DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/29 Truckee 7206ft 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 - - - 27.9 - - 40.3 - - 35.7 - - 31.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -35 - - -6 - - -23 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7205 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7222 - - 7223 - - 7223 - - 7223 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 115 - - 719 - - 321 - - 79 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 21 - - 12 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 153 - - 198 - - 203 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -3 - - -11 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3848 - - -3562 - - -3739 - - -5205 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11070 - - 10786 - - 10963 - - 12429 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14648 - - -10522 - - -12548 - - -16044 ODpotential blCL - - - 21870 - - 17745 - - 19771 - - 23267 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 51 - - 37 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.9 - - 40.3 - - 35.7 - - 31.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.1 - - 19.0 - - 13.9 - - 4.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 40.9 - - 40.0 - - 38.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.3 - - 17.9 - - 12.7 - - 2.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -35 - - -6 - - -23 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 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] 96716 32 066 31 044 41 044 59 068 96716 89596 32 044 32 046 41 047 42 067 89596 84068 22 027 28 031 30 050 42 074 84068 79413 13 031 27 017 27 037 38 054 79413 75382 18 008 23 004 28 017 28 021 75382 71847 13 006 12 338 21 359 19 350 71847 68655 7 002 12 346 18 359 15 332 68655 65702 14 355 19 350 20 358 19 352 65702 62969 14 318 15 337 17 342 18 358 62969 60335 4 327 9 344 8 321 8 313 60335 57569 17 002 18 352 12 000 10 014 57569 54692 19 002 22 348 19 354 18 017 54692 51964 9 017 12 338 14 343 16 005 51964 49525 15 023 11 030 8 014 10 009 49525 47355 27 021 22 036 14 041 8 041 47355 45403 32 030 30 037 20 051 12 079 45403 43624 32 045 34 034 28 045 22 051 43624 41995 33 054 33 037 34 035 32 036 41995 40489 35 053 34 044 35 035 37 033 40489 39076 37 050 35 045 35 040 35 040 39076 37749 37 050 36 043 34 047 33 052 37749 36478 37 049 36 043 32 055 32 055 36478 35204 38 045 36 047 31 066 25 066 35204 33904 38 048 35 050 29 068 22 083 33904 32581 38 054 34 052 29 062 20 083 32581 31228 38 057 34 052 28 060 21 074 31228 29836 37 057 33 054 24 064 21 070 29836 28409 37 060 31 059 23 071 19 069 28409 26947 35 061 29 063 23 072 16 074 26947 25454 27 063 29 075 23 085 16 080 25454 23933 20 067 26 070 22 085 16 083 23933 22378 20 068 20 056 21 065 18 079 22378 20786 21 066 14 053 17 053 19 071 20786 19186 18 064 13 072 12 058 15 064 19186 17659 17 063 14 079 11 073 11 064 17659 16272 17 064 14 074 13 077 9 071 16272 15031 17 065 12 066 13 077 10 080 15031 13915 17 068 11 064 12 082 10 090 13915 12904 17 074 10 069 12 089 10 102 12904 11988 16 083 9 079 11 100 11 112 11988 11157 16 092 8 091 11 113 11 122 11157 10409 17 102 8 105 12 124 12 130 10409 9733 18 112 10 120 14 133 14 135 9733 9114 21 121 13 129 16 138 16 139 9114 8558 24 126 16 135 19 141 19 141 8558 8086 25 131 18 139 21 143 20 141 8086 7720 23 135 17 144 19 145 20 142 7720 7466 17 141 12 149 15 152 16 148 7466 7312 12*153 10*152 11*167 12*160 7312 7223 4*181 5*153 4*198 6*203 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