DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 Truckee 7206ft pt35874@39.407,-120.306 SPONSORED BY: Harry Fox RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.7 - - 42.0 - - 36.6 - - 33.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -19 - - 11 - - -6 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 388 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7223 - - 7594 - - 7223 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 485 - - 1072 - - 539 - - 67 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 18 - - 84 - - 9 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 283 - - 233 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -13 - - -10 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1606 - - -519 - - 1 - - -928 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8829 - - 8113 - - 7223 - - 8151 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8420 - - -5105 - - -5697 - - -8289 ODpotential blCL - - - 15643 - - 12699 - - 12920 - - 15511 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 61 - - 79 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.7 - - 42.0 - - 36.6 - - 33.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.6 - - 31.7 - - 31.8 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.7 - - 42.0 - - 39.2 - - 38.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 30.5 - - 30.5 - - 22.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -19 - - 11 - - -6 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 388 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96535 10 073 12 092 6 098 10 099 96535 89411 9 113 6 108 7 042 15 079 89411 83900 15 101 4 193 5 015 12 077 83900 79308 10 083 5 223 4 284 7 064 79308 75337 6 047 8 194 12 247 5 268 75337 71812 3 013 4 208 10 236 8 245 71812 68602 10 251 9 246 12 247 9 266 68602 65642 13 240 11 249 14 234 11 251 65642 62892 18 257 16 248 15 246 18 270 62892 60231 20 242 19 234 19 253 24 267 60231 57468 19 270 21 263 22 265 25 262 57468 54609 19 284 26 269 26 274 29 268 54609 51882 24 294 33 281 40 277 37 268 51882 49431 27 276 40 277 43 276 41 268 49431 47229 28 274 39 272 44 278 47 277 47229 45222 30 285 36 270 47 277 53 277 45222 43392 28 293 36 275 50 277 60 277 43392 41723 27 295 37 282 51 278 62 277 41723 40186 28 306 38 291 47 278 57 272 40186 38756 34 316 37 293 42 280 50 270 38756 37420 39 315 36 290 41 282 47 274 37420 36146 33 310 38 287 41 285 47 277 36146 34872 26 308 42 281 40 287 46 279 34872 33573 21 307 40 276 39 289 43 282 33573 32253 21 309 37 277 36 289 41 284 32253 30904 21 312 31 289 34 288 39 283 30904 29517 20 313 28 299 34 289 36 283 29517 28097 19 313 25 305 33 287 35 286 28097 26647 19 324 23 308 32 286 37 284 26647 25173 20 336 22 305 32 289 37 287 25173 23676 21 337 22 303 31 295 40 297 23676 22152 22 333 22 307 31 302 43 306 22152 20593 20 330 23 311 31 309 43 310 20593 19024 18 323 22 312 30 312 40 311 19024 17524 18 318 21 311 29 314 35 310 17524 16159 17 317 19 308 28 315 31 308 16159 14937 16 319 18 307 27 316 28 306 14937 13837 16 322 17 308 25 316 25 307 13837 12841 16 327 16 311 23 317 24 307 12841 11938 15 332 16 316 20 318 22 308 11938 11120 15 337 16 319 18 320 20 310 11120 10383 14 341 15 320 17 322 18 311 10383 9716 13 343 14 321 16 324 16 311 9716 9105 13 342 13 318 15 325 14 311 9105 8554 12 338 12 312 14 322 13 311 8554 8086 12 331 10 300 12 309 13 305 8086 7721 11 316 9*289 10 287 12 294 7721 7467 9 302 8*285 9 272 11 282 7467 7311 8*296 7 282 8*266 10 276 7311 7222 4*291 4 282 3*233 5*274 7222 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