DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 Truckee 7207ft pt35874@39.407,-120.306 SPONSORED BY: Harry Fox RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 40.2 - - 51.0 - - 55.7 - - 52.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -59 - - -20 - - 5 - - -42 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 728 - - 16 - - - BL Depth Hcrit 7206 - - 7207 - - 7207 - - 7207 - - - Hcrit BL Top 7223 - - 7223 - - 7936 - - 7224 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 66 - - 772 - - 1042 - - 1183 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 25 - - 107 - - 21 - - - W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind 5 - - 6 - - 13 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction 234 - - 234 - - 236 - - 238 - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -14 - - -13 - - -27 - - -14 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - -2758 - - -1466 - - -741 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7223 - - 9982 - - 9402 - - 7966 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -10378 - - -11027 - - -8969 - - -7747 - - - ODpotential blCL 17601 - - 18250 - - 16905 - - 14971 - - - blCL maxRH 61 - - 53 - - 53 - - 56 - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m 40.2 - - 51.0 - - 55.7 - - 52.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.3 - - 32.8 - - 39.6 - - 42.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.5 - - 52.8 - - 56.1 - - 55.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.1 - - 31.7 - - 38.4 - - 41.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -59 - - -20 - - 5 - - -42 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 728 - - 16 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - - 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] 96627 5 292 9 249 28 261 23 299 96627 89490 4 245 7 273 7 293 10 275 89490 84035 3 178 3 187 7 193 5 283 84035 79497 5 153 2 126 2 194 2 265 79497 75570 4 143 3 180 8 005 7 169 75570 72099 2 216 6 202 10 312 3 284 72099 68954 5 005 2 123 10 227 10 316 68954 66063 9 338 11 325 10 245 13 292 66063 63407 11 302 10 297 8 271 8 257 63407 60848 16 292 15 271 13 280 12 259 60848 58171 21 280 24 265 21 276 16 263 58171 55390 21 269 21 267 24 259 23 268 55390 52730 18 272 13 281 16 235 24 263 52730 50332 20 279 12 298 22 276 27 276 50332 48171 32 263 30 265 40 273 35 287 48171 46205 39 267 41 255 46 253 47 256 46205 44420 52 268 42 261 43 251 44 247 44420 42780 50 265 46 269 47 265 49 261 42780 41246 51 273 55 270 57 265 62 259 41246 39800 57 270 60 264 59 260 61 256 39800 38441 59 265 58 260 56 259 59 252 38441 37142 55 264 55 256 53 253 57 246 37142 35841 52 264 53 254 52 250 56 246 35841 34512 50 259 53 252 53 249 56 247 34512 33162 51 252 54 252 54 248 55 248 33162 31778 51 252 54 252 55 251 55 250 31778 30352 51 254 53 249 53 255 53 253 30352 28888 47 255 54 248 47 255 46 253 28888 27386 44 254 53 248 46 250 43 250 27386 25852 42 250 48 248 46 248 43 249 25852 24292 40 245 44 244 44 247 41 250 24292 22703 38 241 41 240 43 244 39 251 22703 21078 35 238 38 238 43 242 36 254 21078 19446 32 238 36 239 39 243 30 259 19446 17887 29 239 33 242 33 245 24 263 17887 16470 28 240 30 245 28 247 19 267 16470 15203 27 242 28 248 24 248 17 269 15203 14061 26 244 25 250 23 249 18 268 14061 13029 26 245 23 249 22 250 19 263 13029 12092 25 246 21 247 22 249 21 259 12092 11244 25 246 20 244 22 247 23 255 11244 10480 25 246 19 241 22 244 25 250 10480 9791 25 246 19 240 23 238 26 244 9791 9162 25 245 20 239 24 234 27 237 9162 8595 25 243 21 237 21 233 26 234 8595 8113 24 241 21 234 18*234 23 235 8113 7738 22 236 19 232 16*235 20 237 7738 7476 19 233 14 232 14 236 17 237 7476 7316 14*233 12 232 11 235 14*238 7316 7224 5*234 6*234 7 236 7*238 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