DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 69.4 - - 67.4 - - 57.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 362 - - 484 - - 249 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3941 - - 5959 - - 4144 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9947 - - 11651 - - 9966 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11149 - - 13167 - - 11352 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1743 - - 1635 - - 2900 - - 1285 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 482 - - 609 - - 433 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 220 - - 231 - - 241 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -14 - - -23 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5200 - - -3620 - - -4379 - - -5445 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16349 - - 16788 - - 15731 - - 12670 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11352 - - -9008 - - -9306 - - -10948 ODpotential blCL - - - 22501 - - 22175 - - 20658 - - 18172 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 36 - - 35 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 69.4 - - 67.4 - - 57.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.2 - - 20.6 - - 23.5 - - 27.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 66.7 - - 65.8 - - 59.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.5 - - 19.9 - - 23.0 - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 362 - - 484 - - 249 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3941 - - 5959 - - 4144 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 99119 17 117 7 119 9 104 10 076 99119 91682 13 095 13 146 6 098 13 083 91682 85938 12 123 9 134 8 124 8 104 85938 81161 11 130 9 142 5 122 9 120 81161 77026 11 121 6 144 5 109 4 099 77026 73371 7 148 7 158 7 151 3 330 73371 70070 8 129 5 119 5 113 1 057 70070 67030 5 071 4 169 1 306 3 184 67030 64211 4 238 9 215 8 278 6 290 64211 61491 11 284 9 247 12 247 13 251 61491 58656 18 263 17 259 17 257 14 250 58656 55714 21 261 21 260 22 265 20 266 55714 52912 23 264 21 262 23 255 23 251 52912 50392 24 269 22 266 22 264 20 259 50392 48143 24 266 22 258 24 264 20 264 48143 46118 21 270 15 265 15 262 14 276 46118 44271 19 279 12 288 7 304 9 275 44271 42576 13 274 6 291 7 051 4 074 42576 41009 13 001 14 030 17 032 18 035 41009 39551 19 018 17 034 22 033 22 037 39551 38191 21 029 19 045 21 040 21 048 38191 36895 20 032 21 053 20 051 19 055 36895 35598 18 029 21 054 18 055 17 052 35598 34273 13 017 18 050 16 061 15 050 34273 32924 13 003 14 043 13 068 13 066 32924 31542 12 360 11 026 10 065 9 063 31542 30121 11 001 8 029 8 070 8 079 30121 28663 9 001 4 026 3 097 4 102 28663 27172 5 357 1 216 2 208 2 145 27172 25652 2 318 4 226 5 264 2 319 25652 24109 2 290 5 243 7 268 5 306 24109 22539 2 308 4 251 8 258 7 279 22539 20935 3 307 4 261 7 254 6 259 20935 19325 6 291 5 266 6 243 7 235 19325 17790 7 279 6 239 6 223 11 199 17790 16397 7 254 7 221 7 200 20 183 16397 15151 9 239 8 214 10 179 19 173 15151 14029 10 240 8*212 10 173 17 167 14029 13011 10 240 8*218 8 173 14 163 13011 12085 11 233 8 221 6*184 12 162 12085 11245 11*223 9 226 6*212 10 168 11245 10486 11*221 10 231 7 219 8 178 10486 9799 12 220 10 234 9 240 7 190 9799 9169 12 220 11 235 10 245 6 210 9169 8600 12 220 11 237 10 247 7 245 8600 8116 11 220 11 238 11 248 10 264 8116 7740 11 220 11 239 10 249 11 266 7740 7477 10 220 10 239 10 249 10 265 7477 7316 9 220 9 239 9 249 8*265 7316 7224 7 218 7 238 7 249 5*266 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