DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/13 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 - - - 31.0 - - 38.2 - - 37.4 - - 26.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 55 - - 1 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1440 - - 1394 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7205 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7205 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7222 - - 8646 - - 8600 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 952 - - 1289 - - 1183 - - 271 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 30 - - 195 - - 83 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 11 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 160 - - 191 - - 273 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - -15 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1717 - - -852 - - 593 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8939 - - 9499 - - 8007 - - 7222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8035 - - -6959 - - -4063 - - -5074 ODpotential blCL - - - 15257 - - 15605 - - 12663 - - 12296 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 67 - - 75 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.0 - - 38.2 - - 37.4 - - 26.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.4 - - 22.0 - - 27.6 - - 23.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 37.7 - - 37.7 - - 31.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.5 - - 20.9 - - 26.6 - - 27.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 55 - - 1 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1440 - - 1394 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 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] 96612 39 089 36 091 42 102 37 089 96612 89513 32 100 28 099 27 092 29 097 89513 83989 26 093 18 096 21 099 20 098 83989 79371 11 087 14 084 17 100 12 106 79371 75374 10 093 10 096 10 106 5 120 75374 71823 6 033 4 071 5 145 2 124 71823 68594 1 353 5 241 3 254 1 228 68594 65616 7 285 7 260 6 266 7 271 65616 62845 14 295 15 257 17 269 14 261 62845 60160 16 288 20 256 21 273 23 270 60160 57367 20 294 23 263 27 273 26 264 57367 54463 23 267 21 284 31 288 32 277 54463 51679 27 291 42 285 46 277 44 272 51679 49171 37 286 37 272 47 269 44 274 49171 46908 34 295 31 291 45 282 50 288 46908 44849 52 310 52 303 65 295 74 288 44849 42979 49 300 55 294 74 284 77 277 42979 41280 33 289 38 297 53 291 50 282 41280 39729 48 339 65 317 72 308 76 300 39729 38304 78 330 77 312 68 298 79 292 38304 36987 79 324 64 305 54 295 68 290 36987 35733 73 329 61 313 54 308 62 291 35733 34477 67 334 64 321 54 308 58 288 34477 33193 60 340 58 325 52 310 53 289 33193 31889 51 346 54 329 49 314 52 292 31889 30556 43 351 51 331 48 316 54 295 30556 29188 34 353 40 336 48 317 56 297 29188 27789 31 345 30 333 46 316 52 298 27789 26360 31 338 26 330 44 314 44 293 26360 24904 33 330 26 336 38 319 40 286 24904 23425 36 337 27 328 31 311 42 285 23425 21917 34 348 33 324 34 299 43 286 21917 20373 29 359 32 330 40 306 40 290 20373 18821 24 003 25 331 33 316 33 292 18821 17338 20 006 20 327 22 320 25 293 17338 15993 18 008 17 327 15 315 19 290 15993 14793 16 011 15 334 13 312 15 284 14793 13715 14 012 14 342 13 316 13 283 13715 12740 11 013 12 348 12 322 12 290 12740 11855 9 015 10 353 11 328 10 302 11855 11053 7 023 8 355 9 335 9 315 11053 10329 5 042 5 354 7 340 8 325 10329 9674 4 073 2 336 6 324 7 330 9674 9075 5 103 1*247 6*288 6 334 9075 8533 7 122 3*194 6*277 5 333 8533 8072 8 128 3 191 6 274 6 301 8072 7712 8 135 3 190 6 272 8 275 7712 7463 7 143 3 190 6 271 9 263 7463 7310 5*152 3 188 5 269 8*261 7310 7222 2*160 2 186 4 269 4*256 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