DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.6 - - 76.3 - - - - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 244 - - 316 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3658 - - 10824 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9614 - - 15424 - - - - - 7208 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10866 - - 18033 - - - - - 7225 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5706 - - 1273 - - - - - 1632 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 422 - - 657 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 61 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 2 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 108 - - 196 - - - - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - 47 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5058 - - 2683 - - - - - -2076 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15924 - - 15351 - - - - - 9302 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8800 - - 408 - - - - - -5671 ODpotential blCL - - - 19666 - - 17625 - - - - - 12896 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 72 - - - - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 180 - - - - - 1140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.6 - - 76.3 - - - - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.8 - - 33.7 - - - - - 48.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.9 - - 74.2 - - - - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 32.6 - - - - - 48.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 244 - - 316 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3658 - - 10824 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 9 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] 98940 28 118 27 099 21 093 98940 91418 26 104 20 099 22 095 91418 85658 22 104 15 101 23 084 85658 80910 21 107 10 111 21 089 80910 76833 19 099 6 089 23 083 76833 73234 19 094 7 083 19 075 73234 69983 14 072 14 095 14 069 69983 67005 10 070 16 086 12 058 67005 64249 9 079 11 067 11 061 64249 61580 5 068 9 046 9 047 61580 58790 3 094 5 348 11 018 58790 55892 5 339 5 302 11 333 55892 53126 12 304 10 300 14 309 53126 50631 19 302 18 306 15 303 50631 48388 25 293 24 300 20 301 48388 46349 28 284 29 292 23 300 46349 44488 28 279 29 284 23 298 44488 42784 26 281 27 280 20 298 42784 41209 24 284 21 289 18 300 41209 39745 20 287 21 301 15 301 39745 38381 18 299 22 303 8 327 38381 37084 18 308 20 301 9 028 37084 35790 16 314 17 306 13 049 35790 34469 13 312 15 317 16 059 34469 33124 11 316 14 325 18 065 33124 31745 10 350 11 341 18 072 31745 30323 11 011 11 357 19 077 30323 28864 11 025 10 001 19 077 28864 27371 11 051 8 024 16 075 27371 25846 12 071 7 050 14 072 25846 24296 13 074 7 073 11 075 24296 22718 11 073 10 082 9 078 22718 21105 8 099 8 089 7 067 21105 19484 5 122 5*140 2 061 19484 17936 3 204 4*161 3 167 17936 16529 10 214 3 156 6 132 16529 15268 10 202 3 158 8 104 15268 14131 8 194 2 169 9 083 14131 13100 5 196 2 184 10 066 13100 12162 5 183 2 199 10 052 12162 11310 5*148 2 215 11 037 11310 10540 6*124 2 230 12 023 10540 9842 8 112 2 239 13 009 9842 9202 8 109 3 246 14 001 9202 8624 8 106 3 249 13 340 8624 8132 8 104 3 250 12 313 8132 7750 8 103 3 251 12 305 7750 7483 7 102 3 252 11 302 7483 7319 7 101 3 253 9*301 7319 7225 5 101 2 250 6*299 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