DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.6 - - 60.9 - - 59.2 - - 50.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 231 - - 406 - - 236 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2250 - - 3658 - - 2646 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8545 - - 9773 - - 8831 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9457 - - 10865 - - 9854 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1948 - - 2992 - - 2479 - - 1294 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 354 - - 495 - - 371 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 237 - - 245 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -33 - - -38 - - -43 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3482 - - -1895 - - -2297 - - -2946 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12939 - - 12761 - - 12151 - - 10171 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8972 - - -6357 - - -7177 - - -7858 ODpotential blCL - - - 18429 - - 17222 - - 17031 - - 15082 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 55 - - 51 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.6 - - 60.9 - - 59.2 - - 50.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.1 - - 30.0 - - 31.0 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.2 - - 58.6 - - 57.8 - - 52.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.9 - - 28.8 - - 29.8 - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 231 - - 406 - - 236 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2250 - - 3658 - - 2646 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98291 12 115 7 105 16 121 11 134 98291 90871 7 092 8 157 6 176 3 188 90871 85166 8 230 3 237 1 183 4 149 85166 80429 13 209 12 246 5 291 3 061 80429 76331 9 213 12 241 8 261 6 343 76331 72689 9 203 9 225 6 230 6 305 72689 69379 3 209 7 220 5 232 6 293 69379 66338 6 295 7 209 7 261 6 291 66338 63528 7 305 4 208 9 259 9 270 63528 60817 11 296 7 287 9 272 8 271 60817 57991 10 291 12 281 12 279 9 286 57991 55058 12 304 17 272 18 279 15 275 55058 52278 17 294 18 272 20 277 20 272 52278 49800 18 290 19 274 21 269 21 274 49800 47604 17 294 21 263 21 256 23 271 47604 45639 19 298 19 254 24 247 22 264 45639 43857 18 305 18 256 25 236 24 251 43857 42213 16 319 17 265 19 238 27 243 42213 40676 14 321 14 279 17 243 26 241 40676 39231 14 307 16 283 16 254 22 245 39231 37873 15 278 20 285 17 276 20 252 37873 36578 16 261 24 285 20 287 19 259 36578 35283 16 261 25 281 20 282 19 269 35283 33964 14 265 24 275 20 273 20 273 33964 32625 13 259 22 271 19 267 20 275 32625 31255 13 258 19 272 16 265 19 279 31255 29845 12 258 16 275 13 266 16 282 29845 28400 9 250 13 271 11 266 11 282 28400 26924 7 237 12 263 10 270 8 282 26924 25421 6 228 10 271 9 264 6 284 25421 23897 5 242 9 266 11 244 7 257 23897 22347 5 257 9 250 12 238 9 248 22347 20763 4 261 8 244 10 239 8 245 20763 19173 6 249 9 242 8 226 10 214 19173 17657 10 233 11 229 10 208 16 190 17657 16280 13 219 13 215 12 197 19 181 16280 15048 14 209 14 208 13 197 16 179 15048 13938 13 204 14 207 13 205 12 185 13938 12931 13 203 14 211 14 215 10 201 12931 12017 13 206 14 219 16 223 11 221 12017 11187 14 214 14*227 17 228 13 234 11187 10438 15 222 15*232 16*235 15 240 10438 9760 16*227 15 235 16*240 17 242 9760 9139 16*229 16 237 16 244 19 243 9139 8578 16 231 16 238 16 245 19 243 8578 8102 15 231 16 239 16 246 17 247 8102 7731 15 232 15 239 16 246 14 252 7731 7473 13 232 14 239 15 247 12 253 7473 7315 12 232 13 239 13 247 9*252 7315 7224 8 232 9 240 9 247 5*253 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