DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 41.9 - - - - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 207 - - 194 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2244 - - 2402 - - - - - 1020 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8489 - - 8593 - - - - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9450 - - 9609 - - - - - 8227 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2411 - - 2810 - - - - - 2374 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 336 - - 340 - - - - - 62 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 042 - - 091 - - - - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2228 - - 2387 - - - - - 1005 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7223 - - 7223 - - - - - 7222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 778 - - 933 - - - - - -152 ODpotential blCL - - - 8672 - - 8676 - - - - - 8379 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 97 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 380 - - - - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 41.9 - - - - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.6 - - 35.7 - - - - - 35.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 40.5 - - - - - 39.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.5 - - 34.5 - - - - - 35.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 207 - - 194 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2244 - - 2402 - - - - - 1020 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 90 - - - - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 98618 5 093 7 069 3 033 98618 91152 15 147 5 134 10 100 91152 85413 12 103 19 134 17 088 85413 80648 11 099 15 123 14 086 80648 76561 10 108 16 111 10 087 76561 72968 12 122 13 100 8 112 72968 69706 13 127 9 142 8 113 69706 66677 12 143 16 169 9 149 66677 63844 10 174 15 161 14 160 63844 61077 15 191 12 199 14 176 61077 58182 12 179 13 188 13 190 58182 55186 10 196 8 183 11 204 55186 52334 13 176 9 208 11 222 52334 49768 6 168 14 210 12 211 49768 47465 9 215 11 205 9 180 47465 45369 8 198 8 204 1 321 45369 43446 3 172 4 164 7 298 43446 41670 2 130 4 127 5 267 41670 40021 4 084 2 121 3 119 40021 38486 4 067 2 031 10 073 38486 37063 2 073 3 029 14 043 37063 35724 4 126 4 036 20 020 35724 34402 6 127 3 053 24 014 34402 33070 7 112 3 101 25 023 33070 31736 7 090 6 110 30 035 31736 30391 6 084 5 139 37 039 30391 29023 3 112 8 226 43 040 29023 27630 11 103 13 239 33 044 27630 26213 19 085 8 259 13 050 26213 24772 20 080 4 299 4 188 24772 23310 21 081 3 073 8 191 23310 21821 21 083 3 090 6 176 21821 20299 19 087 3 101 4 161 20299 18769 16 091 5 098 2 140 18769 17305 12 096 4 110 2 106 17305 15975 9 101 4 132 5 093 15975 14785 5 102 3 140 5 085 14785 13713 3 093 3 125 4 071 13713 12742 2 103 4 102 4 063 12742 11860 1 145 5 094 4 065 11860 11060 1 142 6 093 5 069 11060 10338 1 094 6 092 4 072 10338 9684 3*048 6*093 3 057 9684 9085 5*040 5*094 3 351 9085 8542 6 041 5 092 6*328 8542 8080 6 041 5 091 6*325 8080 7718 6 042 5 090 6 323 7718 7467 6 043 5 088 6 322 7467 7312 6 043 4 088 5 322 7312 7222 5 045 4 088 4 320 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