DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 Truckee 7207ft 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.3 - - 56.0 - - - - - 45.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 329 - - 451 - - - - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3683 - - 6096 - - - - - 997 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9725 - - 11747 - - - - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10889 - - 13303 - - - - - 8204 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1084 - - 1468 - - - - - 1170 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 462 - - 606 - - - - - 104 W* B/S - - - 31 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 9 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 313 - - - - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 17 - - - - - -33 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -603 - - 638 - - - - - -68 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11492 - - 12665 - - - - - 8272 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5506 - - -3045 - - - - - -3170 ODpotential blCL - - - 16395 - - 16348 - - - - - 11374 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 57 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.3 - - 56.0 - - - - - 45.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.0 - - 25.4 - - - - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 53.6 - - - - - 45.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.9 - - 24.3 - - - - - 33.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 329 - - 451 - - - - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3683 - - 6096 - - - - - 997 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98165 6 231 14 318 3 056 98165 90709 6 323 7 272 9 307 90709 84985 2 086 6 228 11 331 84985 80240 4 234 7 266 9 347 80240 76157 4 004 5 302 5 001 76157 72544 14 290 16 286 10 002 72544 69266 11 273 16 271 22 306 69266 66241 12 307 14 274 24 288 66241 63424 30 297 22 283 23 288 63424 60682 37 284 29 285 25 298 60682 57811 35 275 30 282 26 300 57811 54826 33 277 33 287 29 305 54826 51988 36 287 38 291 36 304 51988 49453 40 289 42 295 41 306 49453 47203 38 289 46 297 46 304 47203 45177 41 299 46 293 48 299 45177 43331 43 299 41 292 53 308 43331 41641 35 317 37 307 58 311 41641 40089 51 341 44 323 65 325 40089 38652 75 339 54 329 78 332 38652 37308 79 332 58 329 85 329 37308 36027 74 328 60 325 86 326 36027 34749 65 329 61 320 82 326 34749 33447 61 336 58 317 82 327 33447 32126 63 343 55 318 84 325 32126 30776 65 347 54 323 85 323 30776 29388 66 350 54 327 84 320 29388 27964 64 352 50 328 85 322 27964 26508 57 351 44 326 79 326 26508 25028 52 347 39 322 64 321 25028 23530 47 342 33 322 53 313 23530 22010 42 336 27 326 44 303 22010 20462 38 330 25 328 36 290 20462 18910 34 329 24 331 29 284 18910 17428 31 331 23 333 24 285 17428 16083 28 334 21 334 19 291 16083 14880 24 338 17 334 14 300 14880 13797 20 339 12*332 8 311 13797 12816 15 336 9*323 6 333 12816 11924 10 329 9 321 6 349 11924 11114 5*317 9 319 7 349 11114 10381 4*315 9 315 8 334 10381 9716 3 321 9 311 10 317 9716 9107 3 331 9 310 13 296 9107 8557 3 339 10 307 15*285 8557 8089 3 349 9 306 15*282 8089 7724 2 355 9 306 14 280 7724 7469 2 360 9 306 13 279 7469 7313 2 003 8 305 11 278 7313 7223 2 004 6 304 7 278 7223 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