DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/11 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.5 - - 43.8 - - 37.5 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 4 - - -10 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7223 - - 7223 - - 7222 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 276 - - 1279 - - 612 - - 254 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 22 - - 10 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 246 - - 023 - - 017 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -2 - - -2 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5843 - - -2877 - - -1856 - - -4078 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13067 - - 10101 - - 9078 - - 11301 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13698 - - -7365 - - -7680 - - -13503 ODpotential blCL - - - 20921 - - 14588 - - 14902 - - 20725 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 75 - - 60 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.5 - - 43.8 - - 37.5 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.9 - - 25.3 - - 23.5 - - 6.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.3 - - 44.0 - - 40.5 - - 35.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.8 - - 24.2 - - 22.2 - - 5.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 4 - - -10 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96286 26 026 34 011 24 020 22 023 96286 89349 19 043 23 034 30 030 24 037 89349 83886 13 052 21 042 23 049 32 055 83886 79326 14 058 17 043 24 058 25 049 79326 75384 16 048 11 037 22 055 15 040 75384 71904 18 037 9 033 19 039 16 053 71904 68744 19 015 13 009 16 005 24 035 68744 65816 11 353 10 340 17 341 17 004 65816 63098 17 355 12 338 20 330 22 348 63098 60469 22 343 16 347 22 332 27 340 60469 57727 33 340 28 345 27 334 26 337 57727 54873 37 328 36 338 34 341 35 344 54873 52135 39 320 39 328 39 335 39 342 52135 49656 35 311 36 320 41 332 42 340 49656 47433 31 312 34 322 42 332 41 342 47433 45425 27 316 33 323 41 335 42 349 45425 43595 32 316 33 319 42 339 47 351 43595 41908 38 312 32 315 42 335 45 347 41908 40346 43 303 33 310 32 319 37 345 40346 38901 51 295 34 306 23 315 32 340 38901 37560 55 294 43 300 22 318 30 329 37560 36288 50 296 50 297 22 316 20 318 36288 35021 46 297 48 298 21 320 11 327 35021 33730 42 296 41 298 22 326 11 332 33730 32418 39 297 39 297 24 328 13 336 32418 31076 35 296 37 298 26 322 15 337 31076 29694 31 294 33 298 25 322 15 336 29694 28276 28 294 25 302 21 326 13 336 28276 26823 25 299 17 312 17 329 10 339 26823 25338 22 310 13 325 14 331 8 348 25338 23826 17 322 10 340 11 340 9 008 23826 22283 13 323 9 350 9 355 9 024 22283 20706 12 318 8 345 7 010 8 030 20706 19120 12 319 9 336 7 012 7 028 19120 17602 13 322 9 331 6 004 6 017 17602 16222 13 325 9 332 7 360 7 001 16222 14986 12 328 9 337 7 004 8 356 14986 13874 11 333 9 344 8 012 8 002 13874 12868 10 343 9 353 8 019 9 014 12868 11956 9 354 8 002 9 022 10 028 11956 11130 7 007 7 009 9 024 12 042 11130 10385 6 021 6 009 8 026 13 051 10385 9713 5 034 4 003 8 028 14 058 9713 9099 4 057 3 354 7 034 15 066 9099 8546 4 085 2 003 8 042 16 075 8546 8079 5 106 2 036 8 055 17 083 8079 7716 6 120 2 049 9 061 17 088 7716 7464 5 140 1 026 8 054 14 088 7464 7311 3*177 1*027 6*038 10 080 7311 7222 3*246 1*023 3*017 2*312 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