DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 Truckee 7207ft 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 - - - 41.1 - - 44.5 - - 42.4 - - 38.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - -12 - - -12 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7223 - - 7223 - - 7223 - - 7223 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 157 - - 286 - - 205 - - 84 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 11 - - 8 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 229 - - 226 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - -12 - - -12 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9039 - - -9410 - - -9025 - - -8410 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16263 - - 16634 - - 16249 - - 15634 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17408 - - -17071 - - -17114 - - -17245 ODpotential blCL - - - 24631 - - 24294 - - 24337 - - 24468 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 47 - - 69 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.1 - - 44.5 - - 42.4 - - 38.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -3.1 - - -1.6 - - -1.9 - - -2.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.7 - - 49.7 - - 49.3 - - 47.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -4.1 - - -2.8 - - -3.0 - - -4.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - -12 - - -12 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96132 22 352 20 354 16 343 18 012 96132 89202 11 034 8 018 12 358 20 006 89202 83807 23 042 12 040 17 022 17 008 83807 79304 23 053 11 046 21 028 18 027 79304 75398 21 056 11 036 21 030 22 036 75398 71913 18 028 14 022 24 023 25 033 71913 68746 19 011 21 016 22 023 18 025 68746 65836 22 001 29 005 25 020 14 020 65836 63143 23 351 28 350 29 358 23 002 63143 60545 22 344 24 338 27 344 24 350 60545 57842 22 340 22 333 24 336 23 348 57842 55030 23 340 21 330 22 326 22 341 55030 52339 21 338 21 322 21 313 25 334 52339 49909 20 343 18 320 18 319 22 329 49909 47723 18 346 14 340 13 310 18 334 47723 45728 15 330 15 341 7 325 12 320 45728 43893 15 306 13 323 11 339 6 301 43893 42197 13 275 12 292 9 314 5 289 42197 40621 10 254 10 264 7 285 4 304 40621 39153 4 267 7 235 6 225 7 237 39153 37789 8 273 5 251 3 184 13 214 37789 36493 12 256 7 280 2 066 11 190 36493 35201 13 252 10 271 4 344 8 182 35201 33889 12 260 10 269 3 309 6 205 33889 32562 14 289 9 287 5 311 4 230 32562 31209 17 288 12 289 8 317 5 293 31209 29822 18 287 13 291 6 345 4 324 29822 28404 15 294 11 314 7 037 3 056 28404 26955 11 316 10 339 8 038 5 074 26955 25474 11 330 9 339 6 012 3 026 25474 23964 11 333 9 333 5 337 4 343 23964 22420 10 337 9 337 5 327 4 332 22420 20836 10 343 9 346 6 341 4 343 20836 19241 11 349 10 355 6 002 4 010 19241 17712 12 353 10 000 7 016 6 031 17712 16321 12 355 10 004 7 022 8 041 16321 15075 12 356 10 006 7 023 9 046 15075 13954 11 358 9 007 7 022 10 048 13954 12940 9 359 8 007 7 016 10 048 12940 12020 8 002 8 007 7 011 10 046 12020 11187 7 009 6 007 6 005 9 046 11187 10435 6 022 4 007 5 359 7 042 10435 9756 5 042 3 008 4 354 6 030 9756 9134 5 069 1 052 2 326 4 010 9134 8574 6 094 2 126 2 260 1 343 8574 8099 8 112 4 141 3 229 0 331 8099 7728 9 123 5 147 3 199 1 144 7728 7471 8 136 6 168 4 195 2 155 7471 7314 6*153 5*197 4*208 3*177 7314 7223 3*233 4*229 3*226 2*235 7223 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