DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/07 Truckee 7205ft 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 - - - 28.6 - - 29.2 - - 27.3 - - 24.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 54 - - 10 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 540 - - 1187 - - 705 - - 145 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7205 - - 7205 - - 7205 - - 7205 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7746 - - 8392 - - 7911 - - 7350 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2095 - - 2290 - - 2773 - - 2963 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 117 - - 175 - - 87 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - 19 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 266 - - 266 - - 264 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 11 - - 15 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -34 - - -39 - - -41 - - -30 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 524 - - 1171 - - 689 - - 129 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7222 - - 7222 - - 7222 - - 7222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 32 - - 327 - - -188 - - -265 ODpotential blCL - - - 7714 - - 8065 - - 8099 - - 7615 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 98 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.6 - - 29.2 - - 27.3 - - 24.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.3 - - 26.6 - - 24.4 - - 23.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.4 - - 28.9 - - 27.3 - - 24.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 25.9 - - 24.1 - - 23.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 54 - - 10 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 540 - - 1187 - - 705 - - 145 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 92 - - 93 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96138 33 290 24 279 39 290 23 289 96138 89054 23 283 31 291 24 295 17 287 89054 83602 16 262 23 298 24 310 19 283 83602 79043 17 251 22 304 26 296 23 300 79043 75046 19 262 29 289 24 291 30 289 75046 71474 17 267 25 271 21 287 25 270 71474 68234 15 275 19 265 22 278 21 275 68234 65245 23 288 19 274 29 272 25 288 65245 62455 31 285 27 280 33 269 31 284 62455 59745 33 277 28 273 30 273 30 272 59745 56913 29 271 28 270 28 279 26 272 56913 53954 28 270 32 270 30 278 28 279 53954 51109 31 269 38 273 34 278 39 277 51109 48541 40 273 46 270 42 278 43 281 48541 46249 49 273 53 274 46 282 49 290 46249 44184 59 274 58 273 52 287 52 292 44184 42302 61 270 57 272 55 281 58 291 42302 40572 60 262 58 272 58 274 61 281 40572 38970 55 260 58 271 59 270 54 274 38970 37484 54 270 58 267 45 272 43 278 37484 36112 56 276 48 266 45 295 34 289 36112 34817 67 283 42 278 63 304 42 307 34817 33538 74 279 49 291 77 296 58 306 33538 32252 72 270 57 289 74 282 60 297 32252 30963 70 267 63 283 62 268 53 295 30963 29659 68 268 59 275 50 261 61 304 29659 28332 64 270 45 267 39 269 73 304 28332 26989 60 268 31 277 43 295 76 303 26989 25624 55 267 33 305 55 303 74 303 25624 24233 53 266 43 312 60 301 70 303 24233 22819 48 271 48 312 60 298 65 304 22819 21376 43 279 48 309 56 295 62 303 21376 19901 40 287 46 306 53 294 59 299 19901 18419 36 296 46 306 49 296 56 293 18419 17001 34 308 46 308 48 298 54 291 17001 15710 33 318 44 311 48 298 54 291 15710 14553 31 319 39 313 48 296 53 291 14553 13511 26 318 35 313 48 296 51 290 13511 12567 21 320 32 312 47 294 48 288 12567 11713 19 325 29 308 43 291 43 282 11713 10940 18 320 25 297 39 285 39 276 10940 10241 18 303 23 282 35 277 36 269 10241 9608 18 286 22 275 32 272 34 265 9608 9026 19 274 22 272 31 269 33 262 9026 8500 19 269 21*270 29 267 32 259 8500 8052 19*268 20*268 27*266 30 258 8052 7701 17*267 19 266 25*265 27 256 7701 7458 15 266 17 266 21 264 23*256 7458 7308 13 265 14 265 18 264 19*256 7308 7222 8 264 9 264 10 263 10 256 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