DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - - - - 57.0 - - 52.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - 77 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1769 - - 1519 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 261 - - 260 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2049 - - 1799 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 654 - - 1083 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 188 - - 204 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 26 - - 20 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 346 - - 004 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 552 - - 366 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1497 - - 1433 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 31 - - -9104 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2018 - - 10903 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 580 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.0 - - 52.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.4 - - 47.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.9 - - 51.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.7 - - 46.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - 77 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1769 - - 1519 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 97220 24 276 23 281 97220 89928 22 286 33 280 89928 84359 14 283 27 282 84359 79723 11 305 13 241 79723 75709 11 318 6 227 75709 72155 9 307 3 043 72155 68933 12 278 11 295 68933 65973 24 241 30 258 65973 63246 28 216 38 236 63246 60614 22 253 34 234 60614 57862 33 259 39 250 57862 54991 52 258 49 251 54991 52227 60 250 62 256 52227 49740 66 251 75 254 49740 47528 88 253 95 253 47528 45531 105 251 103 252 45531 43710 114 250 112 252 43710 42039 124 251 129 252 42039 40489 129 253 138 252 40489 39031 126 254 135 251 39031 37653 118 253 128 251 37653 36322 108 251 115 250 36322 34967 101 249 106 248 34967 33556 98 247 101 246 33556 32089 93 242 97 244 32089 30551 83 235 93 239 30551 28929 71 230 87 236 28929 27226 66 226 78 239 27226 25444 69 231 78 244 25444 23582 79 243 77 245 23582 21637 74 253 72 243 21637 19604 60 255 68 249 19604 17485 40 245 60 253 17485 15322 39 244 54 267 15322 13238 45 249 46 266 13238 11341 45 253 40 261 11341 9659 40 253 35 253 9659 8166 35 250 38 247 8166 6839 30 248 35 245 6839 5666 20 238 24 256 5666 4638 6 186 17 300 4638 3747 5 027 27 346 3747 2972 25 350 32 355 2972 2286 29*348 30*358 2286 1682 29*347 25*002 1682 1180 28 346 21 005 1180 795 26 345 20 005 795 530 24 345 18 005 530 369 21 345 16 005 369 277 16 344 13 005 277 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