55783 53108 26 293 24 267 29 261 53108 50730 24 297 22 278 24 260 50730 48598 27 311 22 304 24 283 48598 46642 42 305 38 303 33 281 46642 44829 44 292 42 287 37 277 44829 43138 48 280 45 278 39 271 43138 41552 36 270 40 268 40 267 41552 40055 30 266 38 245 41 260 40055 38637 19 252 33 242 41 252 38637 37259 16 252 30 244 42 249 37259 35858 14 258 28 248 39 247 35858 34405 14 285 18 237 31 242 34405 32900 14 308 8 197 22 239 32900 31326 12 284 6 261 23 266 31326 29671 15 294 8 259 22 291 29671 27936 14 296 11 262 26 301 27936 26115 15 283 15 280 27 301 26115 24210 20 280 27 292 27 297 24210 22233 25 256 32 283 28 283 22233 20180 25 258 30 253 28 286 20180 18036 21 241 25 259 27 270 18036 15840 20 234 20 269 19 262 15840 13717 20 239 20 246 15 277 13717 11781 22 225 23 227 19 249 11781 10066 25 212 24 228 23 246 10066 8548 27 214 26 232 27 245 8548 7199 29 217 26 225 29 239 7199 6002 27 215 25 217 28 231 6002 4944 24 211 24*209 26 225 4944 4013 22*205 23*207 25 218 4013 3189 20*200 21 197 23 212 3189 2452 19 196 20 196 21 205 2452 1801 18 194 20 194 19 202 1801 1257 18 193 19 194 18 199 1257 840 17 193 18 193 17 198 840 553 16 192 17 193 15*197 553 379 15 192 16 192 13*196 379 280 12 192 12 192 9 195 280 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