DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/14 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 62.8 - - 58.8 - - 49.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 214 - - 376 - - 232 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2274 - - 4421 - - 2285 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8541 - - 10349 - - 8557 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9482 - - 11629 - - 9492 - - 7223 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1803 - - 1999 - - 1560 - - 1247 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 347 - - 514 - - 351 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 12 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 272 - - 271 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -20 - - -37 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4450 - - -860 - - -2024 - - -1904 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13933 - - 12490 - - 11516 - - 9127 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11044 - - -6130 - - -6663 - - -7747 ODpotential blCL - - - 20526 - - 17759 - - 16155 - - 14970 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 43 - - 44 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 62.8 - - 58.8 - - 49.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.6 - - 33.0 - - 33.4 - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.8 - - 60.6 - - 57.4 - - 50.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.3 - - 31.9 - - 32.2 - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 214 - - 376 - - 232 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2274 - - 4421 - - 2285 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 98156 4 134 5 174 2 150 8 321 98156 90691 8 155 1 336 1 142 2 148 90691 84944 6 144 4 249 3 334 3 026 84944 80198 6 137 4 233 3 344 4 017 80198 76135 4 086 9 187 5 299 6 017 76135 72557 3 019 4 150 3 310 5 004 72557 69314 7 326 2 266 8 307 8 336 69314 66332 9 266 3 314 8 284 9 281 66332 63568 12 255 12 297 9 296 9 296 63568 60883 12 272 19 273 18 281 15 295 60883 58082 12 271 17 262 21 269 21 277 58082 55187 10 298 16 265 22 265 26 265 55187 52442 18 288 21 276 28 270 30 266 52442 49988 18 275 27 273 33 271 36 262 49988 47785 18 300 25 270 31 274 34 268 47785 45777 25 300 27 276 35 279 41 275 45777 43944 25 290 32 275 41 280 43 275 43944 42270 28 291 29 286 39 282 43 286 42270 40729 28 292 31 294 36 286 43 289 40729 39295 25 303 30 293 35 285 40 292 39295 37950 25 315 31 288 34 287 44 298 37950 36665 27 312 33 282 35 297 46 298 36665 35379 32 300 34 283 36 303 45 295 35379 34065 34 292 36 287 36 304 43 294 34065 32728 36 289 36 290 35 302 43 294 32728 31359 39 290 36 291 36 299 43 294 31359 29950 37 290 35 291 36 295 43 292 29950 28506 33 289 35 291 36 295 43 290 28506 27028 29 291 35 292 35 298 42 290 27028 25519 27 294 34 294 35 302 41 291 25519 23986 25 294 31 294 34 302 37 291 23986 22424 25 287 29 289 32 300 33 290 22424 20831 25 285 28 287 30 298 31 288 20831 19231 25 290 26 291 26 295 28 285 19231 17702 23 295 23 295 24 294 26 283 17702 16311 20 297 20 291 22 294 24 283 16311 15067 17 294 17 285 20 294 22 285 15067 13948 15 288 15 282 17 293 20 289 13948 12935 13 284 14 280 16 292 18 293 12935 12017 11 284 12*278 15 291 16 297 12017 11185 9 286 11*276 15 290 16 302 11185 10435 6 282 11 274 15 283 17 304 10435 9756 4*253 12 273 15*277 18 304 9756 9136 4*213 12 271 15*273 19 300 9136 8576 5 195 13 271 16 271 19 291 8576 8101 5 192 13 270 16 271 18 281 8101 7731 5 188 13 269 15 270 16 278 7731 7472 5 188 12 269 14 269 14 277 7472 7315 5 186 11 269 13 269 11 276 7315 7223 4 184 8 267 9 268 6*274 7223 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