DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - 20.3 - - 32.4 - - 29.1 - - 22.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 36 - - -12 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 892 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7205 - - 7205 - - 7205 - - 7205 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7222 - - 8097 - - 7222 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 465 - - 933 - - 1006 - - 195 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 145 - - 13 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 12 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 134 - - 148 - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - 10 - - -3 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2602 - - -1614 - - -1543 - - -2975 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9825 - - 9712 - - 8766 - - 10197 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12040 - - -7552 - - -7690 - - -13439 ODpotential blCL - - - 19262 - - 15649 - - 14912 - - 20661 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 46 - - 48 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.3 - - 32.4 - - 29.1 - - 22.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 3.7 - - 15.7 - - 16.7 - - 3.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.3 - - 32.2 - - 30.7 - - 27.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 2.7 - - 14.7 - - 15.6 - - 5.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 36 - - -12 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 892 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96113 40 267 41 283 48 279 47 277 96113 89117 22 262 33 292 26 308 19 306 89117 83708 11 280 20 288 18 320 13 325 83708 79172 9 356 4 313 10 313 12 334 79172 75214 9 333 3 106 7 265 9 317 75214 71681 12 337 13 332 15 001 13 030 71681 68470 17 315 23 300 26 314 21 342 68470 65520 6 310 13 292 11 321 12 335 65520 62774 24 338 28 338 20 001 25 356 62774 60113 37 329 36 331 33 341 34 337 60113 57342 34 338 32 337 31 350 31 345 57342 54470 32 353 31 352 40 006 49 354 54470 51742 39 353 40 350 58 357 51 350 51742 49289 46 349 51 349 63 353 54 002 49289 47070 51 350 55 349 62 354 63 360 47070 45049 53 354 55 352 60 354 69 356 45049 43209 57 357 56 357 60 355 68 359 43209 41535 61 358 60 004 62 357 66 359 41535 40008 64 356 65 005 64 002 60 008 40008 38604 62 355 63 004 67 007 64 016 38604 37293 59 353 60 005 72 009 70 010 37293 36034 54 352 57 003 72 008 73 009 36034 34771 52 350 48 359 60 008 72 013 34771 33478 50 347 41 359 51 013 72 024 33478 32166 45 347 39 002 46 010 52 030 32166 30829 39 353 37 002 38 004 31 027 30829 29457 34 360 29 358 32 005 19 029 29457 28052 30 007 23 357 24 004 14 034 28052 26614 29 012 19 352 20 004 11 014 26614 25145 26 010 18 341 18 014 12 356 25145 23645 22 003 18 335 16 025 12 355 23645 22112 19 357 19 338 13 030 10 001 22112 20540 20 356 20 350 12 030 8 007 20540 18958 21 359 19 003 11 025 7 018 18958 17450 20 005 18 012 10 022 6 030 17450 16082 19 012 16 019 10 024 6 037 16082 14861 18 021 15 023 10 030 5 044 14861 13765 15 031 12 023 11 036 5 055 13765 12773 14 042 8 022 10 038 5 067 12773 11875 13 056 6 024 9 042 6 076 11875 11063 13 072 4 049 7 049 6 085 11063 10332 15 087 5 095 6 065 7 094 10332 9671 17 100 9 118 6 091 8 105 9671 9068 20 111 13 126 9 119 10 117 9068 8525 22 120 15*130 13 131 13 125 8525 8066 22 128 14*133 14 136 15 129 8066 7708 19 133 13 134 13 141 16 132 7708 7460 14 139 12 134 10 143 12 138 7460 7309 10*146 10 134 7*146 9*148 7309 7222 3*167 6 133 3*148 4*197 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