DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 35.9 - - 37.7 - - 36.1 - - 29.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 127 - - 63 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1120 - - 1581 - - 1441 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7206 - - 7844 - - 7206 - - 7205 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8326 - - 8787 - - 8648 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 978 - - 682 - - 658 - - 751 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 259 - - 198 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 265 - - 267 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -25 - - -27 - - -38 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -105 - - 1380 - - 1426 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8431 - - 7408 - - 7223 - - 7222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5119 - - -3443 - - 174 - - -5051 ODpotential blCL - - - 13445 - - 12230 - - 8474 - - 12273 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 81 - - 96 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 37.7 - - 36.1 - - 29.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.4 - - 30.4 - - 32.1 - - 28.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 36.8 - - 35.6 - - 31.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.3 - - 29.2 - - 31.2 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 127 - - 63 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1120 - - 1581 - - 1441 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 24 - - 85 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97108 53 269 69 274 64 289 54 295 97108 89709 53 274 57 277 58 283 59 285 89709 84028 49 278 43 272 47 276 51 272 84028 79336 39 277 29 270 40 265 42 261 79336 75285 31 271 27 272 32 268 31 265 75285 71693 28 265 30 265 30 277 24 273 71693 68441 24 258 32 266 30 282 22 284 68441 65456 17 256 28 262 28 274 21 289 65456 62689 17 273 20 256 25 275 25 289 62689 60006 13 293 16 268 25 277 28 288 60006 57208 21 300 18 287 21 282 27 287 57208 54300 28 303 24 312 21 306 24 291 54300 51520 28 308 31 308 28 310 27 306 51520 49025 28 310 31 304 31 304 30 307 49025 46800 29 308 33 305 36 305 34 318 46800 44800 28 316 30 315 38 300 33 317 44800 42993 27 332 31 328 25 317 31 331 42993 41347 30 342 34 335 33 337 35 337 41347 39831 31 343 31 333 38 341 38 345 39831 38420 32 344 29 340 40 349 38 351 38420 37102 34 343 31 353 43 353 37 351 37102 35842 34 341 34 358 44 353 38 346 35842 34581 35 340 37 355 44 348 39 339 34581 33295 36 339 38 353 44 342 37 333 33295 31990 38 338 37 354 41 339 34 330 31990 30657 38 338 36 356 35 336 33 330 30657 29285 37 339 34 356 30 338 34 330 29285 27878 37 342 33 355 29 344 35 328 27878 26441 36 347 32 356 30 348 33 323 26441 24975 35 346 29 354 28 347 32 317 24975 23486 31 341 28 348 24 347 29 311 23486 21970 29 337 29 342 23 344 27 313 21970 20421 27 336 28 338 25 340 23 323 20421 18867 25 334 26 333 26 339 20 328 18867 17384 22 330 24 327 24 337 17 323 17384 16036 20 328 22 321 20 330 17 316 16036 14832 18 326 21 318 19 323 18 313 14832 13747 17 326 19 317 18 319 18 312 13747 12764 16 324 17 316 16 318 17 312 12764 11872 15 322 15 317 13 320 17 314 11872 11064 14 319 12 318 10 321 17 314 11064 10334 13 312 11 311 10 309 16 314 10334 9675 13 301 10 296 14 282 16 311 9675 9072 14 286 11*271 16*269 17 303 9072 8528 14*274 12*266 17*268 17 289 8528 8068 13*270 12 265 17 267 17 274 8068 7710 13 270 11 264 16 267 16 267 7710 7462 11 269 11 264 14 266 14 266 7462 7309 10 268 10 264 12 267 11*265 7309 7222 7 268 7 263 8 266 5*262 7222 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