DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.7 - - 66.8 - - 72.0 - - - - - 65.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 13 - - 176 - - 348 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 142 - - 4505 - - 7275 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7208 - - 10140 - - 12595 - - - - - 7208 Hcrit BL Top 7350 - - 11713 - - 14484 - - - - - 7225 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2368 - - 2011 - - 2023 - - - - - 5259 Hgt.Variab. W* 60 - - 413 - - 592 - - - - - 15 W* B/S 4 - - 14 - - 19 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction 215 - - 281 - - 262 - - - - - 274 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - -8 - - 15 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -162 - - 351 - - 1474 - - - - - -2860 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7512 - - 11362 - - 13011 - - - - - 10085 sfcLCL ODpotential -3233 - - -3951 - - -823 - - - - - -5866 ODpotential blCL 10583 - - 15664 - - 15307 - - - - - 13091 blCL maxRH 90 - - 65 - - 75 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE 330 - - 30 - - 70 - - - - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m 59.7 - - 66.8 - - 72.0 - - - - - 65.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 51.4 - - 42.0 - - 39.8 - - - - - 46.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.6 - - 65.4 - - 69.9 - - - - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 50.4 - - 40.7 - - 38.6 - - - - - 45.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 13 - - 176 - - 348 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 142 - - 4505 - - 7275 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 58 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 8 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] 99559 47 104 34 104 43 109 39 101 99559 92012 45 106 34 111 32 106 35 109 92012 86219 45 110 35 124 30 117 33 096 86219 81413 32 106 32 118 29 120 31 100 81413 77272 24 101 26 111 28 117 30 099 77272 73620 19 094 28 108 25 120 24 109 73620 70320 15 097 26 095 24 125 18 125 70320 67293 11 126 20 112 16 124 15 128 67293 64497 14 135 14 121 16 153 14 123 64497 61799 19 139 14 176 19 151 12 149 61799 58997 12 172 21 186 14 180 16 174 58997 56090 29 189 31 192 28 203 20 195 56090 53329 36 177 40 191 42 199 32 216 53329 50868 32 184 44 190 51 196 49 207 50868 48665 38 197 48 191 55 193 53 200 48665 46656 48 204 51 195 57 197 51 212 46656 44814 58 207 59 199 65 205 81 219 44814 43115 66 203 67 201 72 205 80 210 43115 41532 70 198 71 197 72 200 67 196 41532 40045 68 195 66 192 64 197 58 199 40045 38653 64 198 56 192 58 199 61 208 38653 37324 58 202 53 201 58 199 65 210 37324 35996 56 202 55 202 61 199 66 210 35996 34641 54 200 55 201 61 200 66 213 34641 33267 50 201 52 201 57 200 63 216 33267 31865 46 204 49 202 53 202 58 219 31865 30425 42 207 47 206 51 204 56 219 30425 28950 40 209 44 210 48 209 55 219 28950 27440 39 205 42 212 44 213 53 219 27440 25901 37 202 40 213 39 212 49 225 25901 24336 34 204 35 214 35 210 42 222 24336 22746 33 205 31 211 33 208 37 213 22746 21123 31 209 28 209 31 206 32 208 21123 19496 25 215 26 211 28 207 26 204 19496 17945 20 221 24 216 23 212 21 196 17945 16535 18 223 21 225 18 221 18 187 16535 15272 16 220 18 234 12*228 15 180 15272 14132 12 222 14 246 6*250 12 177 14132 13099 8 246 11 263 6 253 9 171 13099 12159 9 281 8*278 6 258 6 166 12159 11307 10 296 7*281 6 261 4 169 11307 10537 11 300 6 282 6 264 3 238 10537 9841 11 301 6 282 6 265 7 273 9841 9202 10 304 6 281 6 266 10 278 9202 8625 8 299 5 280 6 267 10 278 8625 8134 6 287 5 280 6 268 11 278 8134 7750 5 262 4 280 6 267 10 277 7750 7483 5*223 4 278 5 267 9 277 7483 7319 4*218 4 278 5 266 7*275 7319 7225 2 213 3 279 4 267 5*274 7225 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