DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 Truckee 7208ft pt35874@39.407,-120.306 SPONSORED BY: Harry Fox RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.3 - - 71.8 - - 74.5 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 25 - - 352 - - 457 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 262 - - 2553 - - 3364 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 7207 - - 8876 - - 9571 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 7470 - - 9761 - - 10572 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 799 - - 1531 - - 1304 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 85 - - 416 - - 497 - - - - - - W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 10 - - 22 - - 23 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 225 - - 230 - - 234 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 14 - - 14 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -21 - - -54 - - -58 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9655 - - -7746 - - -8164 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 17126 - - 17508 - - 18737 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -17826 - - -14368 - - -14942 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 25296 - - 24129 - - 25514 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 56 - - 74 - - 70 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 64.3 - - 71.8 - - 74.5 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 15.3 - - 20.4 - - 17.5 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.4 - - 70.0 - - 72.1 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 14.3 - - 19.3 - - 16.4 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 25 - - 352 - - 457 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 262 - - 2553 - - 3364 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - - 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] 99358 39 109 37 097 36 105 99358 91846 37 102 33 109 34 104 91846 86068 35 100 26 101 28 098 86068 81295 29 100 19 100 23 104 81295 77196 26 092 19 111 17 110 77196 73581 17 098 22 109 14 131 73581 70313 13 107 19 106 15 132 70313 67313 9 137 13 144 13 131 67313 64526 11 128 15 119 14 162 64526 61833 5 179 10 175 12 163 61833 59056 7 134 10 171 17 205 59056 56218 18 217 29 214 31 204 56218 53538 26 219 29 209 33 208 53538 51118 37 225 34 219 41 223 51118 48934 52 228 48 227 55 225 48934 46941 68 229 66 230 67 225 46941 45103 77 227 79 230 76 226 45103 43391 75 226 81 227 80 226 43391 41787 68 224 76 225 79 224 41787 40282 62 224 70 222 74 222 40282 38872 61 225 65 222 68 223 38872 37529 60 225 61 223 63 224 37529 36189 58 224 59 225 59 224 36189 34826 59 223 58 226 56 225 34826 33445 57 225 57 229 54 227 33445 32031 54 228 52 231 50 230 32031 30580 51 230 46 231 45 229 30580 29094 46 233 41 228 41 225 29094 27575 41 235 38 225 40 222 27575 26027 38 235 35 223 38 220 26027 24455 35 233 32 221 35 218 24455 22853 33 227 30 219 32 217 22853 21216 32 221 28 219 30 218 21216 19571 30 217 27 220 28 219 19571 17997 29 213 27 222 27 221 17997 16567 28 211 27 223 27 222 16567 15288 28 210 28 223 27 223 15288 14136 28 211 29 223 28 223 14136 13095 27 212 30 223 28 223 13095 12152 27 213 30 223 30 224 12152 11297 27 215 30 224 28*226 11297 10527 26 217 29 225 26*229 10527 9832 27 219 27*226 25 232 9832 9195 27 222 26*228 24 234 9195 8621 27 224 24 230 24 235 8621 8132 25 225 23 231 23 237 8132 7749 22 225 22 231 22 237 7749 7482 17*225 20 231 20 237 7482 7319 15*225 17 232 17 237 7319 7225 8 225 12 232 12 237 7225 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