DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/05 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 31.4 - - 44.3 - - 50.6 - - 45.6 - - 34.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 137 - - 227 - - 14 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 907 - - 2443 - - 1696 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7206 - - 7206 - - 8654 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top 7222 - - 8114 - - 9650 - - 8903 - - 7223 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 310 - - 1150 - - 1849 - - 1575 - - 668 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 214 - - 352 - - 125 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 9 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 339 - - 036 - - 030 - - 040 - - 063 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - 5 - - 6 - - 10 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1164 - - -2934 - - -6636 - - -4859 - - -3113 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8386 - - 11048 - - 16287 - - 13763 - - 10336 sfcLCL ODpotential -7365 - - -7445 - - -11220 - - -10138 - - -11081 ODpotential blCL 14587 - - 15559 - - 20870 - - 19041 - - 18304 blCL maxRH 48 - - 42 - - 60 - - 77 - - 44 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 31.4 - - 44.3 - - 50.6 - - 45.6 - - 34.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.4 - - 21.4 - - 4.6 - - 11.0 - - 15.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 37.1 - - 43.1 - - 48.9 - - 45.4 - - 39.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.8 - - 20.7 - - 3.8 - - 10.7 - - 15.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 137 - - 227 - - 14 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 907 - - 2443 - - 1696 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96356 38 293 34 290 40 293 39 300 31 316 96356 89453 21 301 23 291 24 302 18 312 30 301 89453 84036 15 316 14 306 14 310 12 319 24 301 84036 79463 17 323 12 326 5 293 13 285 17 315 79463 75508 19 313 14 325 5 300 12 279 16 315 75508 72026 20 308 15 321 13 311 13 289 12 315 72026 68870 20 307 15 315 16 310 17 291 18 324 68870 65961 20 311 15 311 15 306 18 293 19 322 65961 63253 20 301 17 312 13 299 17 300 19 316 63253 60608 21 289 16 305 14 294 16 301 20 304 60608 57829 21 293 16 296 20 291 19 311 19 309 57829 54933 29 298 24 281 29 292 27 313 23 318 54933 52180 37 281 30 278 32 293 31 310 16 321 52180 49713 40 274 33 278 28 297 29 312 24 344 49713 47499 42 277 33 285 25 301 32 325 33 344 47499 45490 36 279 34 287 32 311 36 320 41 334 45490 43647 32 285 33 290 38 310 32 322 41 323 43647 41943 29 288 35 290 35 310 32 331 32 329 41943 40360 27 294 36 287 33 315 35 343 31 359 40360 38892 32 301 33 289 39 319 43 351 51 010 38892 37536 36 297 30 297 43 318 56 360 67 014 37536 36254 33 291 37 307 40 312 71 005 79 012 36254 34975 34 295 40 303 32 314 77 006 81 011 34975 33670 41 300 36 328 34 341 77 008 79 014 33670 32344 46 299 42 345 44 349 70 010 76 016 32344 30987 48 292 49 348 47 347 55 004 72 017 30987 29591 48 286 52 348 46 343 44 354 64 016 29591 28160 46 284 53 349 46 339 40 344 58 011 28160 26701 40 289 54 353 45 336 40 339 48 003 26701 25218 35 301 55 357 43 334 40 336 40 349 25218 23713 34 315 53 357 40 335 40 333 36 340 23713 22181 35 327 49 353 36 339 37 331 34 339 22181 20613 38 336 45 352 34 343 33 331 30 342 20613 19036 38 339 41 356 33 347 27 333 26 345 19036 17529 35 337 34 357 32 350 24 337 24 345 17529 16159 30 337 29 353 30 350 23 341 22 343 16159 14934 27 339 25 345 28 348 23 347 20 343 14934 13833 24 341 23 343 27 345 23 355 19 345 13833 12836 22 344 22 346 25 343 23 004 18 353 12836 11932 20 350 21 352 22 343 23 013 18 002 11932 11113 18 358 19 359 19 348 21 020 18 012 11113 10374 16 007 18 006 15 358 18 026 18 022 10374 9707 14 015 16 012 11*010 15 033 18 032 9707 9098 12 022 14 017 8*024 13*038 16 042 9098 8548 10 030 11*025 7 029 12*040 15 053 8548 8082 9 039 8*032 7 031 12 040 13 062 8082 7719 8 042 7 036 7 033 11 040 12 072 7719 7466 7 036 6 037 6 034 10 041 10 078 7466 7312 5*023 6 038 6 036 9 042 7*076 7312 7223 3*339 4 040 5 037 6 043 3*063 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