DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 43.4 - - 42.5 - - - - - 40.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 97 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2376 - - 1146 - - - - - 890 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8465 - - 7206 - - - - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9583 - - 8352 - - - - - 8096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1827 - - 2331 - - - - - 868 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 309 - - 209 - - - - - 69 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 7 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 295 - - - - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -8 - - - - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2294 - - 1130 - - - - - 873 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7289 - - 7223 - - - - - 7223 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 711 - - 366 - - - - - -375 ODpotential blCL - - - 8872 - - 7986 - - - - - 8471 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 42.5 - - - - - 40.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.3 - - 39.2 - - - - - 37.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.2 - - 41.7 - - - - - 40.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 38.5 - - - - - 36.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 97 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2376 - - 1146 - - - - - 890 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - - - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 98369 1 208 16 008 9 137 98369 90956 7 063 5 079 18 098 90956 85245 8 152 7 118 21 075 85245 80513 20 122 9 128 18 060 80513 76449 14 126 13 139 13 045 76449 72851 10 150 11 149 6 058 72851 69581 9 165 12 147 6 195 69581 66566 11 184 12 188 13 185 66566 63752 13 174 14 213 14 192 63752 61006 15 206 20 210 14 216 61006 58134 15 198 18 220 18 230 58134 55155 16 246 20 244 19 227 55155 52317 23 252 21 263 18 256 52317 49764 19 248 24 266 29 269 49764 47480 17 275 29 267 36 271 47480 45420 21 283 31 265 39 272 45420 43543 29 290 28 270 35 276 43543 41820 32 301 29 298 33 291 41820 40228 36 309 40 303 42 304 40228 38753 41 308 45 300 54 307 38753 37388 43 307 45 298 58 306 37388 36098 44 309 43 301 57 307 36098 34815 47 311 42 307 57 309 34815 33511 48 315 42 310 55 310 33511 32190 46 320 41 312 49 308 32190 30844 45 323 40 316 40 307 30844 29465 43 328 37 325 36 309 29465 28054 42 333 35 332 31 309 28054 26609 41 338 32 334 27 308 26609 25135 38 341 30 330 26 308 25135 23636 37 342 29 328 26 310 23636 22108 36 343 28 330 26 313 22108 20548 35 345 28 335 25 317 20548 18980 32 346 28 339 22 324 18980 17481 31 348 27 340 20 330 17481 16118 30 352 26 340 19 337 16118 14900 26 355 25 338 18 342 14900 13806 20 358 23 338 18 348 13806 12815 15 360 18 337 17 351 12815 11917 10 000 12 337 16 354 11917 11103 5 003 5 329 15 356 11103 10368 3 357 4 308 14 357 10368 9704 3*350 4 300 13 357 9704 9096 3*338 5 296 12 357 9096 8548 4 331 6*296 11*347 8548 8083 4 329 6*295 9*330 8083 7720 4 327 6 296 8 325 7720 7467 3 329 6 296 7 324 7467 7312 3 328 5 294 6 322 7312 7223 3 327 4 295 4 320 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