DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/07 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 - - - 56.7 - - 58.1 - - 56.5 - - 46.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 250 - - 188 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2064 - - 2444 - - 2033 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8227 - - 8719 - - 8312 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9272 - - 9652 - - 9241 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1602 - - 1399 - - 1092 - - 875 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 291 - - 376 - - 317 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 267 - - 260 - - 261 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -29 - - -41 - - -47 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -993 - - -221 - - -523 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10265 - - 9873 - - 9764 - - 7224 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6683 - - -4875 - - -5714 - - -6403 ODpotential blCL - - - 15955 - - 14527 - - 14955 - - 13627 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 55 - - 55 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.7 - - 58.1 - - 56.5 - - 46.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.8 - - 39.7 - - 38.7 - - 40.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.8 - - 56.6 - - 55.4 - - 48.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.5 - - 38.5 - - 37.5 - - 39.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 250 - - 188 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2064 - - 2444 - - 2033 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 97904 15 254 23 272 15 304 12 302 97904 90467 12 273 17 265 13 266 16 280 90467 84736 10 252 12 281 15 278 15 296 84736 79974 9 262 10 293 13 293 9 316 79974 75887 8 274 12 290 14 302 11 325 75887 72298 8 282 12 271 16 286 14 317 72298 69055 12 306 11 279 15 296 19 308 69055 66074 16 315 9 312 15 317 18 314 66074 63311 18 312 14 319 18 317 17 327 63311 60631 18 307 18 318 19 311 15 335 60631 57835 16 308 20 315 24 307 21 322 57835 54944 15 314 18 306 25 299 26 311 54944 52195 17 321 17 308 22 299 25 305 52195 49737 23 319 19 317 18 305 21 307 49737 47555 25 317 22 317 17 311 20 312 47555 45601 25 322 23 315 18 310 19 316 45601 43831 20 328 20 311 18 312 18 314 43831 42207 14 348 11 304 15 297 18 310 42207 40692 12 016 5 316 14 267 17 297 40692 39270 13 023 5 357 11 252 18 270 39270 37935 13 014 6 354 8 272 12 260 37935 36657 12 358 8 344 9 301 10 270 36657 35376 13 345 9 338 11 303 9 284 35376 34066 15 338 11 339 11 318 8 286 34066 32733 15 337 11 338 9 326 8 282 32733 31368 14 334 13 336 10 330 7 285 31368 29962 15 334 15 340 11 324 8 285 29962 28520 16 330 15 332 10 312 8 270 28520 27044 13 331 11 325 8 299 12 262 27044 25537 12 340 9 314 9 284 13 271 25537 24007 12 337 10 311 11 288 13 282 24007 22448 12 326 12 310 12 295 12 288 22448 20856 14 313 13 304 12 299 10 291 20856 19255 15 301 14 300 13 303 10 295 19255 17723 16 298 15 298 14 303 12 298 17723 16330 15 296 16 296 15 303 14 299 16330 15084 14 290 17 294 16 301 16 299 15084 13962 13 284 17 291 18 297 18 299 13962 12947 13 279 18 287 19 292 19 300 12947 12026 13 275 19 282 21 286 19 300 12026 11191 14 272 19 276 22 280 20 299 11191 10438 14 269 19 269 22 272 21 294 10438 9758 14*268 19*265 22*266 21 289 9758 9136 14*268 19*263 20*262 22 280 9136 8576 14 267 18 261 20 261 22 270 8576 8100 13 266 18 260 19 261 21 262 8100 7730 13 266 17 260 18 260 18 260 7730 7472 12 266 16 259 17 260 15 259 7472 7315 10 265 14 259 15 260 12*259 7315 7224 7 265 10 258 10 259 6*259 7224 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