DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.8 - - 65.9 - - 67.6 - - 57.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 125 - - 282 - - 128 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2296 - - 5802 - - 7049 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8392 - - 11336 - - 11874 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9503 - - 13010 - - 14257 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2243 - - 1788 - - 2304 - - 3519 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 302 - - 516 - - 428 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 16 - - 25 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 128 - - 147 - - 118 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 3 - - 34 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1740 - - -1128 - - -506 - - -1277 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11243 - - 14138 - - 14763 - - 8502 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7107 - - -5977 - - -4566 - - -4927 ODpotential blCL - - - 16610 - - 18987 - - 18823 - - 12151 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 58 - - 61 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.8 - - 65.9 - - 67.6 - - 57.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.6 - - 28.9 - - 27.8 - - 45.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.8 - - 64.1 - - 66.5 - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 27.7 - - 26.7 - - 44.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 125 - - 282 - - 128 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2296 - - 5802 - - 7049 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 8 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] 97678 10 269 5 224 9 228 9 254 97678 90220 7 266 6 248 6 282 5 304 90220 84496 8 226 7 276 5 297 7 345 84496 79778 5 203 7 295 2 344 8 314 79778 75747 3 347 8 304 9 353 9 355 75747 72207 5 005 7 290 14 326 14 010 72207 69007 9 335 9 319 15 331 12 356 69007 66062 12 328 12 310 16 333 12 341 66062 63329 12 326 13 306 18 327 13 349 63329 60679 13 331 9 315 17 314 13 340 60679 57920 17 323 10 326 15 309 11 324 57920 55068 21 310 15 319 16 304 13 308 55068 52361 20 311 20 308 22 301 23 305 52361 49936 29 314 25 311 26 310 25 306 49936 47769 39 309 35 317 35 318 29 319 47769 45814 43 320 46 322 47 325 39 322 45814 44032 57 320 55 322 54 323 47 319 44032 42393 61 315 57 320 54 320 48 316 42393 40867 60 318 55 320 49 320 42 315 40867 39432 59 323 52 321 44 322 39 313 39432 38082 59 325 50 322 42 320 37 311 38082 36792 58 326 49 323 42 319 34 310 36792 35501 57 326 48 324 41 319 33 309 35501 34183 55 326 46 323 39 318 32 309 34183 32844 52 326 44 323 37 318 32 311 32844 31472 51 329 40 323 36 319 32 314 31472 30060 48 331 35 321 35 320 30 316 30060 28611 43 331 31 321 34 319 29 319 28611 27129 39 327 30 320 31 316 27 322 27129 25617 38 323 31 320 27 315 24 319 25617 24080 37 320 31 320 26 315 22 313 24080 22515 32 320 28 321 25 315 21 312 22515 20915 26 323 21 323 20 317 19 313 20915 19310 20 321 13 324 11 317 14 309 19310 17778 14 316 8 328 4 317 8 295 17778 16389 7 321 4 351 3 129 6 238 16389 15146 2 358 2 096 6*124 7 182 15146 14027 1 099 5*132 6*118 9 135 14027 13013 2 117 7*138 6 115 10 114 13013 12092 2 141 7 140 5 115 11 101 12092 11254 4 148 6 142 4 113 10 090 11254 10497 7 138 6 144 3 114 10 079 10497 9810 10*131 6 148 2 115 10 069 9810 9179 10*129 6 151 1 123 9 055 9179 8609 10 129 6 154 1 146 8 036 8609 8123 10 129 5 157 1 161 7 010 8123 7744 9 129 5 159 1 193 7 348 7744 7480 8 127 5 159 1 199 7 333 7480 7317 8 127 4 158 1 192 5*322 7317 7224 6 126 4 158 1 195 4*314 7224 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