DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 Truckee 7206ft pt35874@39.407,-120.306 SPONSORED BY: Harry Fox RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.9 - - 42.2 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 325 - - 386 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4518 - - 5483 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10355 - - 11182 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 11724 - - 12689 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 788 - - 1255 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 486 - - 549 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 292 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -21 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1391 - - 2507 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10333 - - 10183 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2850 - - 833 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 14574 - - 11856 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 91 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.9 - - 42.2 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.8 - - 22.7 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.0 - - 40.4 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.7 - - 22.7 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 325 - - 386 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4518 - - 5483 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 65 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - 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] 97694 15 282 17 316 97694 90467 10 297 11 311 90467 84874 3 333 5 283 84874 80213 3 342 1 299 80213 76190 1 015 2 184 76190 72647 3 193 5 218 72647 69449 7 230 6 250 69449 66503 10 248 8 280 66503 63770 11 244 10 255 63770 61115 11 240 11 228 61115 58322 13 249 13 227 58322 55412 12 255 12 234 55412 52632 12 281 14 218 52632 50115 17 297 13 208 50115 47833 23 286 16 240 47833 45742 27 272 24 266 45742 43816 36 258 28 268 43816 42031 32 250 27 270 42031 40371 27 247 21 295 40371 38830 23 274 22 322 38830 37401 19 291 26 324 37401 36052 21 318 31 333 36052 34722 26 341 35 338 34722 33382 32 346 42 345 33382 32034 41 351 50 348 32034 30665 51 354 56 349 30665 29263 58 357 60 349 29263 27829 62 000 63 350 27829 26365 65 000 64 350 26365 24876 67 356 66 352 24876 23368 71 355 69 355 23368 21836 73 357 71 358 21836 20273 73 360 69 358 20273 18709 67 002 63 357 18709 17223 52 002 56 356 17223 15885 33 001 42 355 15885 14699 19 353 26 352 14699 13640 13 336 14*335 13640 12687 10 316 12*322 12687 11819 9*302 12 308 11819 11031 9*300 13 300 11031 10317 10 298 14 289 10317 9669 10 296 15 286 9669 9074 10 294 15 285 9074 8535 10 294 15 284 8535 8075 10 293 15 282 8075 7716 9 293 15 282 7716 7465 9 292 14 281 7465 7312 8 291 12 281 7312 7223 6 292 9 280 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