DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.5 - - 69.3 - - 65.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - -3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 654 - - 1212 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 262 - - 262 - - 262 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 934 - - 1492 - - 279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1231 - - 2597 - - 975 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 119 - - 73 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 211 - - 206 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 312 - - 552 - - -24 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 622 - - 940 - - 303 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -707 - - -53 - - -1873 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1641 - - 1545 - - 2152 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 99 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 160 - - 340 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.5 - - 69.3 - - 65.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.5 - - 65.9 - - 64.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.4 - - 69.8 - - 66.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.0 - - 65.4 - - 65.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - -3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 654 - - 1212 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 98 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 96205 33 280 38 285 41 277 96205 89177 25 285 26 288 26 291 89177 83757 18 288 26 285 17 309 83757 79232 14 299 19 279 14 318 79232 75309 14 309 13 291 10 317 75309 71830 11 301 11 314 9 311 71830 68680 8 296 12 310 12 290 68680 65799 13 293 15 288 18 295 65799 63132 18 269 20 280 24 292 63132 60538 26 275 24 268 30 283 60538 57840 40 273 33 264 37 266 57840 55041 50 269 43 268 44 274 55041 52368 61 264 56 268 57 271 52368 49960 66 264 63 269 67 269 49960 47794 75 265 82 264 77 267 47794 45822 89 264 92 262 90 264 45822 44012 105 259 97 258 95 259 44012 42337 112 257 99 256 95 257 42337 40779 102 258 97 256 98 257 40779 39323 90 260 90 253 94 255 39323 37956 78 256 82 251 80 252 37956 36633 66 246 76 251 73 246 36633 35279 62 244 71 249 67 248 35279 33865 58 243 68 245 57 251 33865 32394 54 241 63 244 54 255 32394 30849 50 240 56 239 49 257 30849 29219 47 240 51 236 44 256 29219 27503 45 241 49 242 42 252 27503 25700 41 244 47 253 43 247 25700 23814 36 248 42 256 47 242 23814 21850 34 253 41 251 48 238 21850 19801 34 259 43 253 41 231 19801 17660 29 259 49 254 39 239 17660 15481 22 262 57 242 42 241 15481 13392 19 258 57 243 46 236 13392 11502 20 254 50 250 44 237 11502 9829 22 248 38 254 29 236 9829 8343 24 245 32 260 17 237 8343 7021 26 245 24 263 15 256 7021 5848 28 245 18 262 14 271 5848 4812 29 245 16 253 12 287 4812 3900 28 244 15 242 12 303 3900 3097 24 245 13 230 14 307 3097 2379 19 243 12 218 14 305 2379 1747 14 235 11*212 13 305 1747 1220 12*231 10*208 11 304 1220 817 9*215 10 206 8 315 817 541 7 209 9 205 6 344 541 374 7 208 8 205 6*357 374 278 6 207 6 203 4*358 278 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