DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.2 - - 31.0 - - 36.7 - - 35.5 - - 29.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - 14 - - 35 - - -2 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1032 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7205 - - 7205 - - 7205 - - 7205 - - 7205 Hcrit BL Top 7222 - - 7222 - - 8238 - - 7222 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1485 - - 742 - - 1284 - - 1846 - - 396 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 27 - - 150 - - 12 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 10 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 262 - - 034 - - 080 - - 124 - - 208 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -12 - - -3 - - 4 - - 0 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - -1338 - - -1027 - - -932 - - -2099 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7222 - - 8560 - - 9265 - - 8155 - - 9321 sfcLCL ODpotential -3851 - - -6988 - - -5753 - - -4576 - - -8978 ODpotential blCL 11073 - - 14210 - - 13991 - - 11798 - - 16200 blCL maxRH 90 - - 79 - - 77 - - 83 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.2 - - 31.0 - - 36.7 - - 35.5 - - 29.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.4 - - 19.4 - - 21.8 - - 25.4 - - 14.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 28.0 - - 31.0 - - 36.4 - - 36.0 - - 34.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.4 - - 18.2 - - 20.7 - - 24.4 - - 14.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - 14 - - 35 - - -2 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1032 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 61 - - 14 - - 8 - - 31 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 95606 48 316 59 310 55 299 64 317 58 305 95606 88684 48 318 47 317 45 311 50 319 52 309 88684 83333 43 322 34 324 38 317 40 315 40 316 83333 78851 38 328 23 321 31 319 37 312 32 330 78851 74945 35 326 25 324 32 317 36 317 30 331 74945 71479 32 330 32 316 32 311 33 321 27 319 71479 68349 29 325 32 314 30 313 28 325 21 308 68349 65472 26 308 32 304 33 316 29 330 14 311 65472 62785 28 284 32 291 36 306 36 311 20 301 62785 60166 24 279 34 287 40 299 39 297 28 301 60166 57423 25 289 36 291 38 292 42 294 43 293 57423 54564 43 290 34 290 36 291 42 284 46 274 54564 51812 47 286 35 290 36 292 33 283 33 274 51812 49318 46 288 34 290 38 303 30 299 36 297 49318 47081 47 289 37 306 45 303 47 300 48 293 47081 45053 53 294 54 302 51 296 54 290 48 287 45053 43191 63 292 64 287 56 287 48 284 48 285 43191 41472 67 282 63 274 55 280 42 286 48 286 41472 39883 59 271 53 269 50 279 43 289 50 287 39883 38418 48 273 43 275 47 281 45 293 51 286 38418 37069 54 304 48 291 51 281 47 290 48 287 37069 35804 64 300 53 292 51 278 46 285 46 296 35804 34557 62 299 52 292 52 280 46 288 38 295 34557 33294 57 306 52 294 53 282 46 286 36 300 33294 32012 56 319 52 294 52 282 43 284 39 299 32012 30697 56 324 51 292 47 283 41 285 37 300 30697 29340 58 322 51 289 43 282 39 286 35 300 29340 27945 58 316 52 288 38 283 38 286 30 306 27945 26514 57 313 52 286 40 288 39 289 28 327 26514 25051 57 308 50 284 45 288 37 295 26 337 25051 23560 57 305 42 286 46 285 38 297 27 328 23560 22036 54 305 36 295 41 283 38 290 27 315 22036 20475 49 309 33 301 36 281 34 279 32 317 20475 18904 46 316 31 299 31 280 29 273 38 324 18904 17404 44 320 30 293 29 283 26 277 40 328 17404 16044 44 319 29 290 28 289 25 286 33 324 16044 14832 44 315 28 290 28 296 25 294 28 315 14832 13746 45 312 27 294 25 301 25 301 25 307 13746 12765 45 309 24 300 21 304 23 307 22 302 12765 11875 43 308 22 308 17 306 19 313 18 302 11875 11069 41 305 20 318 13 310 15 316 15 310 11069 10342 38 300 19 327 10 319 10 322 12 324 10342 9684 34 292 17 336 7 336 6 326 9 338 9684 9082 29 282 15 344 5 011 1 353 5 353 9082 8537 25 271 12 354 3*065 3 132 2 026 8537 8075 23 265 10 001 3*080 4 139 2 119 8075 7715 20 264 7 357 3 079 4 133 4 153 7715 7463 17 262 4 355 3 081 4 129 5 165 7463 7310 14*262 1*018 3 080 3*128 5*184 7310 7222 7*262 1*034 2 080 2*124 3*208 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