DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/19 Truckee 7206ft 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 - - - 36.3 - - 36.3 - - 31.6 - - 29.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 100 - - 18 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 171 - - 657 - - 381 - - 264 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7205 - - 7206 - - 7205 - - 7205 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7376 - - 7863 - - 7587 - - 7469 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1726 - - 709 - - 615 - - 495 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 76 - - 178 - - 84 - - 67 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 7 - - 9 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 216 - - 232 - - 234 - - 233 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 6 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -16 - - -22 - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 154 - - 641 - - 365 - - 247 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7222 - - 7222 - - 7222 - - 7222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3140 - - -2331 - - -115 - - -3818 ODpotential blCL - - - 10516 - - 10194 - - 7702 - - 11287 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 86 - - 95 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.3 - - 36.3 - - 31.6 - - 29.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.8 - - 32.0 - - 30.0 - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.0 - - 35.4 - - 31.4 - - 30.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 30.8 - - 29.6 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 100 - - 18 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 171 - - 657 - - 381 - - 264 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 43 - - 81 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96829 6 096 8 070 14 099 12 098 96829 89713 17 106 7 115 10 109 14 072 89713 84190 17 099 4 192 4 091 13 081 84190 79584 14 104 6 136 7 086 2 073 79584 75599 8 100 8 097 6 070 4 150 75599 72058 3 107 4 035 4 111 2 172 72058 68837 6 164 3 266 5 125 4 156 68837 65863 1 104 4 200 5 265 1 057 65863 63100 6 311 6 216 8 272 6 304 63100 60439 5 338 7 252 14 262 11 262 60439 57672 11 329 6 258 13 263 13 258 57672 54801 12 325 6 275 19 258 21 258 54801 52086 25 337 21 318 19 293 22 279 52086 49654 33 309 30 296 23 290 23 272 49654 47457 21 277 30 261 15 280 20 265 47457 45438 2 333 27 232 16 314 28 277 45438 43568 31 010 26 330 29 310 33 277 43568 41828 56 351 43 334 34 300 34 275 41828 40213 60 341 45 332 31 307 30 275 40213 38719 54 342 41 337 32 320 29 286 38719 37343 52 352 35 342 36 323 34 293 37343 36045 52 005 36 342 40 320 32 303 36045 34757 51 015 42 342 44 318 29 307 34757 33450 53 017 46 342 47 320 30 305 33450 32125 61 012 45 353 43 321 28 306 32125 30770 70 009 46 004 31 329 22 302 30770 29378 71 014 44 006 25 002 15 295 29378 27954 63 014 42 004 25 014 13 286 27954 26498 58 012 39 008 26 007 13 295 26498 25016 55 016 37 007 26 356 11 307 25016 23510 55 029 39 019 25 351 10 320 23510 21975 52 032 39 023 22 351 8 333 21975 20405 48 021 39 013 19 353 9 325 20405 18831 44 019 41 006 20 359 15 314 18831 17334 30 020 33 009 20 000 20 315 17334 15983 17 004 21 010 17 352 22 319 15983 14780 11 323 13 003 15 341 21 320 14780 13700 11 314 7 320 12 321 19 319 13700 12725 8 322 6 287 10 295 14 315 12725 11842 5 317 4 260 8 274 10 306 11842 11042 4 291 5 214 8 259 9 299 11042 10319 4 248 6 188 8 243 11 288 10319 9664 6 219 7 181 10 231 14 275 9664 9064 7 201 7 183 12 224 17 264 9064 8522 7 187 7 205 15 225 19 252 8522 8064 6 182 7*226 15 229 20 239 8064 7708 4 186 7*231 14*232 18*235 7708 7461 2*195 7 232 12*234 15*234 7461 7309 1*215 6 233 10 234 13 233 7309 7222 1 217 5 233 6 236 7 232 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