DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 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 - - - - - - 55.2 - - 54.9 - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 26 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1506 - - 2029 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 261 - - 261 - - 261 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1786 - - 2309 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 701 - - 272 - - 2227 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 215 - - 159 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 054 - - 098 - - 067 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 486 - - 708 - - -514 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1300 - - 1601 - - 792 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 131 - - 495 - - -859 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1655 - - 1814 - - 1137 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.2 - - 54.9 - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.7 - - 49.2 - - 49.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 54.6 - - 54.8 - - 53.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.7 - - 48.3 - - 49.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 26 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1506 - - 2029 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 83 - - 97 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 96212 25 263 29 270 32 276 96212 89159 11 304 13 282 21 287 89159 83731 11 305 6 300 11 301 83731 79216 10 331 7 318 9 337 79216 75288 12 297 12 315 15 329 75288 71805 8 292 15 294 17 310 71805 68664 8 337 12 276 13 286 68664 65787 10 297 10 260 11 261 65787 63125 17 290 15 298 16 282 63125 60545 33 281 39 292 34 292 60545 57856 55 267 48 271 44 273 57856 55056 61 274 58 265 51 265 55056 52360 64 268 65 263 60 258 52360 49909 73 273 65 270 62 261 49909 47699 81 277 71 278 70 270 47699 45700 83 277 78 278 75 274 45700 43882 74 276 74 276 76 272 43882 42221 56 279 65 273 66 267 42221 40689 56 288 55 274 58 266 40689 39254 59 285 57 274 56 268 39254 37895 59 280 59 274 58 271 37895 36573 60 279 61 278 61 271 36573 35220 58 278 63 279 63 270 35220 33810 52 278 61 278 63 270 33810 32342 49 284 57 277 62 270 32342 30803 49 290 48 275 56 271 30803 29181 45 292 40 280 42 273 29181 27475 42 293 35 280 37 268 27475 25680 41 289 35 280 38 265 25680 23800 39 285 37 285 36 265 23800 21836 33 285 33 287 32 267 21836 19783 32 285 33 281 27 271 19783 17636 35 288 32 279 26 270 17636 15438 28 299 25 291 24 275 15438 13318 16 286 19 280 17 264 13318 11396 10 279 14 264 15 261 11396 9700 5 321 6 284 8 262 9700 8205 7 000 4 015 2 104 8205 6883 6 009 6 025 5 081 6883 5716 4 056 3 069 5 111 5716 4688 7 082 6 111 8 125 4688 3785 12 079 10 113 10 124 3785 2995 13 074 9*111 7 136 2995 2300 6*065 4*100 4 121 2300 1692 5*060 3 097 3 105 1692 1187 4 056 3 097 3 096 1187 798 4 053 2 098 3 087 798 531 4 051 2 098 2 078 531 370 4 050 2 099 2*072 370 277 4 049 2 101 2*067 277 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