DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/20 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 73.7 - - 72.5 - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 344 - - 441 - - 251 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2807 - - 3563 - - 2973 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9064 - - 9721 - - 9091 - - 7208 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10015 - - 10772 - - 10181 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1880 - - 2207 - - 1953 - - 1480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 427 - - 502 - - 392 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 238 - - 252 - - 254 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -40 - - -35 - - -36 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2557 - - -1933 - - -2164 - - -3942 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12572 - - 12706 - - 12346 - - 11167 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6592 - - -5318 - - -5569 - - -8449 ODpotential blCL - - - 16607 - - 16090 - - 15750 - - 15673 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 67 - - 71 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 73.7 - - 72.5 - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.1 - - 42.8 - - 43.2 - - 41.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 71.2 - - 70.8 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 41.8 - - 42.4 - - 41.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 344 - - 441 - - 251 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2807 - - 3563 - - 2973 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 17 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 99331 32 109 30 104 31 108 30 103 99331 91817 27 096 24 113 28 106 28 092 91817 86047 24 102 22 106 29 101 27 095 86047 81263 25 102 19 096 27 098 30 106 81263 77151 23 110 22 096 22 098 28 104 77151 73533 21 106 21 111 13 091 24 091 73533 70266 19 096 24 113 14 111 16 080 70266 67265 22 099 22 111 17 117 13 090 67265 64483 16 089 23 111 18 120 17 109 64483 61809 8 095 16 086 21 112 20 113 61809 59053 10 187 3 076 10 094 12 124 59053 56224 25 190 19 199 12 205 11 202 56224 53532 30 191 29 195 23 207 19 207 53532 51112 29 206 30 204 26 199 25 191 51112 48952 33 208 31 215 26 210 25 194 48952 46984 38 195 37 202 33 211 27 210 46984 45159 38 187 38 184 38 195 33 207 45159 43453 33 184 35 175 40 178 35 189 43453 41859 29 191 30 171 35 171 33 177 41859 40366 27 201 29 181 31 179 31 176 40366 38966 29 200 34 189 34 183 30 178 38966 37626 35 192 39 184 34 180 32 180 37626 36285 39 189 40 181 32 182 32 182 36285 34917 38 187 37 184 29 188 29 184 34917 33528 37 180 35 185 28 190 26 188 33528 32105 35 179 34 181 26 193 26 186 32105 30643 30 187 30 182 21 193 26 183 30643 29144 28 194 25 189 18 188 24 188 29144 27610 26 196 22 196 18 181 22 189 27610 26048 24 199 21 198 17 180 22 187 26048 24464 22 201 20 195 17 186 20 188 24464 22855 21 200 21 193 18 194 15 199 22855 21215 22 201 21 195 20 198 13 206 21215 19572 24 201 22 197 21 195 14 198 19572 18007 25 199 22 199 22 190 15 185 18007 16586 25 193 23 199 21 186 17 174 16586 15314 25 187 23 196 20 184 17 173 15314 14165 23 181 23 194 19 189 16 177 14165 13125 22 181 21 197 18 200 15 190 13125 12179 20 189 20 203 17 218 15 210 12179 11321 20 205 17*213 16 231 16 228 11321 10546 18*220 15*227 15*244 16 242 10546 9844 17*231 15 234 15*249 17 251 9844 9202 17 235 15 238 15 251 17 253 9202 8623 17 237 15 240 15 252 16 253 8623 8131 17 238 15 241 15 252 13 254 8131 7748 16 239 15 242 15 253 12 254 7748 7482 15 239 14 242 14 253 10 253 7482 7319 13 239 12 242 12 253 8 253 7319 7224 10 240 9 243 9 253 5*254 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