DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - - - - 77.5 - - 81.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 216 - - 164 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3109 - - 7056 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2164 - - 4995 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3389 - - 7336 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2284 - - 1321 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 364 - - 437 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 354 - - 341 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2459 - - -735 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5849 - - 8071 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6502 - - -6434 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9891 - - 13770 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 68 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 81.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.9 - - 47.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.3 - - 80.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.5 - - 45.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 216 - - 164 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3109 - - 7056 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - 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] 97961 3 302 3 245 97961 90575 6 214 8 225 90575 84876 1 210 7 228 84876 80125 4 342 5 262 80125 76027 4 297 3 224 76027 72407 5 231 3 233 72407 69143 7 321 5 234 69143 66156 12 330 5 349 66156 63398 20 288 12 286 63398 60726 17 294 12 315 60726 57952 32 303 32 296 57952 55096 41 290 40 285 55096 52362 42 291 45 288 52362 49896 49 299 54 299 49896 47700 58 300 62 303 47700 45727 63 302 65 299 45727 43926 72 307 64 303 43926 42266 77 304 67 305 42266 40726 72 304 67 304 40726 39281 69 306 65 302 39281 37912 66 308 63 302 37912 36580 64 308 62 301 36580 35218 62 307 61 300 35218 33797 60 306 59 301 33797 32319 57 309 56 306 32319 30773 52 311 53 311 30773 29146 49 311 53 313 29146 27442 47 313 50 315 27442 25659 46 316 49 319 25659 23792 46 318 50 323 23792 21841 46 317 50 328 21841 19801 45 318 46 328 19801 17673 46 321 42 323 17673 15503 43 319 39 319 15503 13411 38 310 35 312 13411 11511 35 303 30 313 11511 9828 32 308 24 319 9828 8344 31 321 19*331 8344 7033 26 328 15*339 7033 5868 20 322 14 340 5868 4835 14 316 14 341 4835 3925 12*339 13 341 3925 3120 12*354 13 341 3120 2400 12 355 12 341 2400 1764 12 355 11 341 1764 1233 12 355 11 342 1233 826 12 354 10 342 826 546 11 353 10 342 546 376 10 354 9 342 376 279 9 354 8 342 279 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