DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 Truckee 7207ft 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 - - - 55.5 - - 61.6 - - 60.3 - - 54.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 355 - - 428 - - 224 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5219 - - 8233 - - 7365 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10954 - - 13461 - - 12438 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12426 - - 15441 - - 14573 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1600 - - 1585 - - 3417 - - 5658 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 531 - - 659 - - 513 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 60 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 157 - - 304 - - 325 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 20 - - 29 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -514 - - 1014 - - 2144 - - -3133 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12940 - - 14427 - - 12429 - - 10358 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4185 - - -2137 - - 193 - - -5793 ODpotential blCL - - - 16611 - - 17578 - - 14380 - - 13017 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 63 - - 73 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 130 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 61.6 - - 60.3 - - 54.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.8 - - 23.2 - - 30.7 - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.3 - - 59.1 - - 58.8 - - 54.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 22.0 - - 29.6 - - 33.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 355 - - 428 - - 224 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5219 - - 8233 - - 7365 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 99067 28 105 30 108 27 115 24 097 99067 91578 23 100 27 094 29 103 26 107 91578 85838 21 108 21 090 27 093 28 105 85838 81082 27 109 18 114 17 080 23 084 81082 76978 24 104 18 120 12 092 17 088 76978 73341 15 095 14 113 12 109 16 084 73341 70036 7 113 9 090 10 099 12 117 70036 66983 7 145 3 105 6 074 9 101 66983 64144 6 123 2 096 3 117 2 148 64144 61395 2 088 4 025 4 107 2 120 61395 58524 1 100 2 278 4 308 4 328 58524 55540 6 313 6 273 11 299 8 310 55540 52691 12 304 9 276 14 289 10 295 52691 50129 19 302 12 297 13 307 11 307 50129 47835 23 295 14 308 17 301 16 309 47835 45760 21 290 15 306 12 276 14 310 45760 43864 22 291 16 312 10 335 14 340 43864 42119 23 293 18 319 15 349 19 355 42119 40503 18 292 18 334 22 007 22 013 40503 39010 11 302 15 343 22 008 24 022 39010 37637 8 353 15 029 24 023 28 036 37637 36347 21 056 32 045 34 036 42 052 36347 35068 44 057 43 038 39 041 44 048 35068 33765 51 057 43 038 39 035 47 039 33765 32440 48 065 36 042 37 033 40 032 32440 31082 46 070 32 051 33 033 35 036 31082 29681 45 067 32 051 31 032 33 034 29681 28244 40 063 31 040 32 032 31 028 28244 26774 36 059 33 033 32 032 29 030 26774 25276 33 057 29 042 30 032 26 034 25276 23756 31 059 23 058 22 030 22 026 23756 22213 27 063 19 061 14 038 17 012 22213 20644 20 065 16 051 11 040 14 002 20644 19072 12 068 15 043 11 043 9 017 19072 17573 7 080 11 041 9 056 7 069 17573 16215 4 107 6*037 8 060 10 087 16215 15000 4 135 2*002 7*057 11 081 15000 13905 4 141 2 353 6*042 10 070 13905 12910 4*145 2 335 6 014 9 056 12910 12005 4*147 2 315 7 352 8 038 12005 11182 4 151 2 301 8 332 7 015 11182 10437 4 155 2 292 9 317 7 347 10437 9762 4 158 2 285 10 312 10 323 9762 9143 5 159 3 280 10 308 13 307 9143 8584 5 160 3 273 10 305 14 301 8584 8107 5 160 3 271 10 303 14 299 8107 7735 5 161 3 270 10 303 13 298 7735 7475 4 160 2 266 10 301 12 298 7475 7315 4 158 2 266 9 301 10*296 7315 7224 4 156 2 260 7 300 6*295 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