DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/26 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 - - - 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.6 - - 47.1 - - 48.5 - - 41.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 120 - - 11 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1490 - - 2180 - - 2390 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 260 - - 1226 - - 260 - - 260 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1770 - - 2460 - - 2670 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 807 - - 666 - - 1493 - - 765 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 173 - - 268 - - 151 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 16 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 327 - - 324 - - 320 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1074 - - -1641 - - -1642 - - -1535 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2844 - - 4101 - - 4312 - - 1812 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12642 - - -12315 - - -12131 - - -8736 ODpotential blCL - - - 14412 - - 14775 - - 14801 - - 9013 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 63 - - 62 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.6 - - 47.1 - - 48.5 - - 41.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.5 - - 30.5 - - 30.9 - - 35.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 46.5 - - 48.6 - - 43.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.3 - - 29.3 - - 29.8 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 120 - - 11 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1490 - - 2180 - - 2390 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96074 23 272 34 278 38 275 32 291 96074 89028 14 289 20 279 24 276 22 303 89028 83576 13 279 11 278 17 281 20 294 83576 79031 10 259 8 266 10 279 14 282 79031 75098 7 245 9 226 10 276 12 295 75098 71603 11 272 14 247 17 263 20 277 71603 68433 21 245 19 248 15 255 20 261 68433 65500 23 260 29 266 25 274 26 257 65500 62758 38 260 38 259 36 263 32 263 62758 60094 46 252 42 251 45 258 45 259 60094 57318 52 252 52 254 55 252 51 259 57318 54431 62 247 63 251 61 252 59 262 54431 51665 67 247 67 252 66 252 70 262 51665 49181 77 250 74 252 73 253 78 259 49181 46965 82 252 77 252 81 250 81 253 46965 44958 86 253 82 251 77 249 77 254 44958 43126 86 254 80 254 83 262 75 257 43126 41447 90 257 87 257 91 261 79 260 41447 39896 96 254 101 250 90 255 86 257 39896 38457 91 246 97 247 85 258 92 255 38457 37111 82 248 84 255 87 262 97 257 37111 35810 79 260 86 257 87 263 98 257 35810 34480 79 266 86 252 86 261 96 255 34480 33093 75 271 78 257 83 258 92 254 33093 31651 75 278 74 270 82 258 88 255 31651 30135 73 276 76 275 82 261 81 254 30135 28535 70 271 74 275 79 262 77 253 28535 26851 70 267 69 272 75 262 74 253 26851 25080 73 268 66 265 70 263 70 254 25080 23226 77 272 71 262 65 265 64 258 23226 21293 79 279 72 269 61 271 55 267 21293 19277 71 287 66 278 59 281 49 273 19277 17174 57 291 58 285 54 290 45 277 17174 15026 52 283 52 287 47 289 41 283 15026 12955 52 279 50 286 44 287 40 286 12955 11082 52 281 47 286 42 288 38 289 11082 9430 51 283 42 288 38 295 33 295 9430 7976 43 288 37 296 34 303 31 308 7976 6693 36 301 35 306 33 311 29 316 6693 5564 34 316 35 315 34 318 27 322 5564 4573 35 325 34 320 32 320 25 324 4573 3706 35 330 31 322 28 319 22 320 3706 2946 34 332 27*324 19*319 20 320 2946 2268 31*330 17*324 18*319 19 325 2268 1669 26*328 17 324 17 319 18 330 1669 1170 22 327 17 324 16 320 17 335 1170 788 19 326 16 324 15 320 16 338 788 526 17 325 15 324 14 320 14 339 526 367 15 325 14 324 13 320 12*339 367 276 12 325 11 324 10 320 5*335 276 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