DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/12 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.9 - - 43.2 - - 37.9 - - 32.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -13 - - -6 - - 3 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7223 - - 7223 - - 7223 - - 7223 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 282 - - 987 - - 523 - - 215 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 20 - - 16 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 209 - - 136 - - 135 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - -4 - - -5 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6105 - - -3588 - - -3766 - - -5128 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13328 - - 10811 - - 10989 - - 12352 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14944 - - -9998 - - -11707 - - -15175 ODpotential blCL - - - 22167 - - 17221 - - 18930 - - 22398 blCL maxRH - - - 29 - - 34 - - 32 - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.9 - - 43.2 - - 37.9 - - 32.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 2.4 - - 21.8 - - 16.0 - - 5.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.2 - - 44.2 - - 41.6 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 1.5 - - 20.6 - - 14.8 - - 4.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -13 - - -6 - - 3 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 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] 96275 42 069 43 073 42 055 38 068 96275 89406 47 075 44 074 36 059 36 067 89406 84019 42 080 39 079 36 068 34 079 84019 79477 35 080 31 086 23 073 30 078 79477 75526 25 063 25 071 22 071 24 076 75526 72017 19 069 17 057 22 030 25 051 72017 68842 18 071 17 048 20 020 20 038 68842 65921 13 049 12 037 19 028 20 028 65921 63224 17 023 17 021 23 010 18 359 63224 60625 26 355 23 349 21 008 12 020 60625 57898 23 353 22 354 26 007 20 027 57898 55064 33 359 35 355 38 358 38 006 55064 52373 42 344 46 346 48 344 47 352 52373 49957 44 346 44 352 40 349 46 352 49957 47785 46 357 46 358 46 000 49 356 47785 45798 47 001 54 357 54 358 49 001 45798 43959 53 359 53 357 56 002 55 006 43959 42245 55 360 55 002 54 001 53 009 42245 40648 53 004 56 007 50 008 50 014 40648 39167 46 009 48 014 51 016 48 025 39167 37800 39 020 40 019 52 019 46 036 37800 36511 36 032 35 024 44 020 41 038 36511 35233 35 050 32 034 32 024 34 034 35233 33940 37 064 31 048 22 036 25 039 33940 32631 29 074 29 065 20 047 22 052 32631 31286 22 103 21 077 17 053 21 053 31286 29898 26 119 18 107 11 060 19 059 29898 28470 26 120 20 121 8 069 15 064 28470 27007 24 118 19 125 8 091 11 065 27007 25511 21 114 19 127 12 112 8 074 25511 23988 16 108 17 127 15 121 8 093 23988 22435 12 096 13 118 16 122 11 115 22435 20845 11 084 11 102 15 116 13 122 20845 19245 12 082 11 089 15 108 13 117 19245 17713 14 083 13 084 15 104 13 111 17713 16317 15 087 14 085 15 104 13 111 16317 15068 16 089 15 090 15 105 12 115 15068 13943 16 092 15 095 14 107 11 119 13943 12924 15 094 15 101 15 109 11 124 12924 12002 15 098 15 107 15 113 11 128 12002 11167 14 103 16 111 16 116 13 130 11167 10415 15 109 16 115 18 120 15 131 10415 9736 15 116 17 119 20 122 18 131 9736 9117 17 122 19 123 22 124 20 131 9117 8559 19 127 19 127 23 127 22 132 8559 8087 20 130 18 129 23 127 22 132 8087 7721 19 132 15 130 21 126 20 131 7721 7467 15 136 10 131 15 125 15 132 7467 7312 10*150 8*133 10*124 9*147 7312 7223 4*209 3*136 2*135 4*238 7223 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