DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.1 - - 72.4 - - 71.2 - - 58.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 219 - - 322 - - 78 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5104 - - 8357 - - 8589 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10642 - - 13403 - - 12519 - - 7208 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12312 - - 15565 - - 15797 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2740 - - 1251 - - 1160 - - 3605 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 444 - - 595 - - 376 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 41 - - 25 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 168 - - 161 - - 126 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 13 - - 72 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2185 - - -1213 - - -497 - - -5767 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14498 - - 16779 - - 16295 - - 12992 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7381 - - -5865 - - -4857 - - -12714 ODpotential blCL - - - 19693 - - 21430 - - 20654 - - 19938 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 51 - - 63 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.1 - - 72.4 - - 71.2 - - 58.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.6 - - 23.7 - - 24.8 - - 27.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.6 - - 70.3 - - 70.5 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.1 - - 23.1 - - 24.4 - - 27.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 219 - - 322 - - 78 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5104 - - 8357 - - 8589 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 97853 8 295 16 236 15 284 10 337 97853 90564 4 093 9 217 6 299 2 078 90564 84948 4 089 4 175 5 149 2 065 84948 80305 5 041 6 045 9 127 5 093 80305 76313 7 061 8 025 10 075 10 084 76313 72794 10 101 5 022 9 017 11 054 72794 69625 7 083 3 080 8 024 11 034 69625 66711 10 036 2 100 8 003 11 021 66711 64007 7 337 4 225 9 291 8 307 64007 61392 10 288 5 249 11 294 8 289 61392 58661 18 285 18 273 23 290 20 291 58661 55832 24 283 26 277 30 279 32 281 55832 53139 38 292 38 284 41 282 40 288 53139 50722 51 288 50 286 56 286 58 291 50722 48558 57 288 58 289 64 290 65 292 48558 46579 63 290 62 292 68 291 67 294 46579 44752 65 290 65 292 68 292 69 295 44752 43049 65 291 66 291 68 293 67 294 43049 41453 66 292 65 292 66 294 65 295 41453 39956 65 293 60 293 62 293 61 294 39956 38557 61 295 56 294 58 291 58 292 38557 37226 57 298 55 295 56 292 57 291 37226 35899 56 298 55 295 55 295 56 292 35899 34547 55 297 54 296 55 298 54 294 34547 33177 53 299 53 297 55 300 53 297 33177 31776 51 301 48 299 51 301 50 302 31776 30339 45 300 44 298 45 300 44 304 30339 28868 34 300 42 296 42 298 38 300 28868 27365 25 299 35 295 38 299 35 303 27365 25833 19 301 25 294 29 299 28 308 25833 24278 13 304 17 292 21 292 22 307 24278 22692 9 290 12 288 15 286 18 301 22692 21070 6 289 7 287 11 286 12 295 21070 19439 2 320 3 288 7 291 9 303 19439 17881 3 111 4 171 6 233 10 293 17881 16468 5 130 5*174 3*198 12 265 16468 15208 5 142 3*177 2*184 5 214 15208 14077 4 157 3 178 3 164 4 153 14077 13053 4*179 3 174 3 145 4 121 13053 12122 4*190 3 171 3 133 6 109 12122 11278 4 188 3 163 3 123 9 103 11278 10514 5 177 3 157 3 117 11 099 10514 9822 5 165 3 153 3 113 12 095 9822 9188 6 160 3 149 3 107 12 090 9188 8614 6 159 3 146 3 105 12 085 8614 8127 6 158 3 138 3 101 11 079 8127 7746 6 157 3 138 3 100 9 071 7746 7480 5 155 3 136 3 101 5 054 7480 7318 5 155 2 135 3 102 3*019 7318 7224 4 154 2 135 2 102 3*326 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