DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - - - - 83.7 - - 85.1 - - 82.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 235 - - 154 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3298 - - 3922 - - 3127 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2339 - - 2616 - - 263 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3578 - - 4202 - - 3407 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1252 - - 1197 - - 1389 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 382 - - 355 - - 122 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 054 - - 063 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -780 - - -479 - - -663 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4358 - - 4681 - - 4070 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7632 - - -6550 - - -7552 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11210 - - 10752 - - 10959 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 85 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.7 - - 85.1 - - 82.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.5 - - 65.5 - - 65.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.5 - - 84.1 - - 83.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.3 - - 64.4 - - 64.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 235 - - 154 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3298 - - 3922 - - 3127 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 38 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 13 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] 99277 35 090 40 089 41 075 99277 91755 38 086 37 094 33 080 91755 85971 41 089 32 093 31 086 85971 81197 36 088 28 087 32 091 81197 77093 32 088 26 079 34 090 77093 73467 30 090 23 079 30 082 73467 70199 23 079 18 089 21 072 70199 67215 17 090 19 093 14 078 67215 64465 18 072 21 081 12 079 64465 61834 10 055 17 072 13 067 61834 59115 16 046 14 084 10 057 59115 56302 21 000 14 012 13 015 56302 53633 26 333 17 338 15 351 53633 51246 29 318 28 333 28 331 51246 49110 34 314 35 331 33 318 49110 47162 34 316 38 330 35 315 47162 45361 25 327 31 322 36 311 45361 43680 28 359 23 336 30 313 43680 42098 32 001 27 357 11 313 42098 40604 24 350 29 009 11 354 40604 39189 22 343 21 005 20 008 39189 37812 25 341 16 331 19 014 37812 36401 24 328 22 326 11 020 36401 34925 25 324 24 317 12 343 34925 33391 24 319 23 306 17 327 33391 31784 20 312 22 295 18 312 31784 30088 16 297 18 288 15 302 30088 28307 12 287 14 276 13 290 28307 26441 9 290 9 288 8 298 26441 24497 9 299 9 333 7 319 24497 22476 7 302 11 337 10 316 22476 20371 4 316 11 324 11 311 20371 18177 8 320 12 322 13 312 18177 15941 13 346 12 322 13 308 15941 13784 17 358 9 324 12 318 13784 11819 15 005 8 331 16 328 11819 10073 13 359 12 340 14 329 10073 8527 12 351 13 353 8 356 8527 7162 9 002 7 021 2 106 7162 5960 10 023 3 135 9 206 5960 4902 8 049 3*105 4 198 4902 3975 11*057 8*066 8*063 3975 3159 12*056 8 064 8*057 3159 2429 12 055 8 063 9 054 2429 1784 13 054 9 063 9 052 1784 1246 12 054 9 062 9 051 1246 834 12 054 9 062 9 049 834 550 11 053 8 062 9 049 550 378 11 053 8 061 8 048 378 279 9 053 7 062 6 048 279 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