DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/24 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 - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 32.5 - - 32.7 - - 29.6 - - 26.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 50 - - 9 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 133 - - 612 - - 197 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7206 - - 7205 - - 7205 - - 7205 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7339 - - 7818 - - 7402 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1779 - - 1904 - - 1729 - - 857 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 59 - - 138 - - 54 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 12 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 205 - - 220 - - 221 - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -15 - - -14 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 117 - - 596 - - 181 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7222 - - 7222 - - 7222 - - 7222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -198 - - 136 - - -164 - - -1700 ODpotential blCL - - - 7537 - - 7682 - - 7566 - - 8922 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 60 - - 10 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.5 - - 32.7 - - 29.6 - - 26.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.7 - - 31.3 - - 28.5 - - 25.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.5 - - 32.2 - - 29.6 - - 28.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 30.8 - - 28.4 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 50 - - 9 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 133 - - 612 - - 197 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 99 - - 101 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96135 21 317 27 313 15 331 18 291 96135 89099 18 313 23 310 19 321 8 314 89099 83623 10 313 17 286 20 285 13 311 83623 79048 18 304 10 335 25 284 20 310 79048 75096 32 268 24 276 20 255 23 253 75096 71627 20 265 18 253 8 209 9 265 71627 68433 5 259 20 253 23 252 19 307 68433 65427 28 248 47 238 50 242 38 248 65427 62642 57 234 62 230 58 224 55 228 62642 59962 61 223 63 216 49 211 51 226 59962 57158 52 216 56 199 47 223 58 229 57158 54227 44 207 42 201 61 225 72 223 54227 51406 40 200 47 220 72 218 72 216 51406 48849 40 213 52 228 67 216 63 218 48849 46552 59 236 77 237 67 226 65 226 46552 44477 95 239 107 231 90 232 83 230 44477 42593 130 232 135 225 119 227 104 225 42593 40868 151 222 150 218 131 219 113 219 40868 39273 158 216 149 214 133 215 111 215 39273 37793 158 215 142 213 129 214 107 214 37793 36422 154 214 139 211 123 215 103 213 36422 35132 151 211 140 209 120 216 97 212 35132 33858 151 207 140 207 122 216 90 212 33858 32572 148 208 139 206 127 213 89 215 32572 31277 142 209 139 208 133 209 95 216 31277 29959 132 207 134 209 137 208 102 215 29959 28607 121 207 123 208 133 207 103 213 28607 27222 114 212 118 204 124 206 99 212 27222 25806 112 212 117 199 114 198 96 213 25806 24364 108 206 111 199 112 198 91 215 24364 22908 101 203 110 205 104 205 77 217 22908 21443 95 209 106 214 92 210 60 213 21443 19959 92 219 93 219 72 209 52 206 19959 18475 70 222 76 219 62 210 51 204 18475 17057 59 216 63 215 57 212 52 204 17057 15770 58 215 55 211 52 212 52 205 15770 14616 54 214 49 210 50 210 52 205 14616 13576 54 214 45 210 48 208 51 206 13576 12632 55 215 41 212 46 207 50 206 12632 11772 54 213 38 217 43 210 50 207 11772 10990 53 210 36 222 39 214 50 207 10990 10282 52 208 33 225 36 218 48 207 10282 9640 49 206 31 226 33 221 46 207 9640 9050 46 205 27 226 30 222 42 208 9050 8517 40 205 23 225 26 223 37 208 8517 8063 34 205 19*223 22 223 29 208 8063 7708 28 205 16*221 18 223 22 208 7708 7460 23*205 13 220 14*222 15 205 7460 7309 19*205 11 219 12*221 11*202 7309 7222 10 205 7 218 7 220 5*199 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