DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 Truckee 7206ft pt35874@39.407,-120.306 SPONSORED BY: Harry Fox RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.2 - - 44.9 - - 46.9 - - 43.5 - - 34.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -39 - - 14 - - 30 - - -3 - - -56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 333 - - 1357 - - 548 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top 7223 - - 7540 - - 8563 - - 7754 - - 7223 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 60 - - 1308 - - 1612 - - 1522 - - 358 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 84 - - 168 - - 62 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 6 - - 8 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 291 - - 301 - - 277 - - 266 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -21 - - -12 - - -15 - - -26 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1014 - - -1031 - - -1256 - - 430 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8237 - - 8571 - - 9819 - - 7324 - - 7223 sfcLCL ODpotential -8093 - - -5457 - - -7617 - - -3734 - - -5099 ODpotential blCL 15316 - - 12997 - - 16180 - - 11488 - - 12322 blCL maxRH 52 - - 56 - - 62 - - 70 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.2 - - 44.9 - - 46.9 - - 43.5 - - 34.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.6 - - 32.4 - - 29.0 - - 36.3 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.3 - - 44.8 - - 46.6 - - 44.1 - - 38.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.0 - - 31.2 - - 27.8 - - 35.4 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -39 - - 14 - - 30 - - -3 - - -56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 333 - - 1357 - - 548 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 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] 96321 9 295 6 317 5 263 11 255 11 253 96321 89196 3 347 6 135 9 239 11 288 7 321 89196 83684 7 341 7 130 11 207 10 272 10 299 83684 79100 5 314 3 282 11 252 12 289 9 312 79100 75130 13 311 9 280 18 271 16 284 19 301 75130 71605 16 291 11 297 21 287 20 293 24 290 71605 68422 16 287 19 288 25 286 22 301 18 293 68422 65491 21 286 21 280 26 283 26 295 23 304 65491 62755 22 285 20 280 24 268 27 279 23 291 62755 60084 21 290 22 274 24 260 23 273 21 294 60084 57285 23 290 26 280 26 272 29 280 31 292 57285 54387 30 284 29 284 29 280 33 280 35 280 54387 51623 34 277 32 279 33 285 37 282 35 278 51623 49130 35 276 35 270 38 278 41 282 38 283 49130 46899 38 278 42 273 43 280 43 288 43 292 46899 44892 47 287 46 278 48 285 49 292 50 302 44892 43075 46 289 47 277 50 282 52 295 51 301 43075 41418 44 309 45 288 52 288 52 298 61 313 41418 39902 57 318 59 304 56 296 55 299 63 309 39902 38501 57 311 63 302 63 299 55 298 53 301 38501 37190 52 305 59 301 65 299 53 299 50 315 37190 35937 50 305 56 301 59 297 50 301 51 320 35937 34683 51 307 54 301 53 299 47 304 49 315 34683 33401 52 309 52 301 53 301 45 307 46 308 33401 32095 52 311 51 302 51 299 44 308 46 306 32095 30754 50 311 48 302 48 299 45 307 49 308 30754 29372 48 311 44 303 45 300 43 303 51 313 29372 27957 46 311 42 304 43 301 40 300 50 319 27957 26510 44 314 37 302 39 298 36 293 47 322 26510 25035 39 316 32 300 35 294 34 286 40 321 25035 23537 32 316 29 298 32 289 33 283 33 316 23537 22015 26 313 27 296 31 285 32 284 28 310 22015 20462 25 311 26 292 31 284 32 289 26 305 20462 18906 25 312 25 290 28 285 30 292 24 300 18906 17422 24 311 22 289 25 285 27 292 22 295 17422 16076 21 308 19 286 22 285 24 291 22 293 16076 14872 18 304 17 284 19 286 21 290 21 293 14872 13788 16 301 16 285 17 288 18 291 21 295 13788 12806 15 301 16 289 15 293 17 293 21 297 12806 11913 14 303 16 296 14 297 16 295 21 299 11913 11103 14 305 15 304 14 303 15 298 20 300 11103 10370 14 307 15 310 13 307 14 299 20 298 10370 9707 14 308 15 315 12 308 14 296 20 296 9707 9099 15 308 15 318 11*300 14 284 20 291 9099 8550 16 307 14 316 10*285 14 271 20 283 8550 8083 16 305 13 311 9 277 14*268 19 272 8083 7719 16 302 11*307 9 275 13*267 18 263 7719 7467 14 297 8*303 8 273 12 267 16 260 7467 7312 12*293 7 301 7 272 9 266 13*259 7312 7223 7*291 4 298 5 271 6 265 7*261 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