DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.1 - - 64.5 - - 60.4 - - 49.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 310 - - 452 - - 216 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2921 - - 3740 - - 2781 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9110 - - 9859 - - 8883 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10128 - - 10948 - - 9988 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1984 - - 1906 - - 1369 - - 1235 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 414 - - 510 - - 361 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 16 - - 17 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 245 - - 251 - - 254 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -34 - - -41 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5592 - - -5187 - - -3998 - - -3048 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15721 - - 16136 - - 13987 - - 10272 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11623 - - -10114 - - -9342 - - -9438 ODpotential blCL - - - 21751 - - 21062 - - 19330 - - 16662 blCL maxRH - - - 30 - - 30 - - 35 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.1 - - 64.5 - - 60.4 - - 49.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.4 - - 18.8 - - 24.2 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.2 - - 62.2 - - 59.1 - - 51.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.8 - - 18.2 - - 24.0 - - 29.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 310 - - 452 - - 216 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2921 - - 3740 - - 2781 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 98777 10 197 12 167 4 140 12 134 98777 91410 13 165 8 178 5 162 8 142 91410 85689 9 158 6 178 7 181 9 171 85689 80915 9 168 8 218 7 210 3 186 80915 76792 5 166 12 210 11 250 3 292 76792 73148 3 264 8 217 12 229 10 258 73148 69858 7 278 9 270 8 232 10 240 69858 66840 9 271 14 258 7 277 7 253 66840 64047 12 260 18 250 13 284 9 290 64047 61344 12 253 21 248 20 276 14 298 61344 58520 15 275 22 260 26 265 26 275 58520 55593 24 279 27 271 30 257 34 262 55593 52802 33 279 33 269 35 260 37 262 52802 50293 38 275 38 268 39 265 43 266 50293 48048 41 272 42 267 42 267 46 263 48048 46004 44 271 44 265 46 268 45 259 46004 44124 45 265 43 264 49 266 44 263 44124 42385 44 263 44 261 49 262 51 265 42385 40773 45 262 44 258 47 258 55 260 40773 39273 49 260 43 257 44 258 53 255 39273 37880 49 258 44 257 43 260 49 254 37880 36564 43 259 44 254 44 259 47 255 36564 35262 39 261 41 253 44 257 46 255 35262 33942 32 264 38 256 43 254 45 255 33942 32608 28 267 35 257 38 252 43 253 32608 31246 26 265 32 258 35 251 41 252 31246 29845 25 265 29 259 33 253 40 252 29845 28410 24 263 27 261 31 255 37 253 28410 26942 25 258 26 261 29 256 34 252 26942 25445 26 254 26 260 27 257 32 251 25445 23924 26 255 26 259 24 256 28 248 23924 22375 24 261 24 257 22 253 24 243 22375 20794 21 265 21 255 20 248 20 239 20794 19204 17 266 18 253 19 245 17 237 19204 17684 15 266 15 253 16 247 14 237 17684 16301 14 264 14 253 14 248 11 236 16301 15062 13 256 13 248 14 244 11 234 15062 13947 14 250 14 240 14 239 11 234 13947 12936 14 246 15 235 16 235 12 237 12936 12019 13 243 16 234 18 234 14 242 12019 11188 12 238 15*237 17 238 17 245 11188 10437 11*234 16*241 17*245 20 243 10437 9759 12*233 16 243 17*248 21 240 9759 9138 12 234 17 245 18 250 21 240 9138 8578 12 234 17 246 18 251 20 245 8578 8102 12 235 17 247 18 251 19 252 8102 7731 11 235 16 247 17 252 18 254 7731 7473 10 236 15 247 16 252 15 255 7473 7314 9 235 13 247 14 252 12*255 7314 7224 7 235 10 248 10 252 6*254 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