DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 Truckee 7206ft 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.1 - - 40.0 - - 36.1 - - 29.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 6 - - -3 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7205 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7222 - - 7222 - - 7223 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 426 - - 1015 - - 640 - - 208 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 26 - - 9 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 115 - - 076 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -17 - - 2 - - -2 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4397 - - -2896 - - -2606 - - -4461 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11620 - - 10118 - - 9830 - - 11684 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14183 - - -10145 - - -11036 - - -14773 ODpotential blCL - - - 21405 - - 17367 - - 18259 - - 21995 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 58 - - 50 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.1 - - 40.0 - - 36.1 - - 29.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.6 - - 21.4 - - 18.8 - - 5.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.9 - - 40.3 - - 38.6 - - 36.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.5 - - 20.3 - - 17.6 - - 3.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 6 - - -3 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 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] 96393 36 065 26 060 29 079 34 080 96393 89365 35 061 34 058 36 066 30 063 89365 83943 34 064 34 058 36 062 22 065 83943 79386 34 065 29 063 26 058 19 060 79386 75415 31 058 24 048 23 043 27 047 75415 71902 23 051 23 032 27 032 30 042 71902 68728 23 047 24 025 28 025 31 044 68728 65811 24 036 22 017 27 016 32 031 65811 63116 25 026 21 011 27 009 31 016 63116 60516 28 023 25 011 27 010 26 006 60516 57793 32 015 30 012 30 017 28 001 57793 54950 33 004 33 009 32 002 32 354 54950 52216 31 355 30 352 30 345 32 344 52216 49737 30 343 29 350 30 335 33 331 49737 47512 33 336 33 338 33 331 34 329 47512 45489 36 332 34 329 37 324 36 326 45489 43627 33 328 33 326 36 319 37 321 43627 41904 31 328 32 328 34 319 37 316 41904 40314 31 330 34 327 34 327 35 317 40314 38853 33 332 37 328 37 333 35 323 38853 37508 40 333 42 331 42 331 38 325 37508 36237 47 332 46 331 46 327 41 322 36237 34969 47 331 48 328 47 327 42 321 34969 33675 44 331 48 328 46 327 41 322 33675 32361 37 334 41 330 37 328 38 322 32361 31016 25 343 23 334 25 329 24 325 31016 29635 18 350 15 352 20 337 20 333 29635 28219 15 352 17 002 19 342 20 329 28219 26771 14 354 19 004 20 347 20 331 26771 25291 13 355 21 006 22 357 19 341 25291 23785 13 357 21 007 24 004 19 352 23785 22249 14 003 20 002 23 003 18 354 22249 20676 15 009 19 357 22 356 16 356 20676 19092 14 011 18 351 21 348 14 354 19092 17578 13 009 15 344 20 339 14 349 17578 16200 11 003 13 337 19 334 14 346 16200 14969 10 358 11 334 18 335 13 346 14969 13860 10 356 9 335 16 340 11 348 13860 12857 9 000 8 343 13 349 9 353 12857 11947 8 012 6 358 10 003 8 002 11947 11124 6 033 4 024 7 028 5 020 11124 10382 6 060 4 060 6 056 4 050 10382 9712 8 086 5 093 7 081 5 086 9712 9100 12 105 9 113 10 101 8 105 9100 8548 17 113 13 118 14 110 12 115 8548 8080 19 116 14 121 15 113 15 118 8080 7717 18 118 13 121 15 116 16 120 7717 7465 13 120 10 119 11 113 13 124 7465 7311 8*127 7 118 7*110 8*133 7311 7222 2*257 4*115 2*076 2*238 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