DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 Truckee 7208ft 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.8 - - 67.3 - - 65.8 - - 57.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 418 - - 532 - - 301 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3310 - - 4636 - - 3018 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9499 - - 10618 - - 9175 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10518 - - 11844 - - 10226 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1684 - - 2061 - - 1969 - - 1430 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 477 - - 578 - - 414 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 13 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 213 - - 226 - - 245 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -23 - - -30 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3382 - - -1585 - - -3127 - - -3661 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13901 - - 13430 - - 13354 - - 10885 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8093 - - -5286 - - -6905 - - -8678 ODpotential blCL - - - 18611 - - 17130 - - 17131 - - 15902 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 44 - - 50 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.8 - - 67.3 - - 65.8 - - 57.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 33.4 - - 32.4 - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 64.4 - - 63.8 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.5 - - 32.9 - - 31.9 - - 34.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 418 - - 532 - - 301 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3310 - - 4636 - - 3018 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99410 36 110 26 108 25 102 38 105 99410 91962 33 122 22 121 23 108 27 097 91962 86222 24 112 21 120 26 112 18 107 86222 81443 15 125 22 119 20 115 16 104 81443 77303 13 105 18 122 16 118 12 087 77303 73647 12 111 13 133 11 126 10 076 73647 70338 11 099 9 137 7 149 6 070 70338 67293 8 094 8 135 7 168 6 131 67293 64474 5 086 8 153 3 232 4 134 64474 61753 10 163 8 157 6 174 11 163 61753 58912 17 206 17 201 13 229 11 202 58912 55952 23 224 24 205 23 210 22 206 55952 53125 31 228 26 221 22 214 25 216 53125 50581 34 223 36 226 29 230 28 234 50581 48309 34 224 41 223 38 230 36 244 48309 46263 32 231 40 224 41 230 43 239 46263 44406 32 244 35 223 39 231 43 237 44406 42710 32 249 29 230 38 233 42 240 42710 41147 31 250 26 238 36 237 45 243 41147 39693 31 245 25 238 34 241 47 241 39693 38333 30 242 24 234 32 243 45 239 38333 37033 29 244 23 235 29 243 41 241 37033 35733 27 249 21 235 26 242 38 243 35733 34404 25 250 21 231 26 240 35 242 34404 33052 23 247 22 233 27 240 33 239 33052 31668 23 244 22 238 26 242 32 236 31668 30245 23 244 23 241 25 240 30 237 30245 28785 23 246 23 241 24 239 26 236 28785 27290 22 249 23 240 23 238 24 233 27290 25766 22 250 23 239 21 239 21 229 25766 24214 22 248 23 239 20 237 20 229 24214 22635 21 243 24 236 22 232 21 230 22635 21021 21 236 24 231 22 226 21 222 21021 19403 20 230 22 224 21 217 22 206 19403 17857 19 226 20 217 20 205 26 190 17857 16451 17 224 17 209 19 193 28 178 16451 15193 15 219 16 196 20 182 26 174 15193 14059 17 209 16 186 19 177 23 173 14059 13032 20 199 15 184 17 175 21 175 13032 12099 21 193 12*195 15 177 20 180 12099 11253 20*192 12*205 11 191 20 187 11253 10490 16*197 12 212 9*215 19 193 10490 9799 15 208 13 223 11*234 16 199 9799 9168 15 214 14 229 12 243 12 213 9168 8598 14 217 14 232 13 246 10 243 8598 8115 14 218 14 234 13 247 10 259 8115 7739 13 220 14 235 13 248 10 262 7739 7477 12 220 13 235 12 249 9 261 7477 7316 11 220 12 236 11 249 7*261 7316 7224 8 220 9 236 8 249 4*260 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