DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 Truckee 7208ft pt35874@39.407,-120.306 SPONSORED BY: Harry Fox RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 80.2 - - 78.3 - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 307 - - 417 - - 226 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2970 - - 7092 - - 5014 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9153 - - 12517 - - 10604 - - 7208 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10179 - - 14300 - - 12222 - - 7225 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5173 - - 2399 - - 2863 - - 1398 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 418 - - 619 - - 451 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 16 - - 15 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 229 - - 246 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -38 - - -35 - - -38 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6742 - - -2074 - - -3818 - - -6245 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16922 - - 16375 - - 16040 - - 13471 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11494 - - -6957 - - -8187 - - -11273 ODpotential blCL - - - 21673 - - 21257 - - 20409 - - 18498 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 29 - - 41 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 80.2 - - 78.3 - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.2 - - 33.2 - - 33.0 - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.5 - - 78.0 - - 76.8 - - 70.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.1 - - 32.1 - - 31.9 - - 34.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 307 - - 417 - - 226 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2970 - - 7092 - - 5014 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99473 39 115 35 108 26 106 27 093 99473 91962 34 115 24 111 25 109 27 102 91962 86173 35 112 24 109 30 112 31 114 86173 81394 29 101 25 110 28 090 30 118 81394 77278 24 104 25 111 18 095 25 103 77278 73643 20 105 22 115 17 129 15 079 73643 70363 16 103 18 125 16 114 9 110 70363 67347 10 096 16 134 9 108 7 106 67347 64548 6 128 11 138 7 150 3 115 64548 61842 16 156 9 154 10 181 3 138 61842 59043 13 160 11 195 10 207 3 228 59043 56189 7 177 11 209 10 229 4 249 56189 53506 8 216 16 236 17 238 11 244 53506 51103 12 239 16 236 20 227 21 230 51103 48945 16 262 16 250 20 236 22 235 48945 46977 24 269 21 255 22 254 24 236 46977 45159 30 271 26 263 26 255 25 243 45159 43465 32 270 29 259 27 257 28 254 43465 41877 32 268 29 259 28 264 29 258 41877 40383 30 267 28 259 30 269 28 260 40383 38980 27 264 29 260 30 267 26 259 38980 37641 27 263 30 260 29 263 26 259 37641 36304 29 264 29 259 29 260 26 257 36304 34941 26 260 27 259 28 257 25 254 34941 33555 23 255 26 258 25 251 23 252 33555 32136 20 253 22 255 22 245 22 249 32136 30677 18 250 18 250 20 238 23 246 30677 29184 15 244 16 242 18 234 21 236 29184 27661 12 222 14 231 17 229 19 226 27661 26111 11 191 14 219 19 219 18 223 26111 24537 11 176 13 205 18 215 17 231 24537 22937 13 165 14 198 16 213 19 236 22937 21304 13 157 15 198 14 211 23 234 21304 19660 14 192 15 210 14 216 25 233 19660 18086 23 203 17 214 15 226 25 236 18086 16652 26 195 18 212 16 235 25 242 16652 15367 24 190 18*213 17 239 22 247 15367 14209 21 188 17*217 17 240 19 252 14209 13160 19 193 17 220 16*239 15 256 13160 12209 18 204 17 223 15*242 13 258 12209 11346 17 219 17 228 15 243 13 260 11346 10568 16*230 17 231 15 245 13 262 10568 9863 16*233 17 233 15 246 14 261 9863 9218 16 234 17 235 15 248 15 259 9218 8635 16 235 17 236 15 248 14 256 8635 8139 16 235 16 237 15 249 13 257 8139 7753 15 236 16 238 15 250 11 258 7753 7484 14 236 15 238 14 249 10 258 7484 7319 12 235 13 239 12 250 8*257 7319 7225 9 235 10 239 9 250 4*256 7225 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 21Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography