DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 65.1 - - - - - 53.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 389 - - 479 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2966 - - 4527 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9213 - - 10498 - - - - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10174 - - 11734 - - - - - 7223 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1375 - - 1897 - - - - - 1975 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 449 - - 554 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 24 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 238 - - 236 - - - - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -57 - - -69 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -638 - - -1062 - - - - - -3577 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10812 - - 12797 - - - - - 10800 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5324 - - -5818 - - - - - -9159 ODpotential blCL - - - 15498 - - 17552 - - - - - 16382 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 73 - - - - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 65.1 - - - - - 53.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.1 - - 33.9 - - - - - 31.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.7 - - 62.9 - - - - - 54.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 33.5 - - - - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 389 - - 479 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2966 - - 4527 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 99187 21 108 18 116 10 083 99187 91773 20 131 14 138 17 075 91773 86008 15 128 13 138 13 094 86008 81185 12 109 9 108 12 118 81185 77042 11 106 9 105 9 141 77042 73389 9 103 5 107 11 104 73389 70090 7 111 8 148 7 075 70090 67061 4 046 6 108 4 063 67061 64264 5 326 6 303 3 351 64264 61558 9 286 5 047 6 297 61558 58738 19 239 20 232 17 240 58738 55812 25 251 23 221 18 241 55812 53002 34 255 24 241 27 261 53002 50466 39 259 33 255 35 263 50466 48194 47 260 43 256 41 263 48194 46138 51 258 49 253 48 261 46138 44260 54 257 54 253 50 257 44260 42530 57 254 56 251 48 255 42530 40931 59 252 55 246 49 252 40931 39451 59 252 55 243 50 246 39451 38078 57 252 53 243 48 240 38078 36777 54 252 51 243 45 242 36777 35481 51 250 47 245 44 245 35481 34161 47 246 43 246 44 245 34161 32820 45 243 39 246 43 244 32820 31446 44 246 38 246 43 244 31446 30030 45 250 39 246 43 245 30030 28576 45 252 41 246 43 247 28576 27088 43 252 42 247 42 250 27088 25569 41 251 41 250 40 252 25569 24026 38 250 39 252 36 253 24026 22458 33 250 35 255 32 255 22458 20859 27 250 30 257 26 261 20859 19257 21 251 25 258 22 267 19257 17727 18 253 23 257 21 268 17727 16336 18 254 24 254 21 265 16336 15092 19 254 25 250 23 258 15092 13972 21 253 27 246 25 252 13972 12958 24 251 26 241 27 249 12958 12038 26 249 25*236 27 249 12038 11205 27 245 25*234 25 249 11205 10452 26*240 25 234 23 246 10452 9772 26*239 25 235 21 242 9772 9149 26 238 25 235 20 239 9149 8587 26 238 25 236 19 239 8587 8109 25 238 24 237 19 241 8109 7735 24 238 23 237 17 242 7735 7475 21 238 21 237 14 243 7475 7316 18 238 18 237 11 242 7316 7223 12 238 12 237 5*241 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