DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/20 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 - - - - - - 36.8 - - 44.6 - - 36.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 260 - - 146 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1512 - - 2132 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1039 - - 1236 - - 259 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1792 - - 2412 - - 277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 399 - - 537 - - 210 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 295 - - 273 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 139 - - 167 - - 170 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -6496 - - -7577 - - -6199 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8288 - - 9989 - - 6477 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -18842 - - -17961 - - -17851 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 20634 - - 20373 - - 18128 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 34 - - 41 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.8 - - 44.6 - - 36.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 2.1 - - 2.2 - - 10.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 35.6 - - 43.9 - - 39.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 1.0 - - 1.1 - - 9.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 260 - - 146 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1512 - - 2132 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95944 30 255 29 258 35 271 95944 88870 19 260 22 261 25 269 88870 83381 25 275 28 274 29 276 83381 78831 27 262 26 275 28 268 78831 74903 31 257 31 263 29 268 74903 71404 35 254 40 268 42 268 71404 68225 33 256 40 264 42 260 68225 65288 33 262 37 264 41 262 65288 62548 44 274 44 272 40 264 62548 59888 55 274 54 273 50 280 59888 57112 65 269 65 271 60 281 57112 54237 75 264 81 267 79 272 54237 51508 86 260 93 260 94 263 51508 49054 95 257 99 256 96 259 49054 46842 96 257 101 257 98 259 46842 44827 99 259 102 259 99 261 44827 42985 102 260 101 261 99 263 42985 41295 107 262 100 262 101 262 41295 39732 111 264 101 264 103 260 39732 38276 111 265 102 265 103 260 38276 36909 108 266 102 266 102 261 36909 35589 104 266 100 265 97 262 35589 34249 105 265 95 264 90 263 34249 32858 105 265 86 266 85 262 32858 31415 99 267 81 268 80 263 31415 29902 90 268 77 268 76 264 29902 28306 79 270 74 270 75 266 28306 26626 71 272 72 273 72 268 26626 24864 66 270 68 275 67 269 24864 23025 64 267 66 272 61 269 23025 21115 61 270 63 271 58 270 21115 19127 58 272 60 272 55 271 19127 17056 56 274 58 275 50 274 17056 14948 51 280 49 281 42 276 14948 12919 40 286 38 285 33 278 12919 11072 34 290 32 292 29 271 11072 9431 32 283 28 279 23 262 9431 7978 28 279 27 269 25 253 7978 6693 25 279 24 261 29 247 6693 5559 20 272 22 256 26 241 5559 4562 11 258 19 252 19 221 4562 3689 6 215 14 232 18 208 3689 2926 6 163 13*170 20 191 2926 2249 7*145 12*167 18 177 2249 1656 6*140 12 166 16 175 1656 1162 6 139 12 166 15 176 1162 783 6 138 11 167 14 176 783 523 6 139 11 167 12 176 523 365 5 139 10 167 10*174 365 276 5 139 9 167 5*170 276 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