DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - 39.9 - - 43.2 - - 43.0 - - 36.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 137 - - 49 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2565 - - 3084 - - 1847 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8530 - - 8943 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9771 - - 10290 - - 9053 - - 7223 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1498 - - 2724 - - 2774 - - 1925 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 302 - - 330 - - 200 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 10 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 276 - - 278 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -16 - - -23 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1268 - - 2055 - - 1554 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8503 - - 8235 - - 7499 - - 7223 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2526 - - -50 - - -543 - - -2256 ODpotential blCL - - - 12297 - - 10340 - - 9596 - - 9479 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 88 - - 87 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.9 - - 43.2 - - 43.0 - - 36.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 32.3 - - 35.2 - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 42.3 - - 42.6 - - 39.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.7 - - 31.2 - - 34.3 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 137 - - 49 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2565 - - 3084 - - 1847 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 51 - - 48 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97791 4 234 6 290 2 269 4 298 97791 90398 2 238 4 235 3 264 7 307 90398 84736 3 157 8 195 6 269 6 328 84736 80054 4 142 5 209 3 275 1 124 80054 76008 6 135 4 280 3 275 4 111 76008 72414 4 082 5 106 4 233 2 055 72414 69149 3 265 4 099 4 229 2 310 69149 66133 7 226 8 271 6 238 6 259 66133 63312 7 210 10 244 11 260 9 277 63312 60571 10 258 9 240 13 258 13 275 60571 57707 18 277 11 283 14 268 12 278 57707 54734 24 281 21 295 16 304 15 314 54734 51904 22 281 22 288 21 310 22 316 51904 49365 24 300 23 295 22 307 23 321 49365 47095 25 310 24 302 22 318 24 327 47095 45041 26 319 25 313 29 322 25 331 45041 43166 28 320 30 314 34 321 31 337 43166 41449 32 319 33 312 34 317 31 345 41449 39868 37 323 31 313 34 326 34 354 39868 38407 41 331 36 324 38 327 38 356 38407 37060 51 333 42 327 39 322 40 360 37060 35792 58 330 46 329 35 313 41 004 35792 34534 60 331 47 326 30 318 39 006 34534 33257 57 334 42 324 27 322 38 007 33257 31964 52 337 36 327 29 323 37 008 31964 30641 47 341 34 329 30 321 36 007 30641 29279 46 347 33 331 30 320 35 006 29279 27883 47 352 33 332 29 320 34 006 27883 26453 46 351 33 332 29 325 33 008 26453 24993 46 349 34 332 30 329 33 012 24993 23508 43 348 34 334 29 332 33 015 23508 21992 39 351 34 338 28 337 29 014 21992 20439 35 353 32 339 27 341 26 009 20439 18878 32 352 28 339 26 341 22 002 18878 17386 29 351 24 343 26 342 17 351 17386 16035 26 351 22 348 21 347 15 348 16035 14832 22 351 17 350 15 357 13 004 14832 13752 19 351 13 351 11 009 12 026 13752 12776 16 351 10 344 10 012 12 038 12776 11889 13 354 9 339 9 007 10 040 11889 11084 9 353 8 326 8 358 8 038 11084 10356 7*343 8*307 7 337 7 029 10356 9697 5*328 9*290 8 310 5 352 9697 9092 4 316 10 279 10*288 7 309 9092 8546 4 312 10 275 11*283 11 293 8546 8082 4 307 11 273 11 279 12 288 8082 7719 3 305 10 271 11 278 12 286 7719 7467 3 302 10 270 10 276 10 284 7467 7312 3 302 9 269 9 275 8*282 7312 7223 2 300 7 269 6 274 4*281 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