DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/12 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 - - - 29.3 - - 34.2 - - 33.2 - - 24.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 72 - - 22 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 350 - - 2454 - - 2128 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7205 - - 8095 - - 7206 - - 7205 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7556 - - 9659 - - 9334 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1415 - - 2438 - - 2274 - - 1883 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 103 - - 249 - - 163 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 094 - - 085 - - 056 - - 033 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 10 - - 9 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 334 - - 2294 - - 2112 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7222 - - 7365 - - 7222 - - 7222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2479 - - 154 - - 210 - - -1384 ODpotential blCL - - - 10035 - - 9505 - - 9124 - - 8606 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 91 - - 94 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.3 - - 34.2 - - 33.2 - - 24.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.7 - - 27.3 - - 27.2 - - 23.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 33.5 - - 33.1 - - 29.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.7 - - 26.1 - - 26.3 - - 28.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 72 - - 22 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 350 - - 2454 - - 2128 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 63 - - 75 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96570 30 076 30 070 37 096 27 083 96570 89536 31 079 24 076 27 084 30 078 89536 84053 25 080 21 089 20 083 24 079 84053 79450 17 078 16 091 14 097 18 079 79450 75453 13 093 13 088 14 111 10 092 75453 71906 9 077 8 082 6 096 10 102 71906 68693 4 058 4 044 4 183 6 013 68693 65739 3 009 4 270 8 206 6 291 65739 62983 7 293 8 252 9 252 6 288 62983 60301 9 234 9 270 11 259 9 281 60301 57486 8 235 13 273 12 286 10 294 57486 54548 6 260 15 272 14 283 16 290 54548 51739 12 285 11 286 14 293 16 304 51739 49212 12 280 13 307 16 306 20 318 49212 46947 10 278 12 314 17 325 21 333 46947 44887 8 279 13 324 16 327 24 333 44887 43001 6 337 12 331 17 324 24 330 43001 41262 11 024 14 002 18 337 20 345 41262 39650 19 021 22 005 20 339 26 353 39650 38158 22 012 28 004 21 351 32 345 38158 36782 24 011 31 013 33 021 32 353 36782 35491 27 023 39 027 51 024 39 005 35491 34220 36 035 50 032 56 024 44 016 34220 32937 45 039 57 034 57 026 48 025 32937 31642 48 037 61 036 55 030 48 028 31642 30320 47 037 62 039 53 034 49 022 30320 28960 46 037 62 038 54 035 51 023 28960 27565 42 042 58 040 54 035 48 029 27565 26139 33 043 48 040 53 035 45 028 26139 24688 26 047 36 042 48 039 43 027 24688 23215 24 049 24 041 40 039 40 031 23215 21718 24 042 19 045 29 038 35 035 21718 20194 20 042 19 054 23 037 29 036 20194 18666 13 047 19 059 20 035 25 036 18666 17208 8 051 15 055 19 030 22 037 17208 15885 7 044 12 044 18 030 21 039 15885 14701 7 032 9 036 15 041 19 043 14701 13637 8 023 8 033 13 061 17 052 13637 12673 8 019 8 033 12 075 14 064 12673 11799 8 022 7 039 11 077 13 074 11799 11006 7 031 7 053 9 069 12 077 11006 10291 7 045 7*073 9 062 12 076 10291 9644 8 060 7*084 8*058 12 075 9644 9053 9 073 7 086 9*058 13 072 9053 8518 10 082 7 086 9 057 12 068 8518 8063 10 088 7 086 8 056 12 065 8063 7708 8*092 7 084 8 055 11 065 7708 7461 5*093 6 084 7 056 9 063 7461 7309 3 095 6 084 6 056 6*053 7309 7222 2 096 4 083 5 055 3*033 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