DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/19 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 - - - - - - 69.0 - - 73.4 - - 63.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 148 - - 46 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1215 - - 2124 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 580 - - 262 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1495 - - 2404 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 705 - - 840 - - 975 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 231 - - 191 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 041 - - 090 - - 027 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1282 - - -1692 - - -1391 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2777 - - 4096 - - 1670 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6118 - - -5252 - - -6735 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7613 - - 7656 - - 7014 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 90 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 270 - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.0 - - 73.4 - - 63.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.9 - - 56.6 - - 57.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 73.2 - - 65.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.3 - - 56.1 - - 57.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 148 - - 46 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1215 - - 2124 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - 62 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 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] 96403 44 266 48 278 53 284 96403 89345 27 280 34 282 34 293 89345 83906 17 288 19 286 24 295 83906 79364 9 304 10 287 18 300 79364 75423 11 303 10 275 15 300 75423 71927 10 291 8 307 10 321 71927 68766 11 283 13 301 12 317 68766 65874 11 303 14 277 13 278 65874 63206 23 283 24 286 19 296 63206 60624 32 272 41 281 31 282 60624 57922 41 269 47 272 42 273 57922 55113 49 271 49 270 51 266 55113 52438 54 266 55 272 56 267 52438 50040 58 268 66 270 66 269 50040 47900 68 271 74 264 72 267 47900 45967 75 269 81 263 79 265 45967 44196 87 263 88 264 84 264 44196 42552 98 261 92 265 92 264 42552 41014 101 262 101 269 96 264 41014 39564 97 265 107 270 99 267 39564 38187 88 267 105 271 99 269 38187 36844 81 266 100 271 95 270 36844 35472 76 266 93 269 92 271 35472 34042 74 267 75 268 86 269 34042 32556 69 268 62 269 72 266 32556 31002 61 270 59 270 62 262 31002 29370 53 270 57 271 60 263 29370 27655 50 267 56 269 59 266 27655 25856 49 265 53 267 57 268 25856 23971 48 266 51 266 56 269 23971 22003 46 270 50 268 52 266 22003 19949 42 273 47 273 46 266 19949 17807 34 270 43 275 40 269 17807 15621 34 277 39 277 36 276 15621 13518 35 278 36 276 34 285 13518 11604 34 267 36 275 31 286 11604 9905 30 264 33 269 26 277 9905 8401 28 270 25 269 19 268 8401 7066 27 274 22 270 18 266 7066 5880 25 277 20 269 19 263 5880 4830 20 282 17 265 19 260 4830 3907 12 270 13 255 17 254 3907 3095 6 238 9*238 16 244 3095 2373 4 131 3*133 10 218 2373 1739 4*067 3 098 5 157 1739 1214 5*046 3 086 6 061 1214 814 5 042 3 076 10 040 814 539 5 038 3 070 10 033 539 373 5 036 3 067 9*030 373 278 5 036 2 068 5*027 278 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