DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.9 - - 35.4 - - - - - 27.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 119 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1477 - - 2971 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7705 - - 8794 - - - - - 7205 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8683 - - 10177 - - - - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1752 - - 2593 - - - - - 1614 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 244 - - 312 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 087 - - 094 - - - - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -9 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 228 - - 1848 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8456 - - 8329 - - - - - 7222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3534 - - -515 - - - - - -2474 ODpotential blCL - - - 12217 - - 10692 - - - - - 9696 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 78 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.9 - - 35.4 - - - - - 27.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.3 - - 24.3 - - - - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 34.6 - - - - - 30.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.2 - - 23.1 - - - - - 27.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 119 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1477 - - 2971 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 12 - - - - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97114 58 273 66 276 56 283 97114 89733 46 278 55 275 49 278 89733 84059 33 283 40 268 41 277 84059 79387 30 259 30 266 34 271 79387 75346 33 263 25 256 25 271 75346 71755 30 272 24 253 29 284 71755 68511 25 264 22 257 32 276 68511 65531 24 259 24 263 27 257 65531 62748 22 246 26 254 22 257 62748 60039 22 258 27 265 21 282 60039 57212 24 265 29 273 22 284 57212 54276 24 274 26 282 21 286 54276 51468 28 290 26 286 24 298 51468 48942 30 301 27 291 27 306 48942 46680 30 302 28 296 27 309 46680 44628 28 300 27 296 24 313 44628 42751 26 301 24 292 25 324 42751 41028 24 305 18 298 28 334 41028 39437 22 312 16 321 28 338 39437 37962 21 317 19 338 24 355 37962 36597 17 317 18 345 31 016 36597 35315 14 327 19 350 43 019 35315 34052 10 321 20 002 48 018 34052 32777 32 025 19 011 47 020 32777 31493 32 031 31 028 44 023 31493 30185 29 046 31 022 43 026 30185 28845 35 055 27 047 37 024 28845 27474 35 043 30 049 29 019 27474 26075 37 035 29 040 22 007 26075 24650 36 039 29 035 18 001 24650 23200 34 038 28 035 15 004 23200 21719 31 035 25 037 19 354 21719 20204 24 034 20 033 21 004 20204 18679 20 037 16 027 20 018 18679 17222 11 038 13 026 19 018 17222 15896 3 023 10 022 19 012 15896 14710 1 081 7 017 16 007 14710 13643 2 103 4 022 11 360 13643 12679 2 082 3 076 6 350 12679 11807 3 069 5 106 2 348 11807 11015 3 064 5 109 2 355 11015 10299 3 066 5*107 3 004 10299 9652 3 078 5*104 5 002 9652 9058 3*087 4 100 7 355 9058 8522 3*088 4 095 10 348 8522 8066 3 088 4 090 11 343 8066 7710 4 085 4 088 11 339 7710 7461 3 088 4 085 9 335 7461 7310 3 088 4 085 7*332 7310 7222 3 087 3 084 4*325 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