DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 Truckee 7206ft pt35874@39.407,-120.306 SPONSORED BY: Harry Fox RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.5 - - 35.9 - - 42.5 - - 35.5 - - 29.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -27 - - -60 - - -26 - - -43 - - -97 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7205 Hcrit BL Top 7223 - - 7223 - - 7223 - - 7223 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 58 - - 144 - - 925 - - 537 - - 83 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 18 - - 21 - - 14 - - 14 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 214 - - 200 - - 213 - - 230 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -19 - - -17 - - -9 - - -12 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6923 - - -5047 - - -3719 - - -1990 - - -3119 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14147 - - 12271 - - 10943 - - 9213 - - 10342 sfcLCL ODpotential -18024 - - -14569 - - -10862 - - -11256 - - -14563 ODpotential blCL 25247 - - 21792 - - 18085 - - 18479 - - 21785 blCL maxRH 29 - - 59 - - 77 - - 71 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.5 - - 35.9 - - 42.5 - - 35.5 - - 29.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -4.2 - - 8.7 - - 20.5 - - 20.9 - - 10.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.0 - - 40.7 - - 44.8 - - 39.7 - - 35.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -5.2 - - 7.7 - - 19.4 - - 19.7 - - 9.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -27 - - -60 - - -26 - - -43 - - -97 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96479 52 034 36 040 39 037 40 032 34 029 96479 89437 41 032 35 038 32 052 28 048 27 024 89437 83965 36 034 37 040 31 039 25 047 24 032 83965 79379 32 036 39 038 29 025 29 027 29 032 79379 75408 26 046 34 039 28 029 25 024 28 025 75408 71892 26 036 28 041 22 031 20 036 19 031 71892 68693 27 020 20 033 15 027 15 038 14 027 68693 65743 24 009 16 012 11 011 15 026 12 013 65743 63016 19 348 15 005 12 011 14 013 11 020 63016 60383 14 349 11 010 10 016 9 008 8 034 60383 57640 8 356 5 359 7 011 5 357 3 047 57640 54790 4 043 1 201 3 008 3 246 2 062 54790 52068 5 053 8 188 2 186 9 209 4 199 52068 49619 2 065 12 179 7 183 15 203 12 232 49619 47443 3 255 9 185 10 198 18 196 22 231 47443 45502 9 242 9 220 24 221 22 234 31 239 45502 43750 17 237 25 241 55 230 50 249 66 244 43750 42135 22 237 34 241 74 237 105 241 102 246 42135 40620 21 236 40 234 89 234 105 240 108 240 40620 39189 17 225 46 230 76 234 94 241 105 240 39189 37838 16 209 42 229 63 234 82 239 101 241 37838 36543 13 181 39 232 43 233 67 235 94 243 36543 35247 13 151 40 235 33 230 44 231 80 245 35247 33926 12 146 40 238 28 225 35 229 56 242 33926 32590 13 155 36 238 26 220 35 226 36 226 32590 31230 15 149 21 215 20 220 32 222 30 215 31230 29831 17 130 14 155 12 187 27 212 27 208 29831 28394 18 116 11 140 14 150 25 201 22 197 28394 26923 20 113 12 147 18 149 25 196 21 187 26923 25419 20 116 20 138 25 153 23 193 22 186 25419 23887 20 119 28 134 29 150 19 187 23 189 23887 22325 16 122 25 123 29 143 16 187 21 193 22325 20728 13 134 23 121 27 139 15 186 17 191 20728 19123 13 141 20 125 24 138 14 170 14 170 19123 17591 13 141 17 129 21 138 14 155 16 152 17591 16203 12 140 15 133 20 137 12 150 17 149 16203 14965 11 141 14 139 19 138 9 151 15 150 14965 13855 10 144 13 147 18 142 7 157 12 154 13855 12852 10 147 13 156 18 152 6 165 10 156 12852 11944 8 150 14 164 16 166 6 183 9 161 11944 11122 7 151 15 169 15 185 8 208 8 183 11122 10380 5 153 16 171 15 203 11 226 10 214 10380 9710 5 162 18 170 16 213 15 232 16 231 9710 9099 7 167 20 167 18 216 19 233 22 238 9099 8548 10 164 23 163 20 215 21 227 25 241 8548 8081 12 155 25 161 19 211 22 220 25 243 8081 7717 14 152 24 161 16 208 20 220 23 241 7717 7465 12 157 19 167 12 209 15 224 19 238 7465 7311 10*167 15*178 9*211 10*227 16*238 7311 7222 6*214 6*200 5*213 5*230 7*239 7222 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