DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 Truckee 7207ft 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.6 - - 59.1 - - 58.3 - - 52.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 488 - - 300 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2319 - - 3317 - - 2534 - - 939 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8702 - - 9553 - - 8814 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9526 - - 10525 - - 9741 - - 8146 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 839 - - 1236 - - 1068 - - 749 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 405 - - 506 - - 393 - - 55 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 14 - - 15 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 271 - - 281 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -22 - - -27 - - -30 - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 311 - - -659 - - -1253 - - -1454 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9216 - - 11185 - - 10994 - - 9601 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5647 - - -7611 - - -7850 - - -9052 ODpotential blCL - - - 15173 - - 18136 - - 17591 - - 17198 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 56 - - 53 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.6 - - 59.1 - - 58.3 - - 52.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 35.0 - - 35.1 - - 35.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 56.4 - - 56.6 - - 52.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 33.9 - - 34.3 - - 35.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 488 - - 300 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2319 - - 3317 - - 2534 - - 939 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98937 25 123 18 116 18 115 17 098 98937 91400 23 115 13 111 17 108 16 096 91400 85608 19 115 14 110 13 092 20 098 85608 80843 17 126 12 095 15 102 20 094 80843 76759 11 133 12 103 14 108 16 100 76759 73151 9 131 8 112 11 122 11 096 73151 69878 6 084 8 134 7 121 8 093 69878 66858 5 125 4 146 2 112 6 102 66858 64057 3 073 12 213 8 284 5 308 64057 61369 14 309 9 254 7 280 11 272 61369 58599 15 294 17 279 17 296 12 286 58599 55732 20 314 20 302 20 299 18 290 55732 52993 32 309 31 303 29 292 32 283 52993 50531 40 300 32 295 29 285 34 285 50531 48313 43 298 34 298 31 293 38 300 48313 46294 47 295 38 303 43 303 49 306 46294 44456 50 303 51 309 59 309 56 311 44456 42771 63 311 71 313 71 315 60 317 42771 41209 79 314 85 314 76 321 64 321 41209 39746 93 317 91 317 74 322 66 321 39746 38375 100 318 93 320 74 321 64 316 38375 37066 98 316 85 318 74 323 59 311 37066 35758 90 317 78 319 72 324 57 309 35758 34423 88 327 75 325 70 325 56 309 34423 33065 92 332 77 332 69 325 55 311 33065 31675 97 335 79 332 66 322 54 314 31675 30244 93 333 77 328 63 319 55 316 30244 28776 89 326 77 326 60 318 56 317 28776 27273 84 321 77 327 59 318 58 317 27273 25738 79 318 73 324 59 319 60 317 25738 24176 69 320 70 318 60 319 62 318 24176 22583 59 323 71 321 61 321 62 319 22583 20957 50 320 65 330 61 326 58 320 20957 19328 45 312 49 331 58 332 51 323 19328 17776 43 305 39 322 50 335 44 326 17776 16368 42 304 37 312 41 333 39 329 16368 15112 38 305 35 311 34 327 36 329 15112 13982 32 305 31 313 31 320 33 329 13982 12960 26 304 25 313 29 319 30 329 12960 12035 21 303 19 311 25 321 27 328 12035 11197 16 302 15*300 21 320 24 329 11197 10443 14 294 13*279 17 308 20 330 10443 9762 12*275 14 274 16*288 17 328 9762 9140 12*260 14 271 16*283 15 312 9140 8579 12 257 15 269 16 281 13*288 8579 8104 12 256 15 268 16 281 13*282 8104 7733 12 256 14 267 16 280 12 280 7733 7474 11 255 13 267 15 279 11 279 7474 7315 10 255 12 266 13 279 9 279 7315 7224 7 254 9 266 9 278 6 277 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