DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 73.7 - - - - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 244 - - 328 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2017 - - 5172 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8388 - - 10897 - - - - - 7208 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9225 - - 12380 - - - - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1057 - - 1534 - - - - - 1911 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 346 - - 520 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 48 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 2 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 114 - - 270 - - - - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 8 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5710 - - -4086 - - - - - -3360 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14936 - - 16467 - - - - - 10585 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12038 - - -8706 - - - - - -8518 ODpotential blCL - - - 21263 - - 21086 - - - - - 15742 blCL maxRH - - - 30 - - 38 - - - - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 73.7 - - - - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.9 - - 26.4 - - - - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.2 - - 71.4 - - - - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 25.2 - - - - - 41.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 244 - - 328 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2017 - - 5172 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98799 21 105 19 105 29 096 98799 91334 28 099 21 113 23 083 91334 85578 23 094 18 096 16 075 85578 80806 16 096 16 082 16 088 80806 76715 11 113 17 087 14 082 76715 73115 11 097 11 096 13 080 73115 69851 11 102 9 104 18 095 69851 66832 13 092 9 117 14 054 66832 64037 11 056 7 099 4 030 64037 61346 7 358 5 347 1 304 61346 58558 8 286 11 291 5 328 58558 55677 9 314 16 295 13 311 55677 52939 23 308 25 305 21 306 52939 50487 31 290 33 297 29 304 50487 48295 32 284 35 287 36 290 48295 46308 33 290 34 285 39 282 46308 44485 34 295 35 292 37 280 44485 42796 34 297 37 301 33 285 42796 41221 35 300 38 303 32 294 41221 39749 35 302 37 302 34 297 39749 38372 35 303 35 301 35 297 38372 37060 36 303 33 301 36 300 37060 35751 38 302 33 303 36 304 35751 34419 39 300 32 305 36 305 34419 33068 38 300 31 308 35 306 33068 31688 35 299 30 311 34 306 31688 30270 33 297 28 315 32 309 30270 28815 28 298 25 316 30 314 28815 27326 23 300 24 311 29 318 27326 25807 20 306 24 307 27 321 25807 24262 20 317 22 309 26 324 24262 22687 21 320 21 315 24 327 22687 21078 21 320 22 317 22 331 21078 19461 20 325 22 318 22 332 19461 17913 19 332 20 321 21 334 17913 16504 18 337 18 326 20 337 16504 15241 16 338 17 329 17 340 15241 14103 14 338 14 330 13 341 14103 13073 13 336 8*323 8 342 13073 12138 10 332 4*286 5 347 12138 11289 8 330 3 280 4 002 11289 10523 3 345 3 274 4 004 10523 9829 3*109 2 267 4 358 9829 9192 8*115 2 264 5 327 9192 8617 8 116 1 255 8 298 8617 8128 8 115 1 246 9 289 8128 7747 8 113 1 239 9 287 7747 7481 8 112 1 235 9 286 7481 7318 7 111 1 208 7 284 7318 7224 6 110 0 184 4*283 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