DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 Truckee 7208ft 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 80.6 - - 77.7 - - 67.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 397 - - 237 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3711 - - 4480 - - 3227 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9706 - - 10410 - - 9261 - - 7208 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10920 - - 11689 - - 10435 - - 7225 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2099 - - 2026 - - 1698 - - 1698 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 444 - - 523 - - 395 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 15 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 238 - - 247 - - 258 - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -35 - - -38 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8902 - - -8280 - - -7429 - - -6819 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 19823 - - 19970 - - 17865 - - 14044 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16123 - - -15945 - - -14454 - - -13863 ODpotential blCL - - - 27043 - - 27634 - - 24889 - - 21088 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 96 - - 64 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 80.6 - - 77.7 - - 67.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.1 - - 17.9 - - 24.6 - - 31.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.0 - - 78.3 - - 76.1 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.9 - - 16.8 - - 23.4 - - 30.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 397 - - 237 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3711 - - 4480 - - 3227 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 83 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 99557 42 104 30 106 31 093 35 090 99557 92069 35 108 31 100 32 098 33 099 92069 86292 26 105 27 098 31 097 32 100 86292 81496 24 106 23 109 25 105 25 094 81496 77364 26 108 21 111 21 112 21 096 77364 73709 21 117 17 112 16 101 19 097 73709 70404 17 118 16 114 11 105 17 089 70404 67374 13 105 15 120 11 108 12 072 67374 64581 8 096 9 112 8 130 6 073 64581 61901 1 146 6 192 2 184 2 267 61901 59135 7 224 13 213 8 235 5 264 59135 56296 15 249 16 231 16 255 19 260 56296 53620 19 271 21 239 25 258 29 254 53620 51233 30 279 30 278 28 269 30 263 51233 49091 37 266 41 274 36 270 33 269 49091 47134 40 257 45 263 39 266 36 266 47134 45323 43 257 45 262 40 263 36 264 45323 43634 46 260 43 268 38 262 35 260 43634 42045 44 268 42 272 36 260 33 253 42045 40546 37 266 40 268 35 258 32 247 40546 39135 33 253 39 260 36 252 34 250 39135 37784 35 247 36 253 35 242 38 252 37784 36435 34 246 33 249 36 243 38 251 36435 35059 30 246 32 250 37 248 37 249 35059 33661 29 245 30 252 34 249 37 245 33661 32230 31 238 31 240 35 246 37 246 32230 30760 30 234 34 229 37 239 37 249 30760 29259 28 239 33 231 34 229 33 244 29259 27728 27 239 29 241 27 229 27 238 27728 26167 26 231 25 238 25 239 25 239 26167 24580 24 228 26 230 24 235 24 238 24580 22964 21 226 26 225 22 234 21 230 22964 21315 20 225 26 223 21 234 18 223 21315 19660 20 223 25 222 20 231 18 217 19660 18078 22 222 24 221 19 228 16 213 18078 16641 24 220 22 223 17 230 15 213 16641 15354 25 218 21 227 16 234 13 217 15354 14196 25 219 20 232 15 240 12 223 14196 13146 22 220 19 236 15 244 12 229 13146 12193 19 220 16*241 15 244 13 235 12193 11330 15*222 15*244 14 249 14 240 11330 10552 13*227 15 245 15*253 15 244 10552 9849 11 235 15 247 15*256 16 250 9849 9206 10 239 16 248 16 257 16 261 9206 8626 10 241 16 248 16 258 16 270 8626 8135 10 242 15 249 16 258 16 273 8135 7751 9 242 15 249 16 258 15 273 7751 7483 9 242 14 249 15 258 13 273 7483 7319 8 242 12 249 13 258 10*271 7319 7225 6 241 9 249 9 259 5*271 7225 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