DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 Truckee 7206ft pt35874@39.407,-120.306 SPONSORED BY: Harry Fox RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 23.2 - - 38.9 - - 43.7 - - 42.4 - - 31.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -12 - - 22 - - 46 - - -6 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 304 - - 969 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7205 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top 7222 - - 7510 - - 8175 - - 7223 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 77 - - 855 - - 1458 - - 2043 - - 296 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 90 - - 165 - - 19 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 7 - - 8 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 237 - - 155 - - 176 - - 238 - - 237 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -16 - - -2 - - -8 - - -7 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1396 - - -1418 - - -888 - - -704 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8618 - - 8929 - - 9064 - - 7927 - - 7222 sfcLCL ODpotential -11392 - - -7971 - - -6620 - - -5609 - - -6250 ODpotential blCL 18614 - - 15481 - - 14795 - - 12832 - - 13472 blCL maxRH 49 - - 51 - - 52 - - 62 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 23.2 - - 38.9 - - 43.7 - - 42.4 - - 31.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 11.5 - - 25.2 - - 29.3 - - 32.9 - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.3 - - 38.7 - - 43.4 - - 43.2 - - 35.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.7 - - 24.1 - - 28.1 - - 31.8 - - 32.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -12 - - 22 - - 46 - - -6 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 304 - - 969 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96186 9 325 6 285 21 279 16 300 14 320 96186 89105 15 319 10 316 10 306 11 322 10 349 89105 83665 15 334 15 319 13 325 11 338 7 008 83665 79145 13 342 16 338 13 312 16 316 18 342 79145 75279 16 316 19 313 21 300 22 310 24 330 75279 71872 17 307 20 299 27 295 23 310 23 328 71872 68746 30 291 21 293 28 281 28 292 24 311 68746 65829 32 283 27 285 31 274 30 275 31 283 65829 63105 32 276 31 273 33 268 31 273 39 276 63105 60459 37 273 37 275 43 270 43 276 48 269 60459 57687 41 272 46 269 50 268 50 272 51 264 57687 54789 47 273 48 270 53 269 55 272 58 268 54789 52007 54 277 56 271 57 267 61 271 60 265 52007 49489 59 275 58 267 58 266 59 269 56 265 49489 47223 57 276 60 271 59 269 56 270 55 272 47223 45175 58 282 63 274 56 272 53 272 54 273 45175 43317 58 283 57 280 52 280 51 276 50 276 43317 41625 53 289 51 280 48 285 46 277 44 282 41625 40070 45 294 46 281 49 280 45 278 42 277 40070 38634 37 302 38 283 43 278 46 274 34 277 38634 37308 33 311 34 290 32 282 35 278 34 288 37308 36053 33 318 31 292 29 290 33 290 37 287 36053 34799 33 324 24 301 24 282 32 289 35 283 34799 33518 33 329 19 317 19 280 29 280 31 285 33518 32215 32 330 17 320 18 287 27 276 30 285 32215 30880 32 328 17 316 19 291 25 279 31 280 30880 29505 33 324 17 315 20 296 24 283 31 275 29505 28093 31 320 18 314 18 302 22 287 28 273 28093 26647 30 318 18 320 14 314 19 288 23 268 26647 25172 29 322 17 327 11 325 13 282 20 262 25172 23673 30 326 16 326 10 323 10 269 18 261 23673 22144 31 332 16 324 11 313 11 279 16 268 22144 20583 33 339 17 327 12 312 14 295 16 279 20583 19014 27 346 16 332 12 317 14 307 15 287 19014 17513 20 350 13 331 11 321 12 313 14 290 17513 16147 15 354 10 326 10 321 10 312 11 288 16147 14923 12 001 8 323 10 314 9 305 9 284 14923 13823 10 007 5 327 9 306 8 298 8 276 13823 12828 9 011 2 342 8 293 7 292 6 262 12828 11927 8 012 1 024 7 271 7 280 4 250 11927 11111 6 016 2 109 6 237 7 261 4 242 11111 10374 5 027 3 128 6 206 9 237 5 231 10374 9708 4 046 5 136 8 192 11 223 9 225 9708 9098 4 080 7 137 9 184 12 220 13 225 9098 8548 5 105 10 141 9*179 12 226 17 228 8548 8081 8 119 12 143 9*176 11 233 19 230 8081 7718 10 128 11*149 8 176 10 236 18 233 7718 7465 8 141 9*155 8 175 9 236 14 236 7465 7311 7*154 7 155 7 175 7*237 11*238 7311 7222 3*237 4 154 5 174 4*238 5*237 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