DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.7 - - 55.1 - - 56.6 - - 50.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 444 - - 223 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4686 - - 7067 - - 7082 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10515 - - 12522 - - 12210 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11893 - - 14274 - - 14289 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1536 - - 1380 - - 1427 - - 6842 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 504 - - 631 - - 505 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 28 - - 17 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 094 - - 059 - - 014 - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 13 - - 16 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2401 - - -610 - - -1185 - - -6305 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14295 - - 14885 - - 15475 - - 13529 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8656 - - -5359 - - -6205 - - -11753 ODpotential blCL - - - 20549 - - 19633 - - 20494 - - 18977 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 49 - - 45 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.7 - - 55.1 - - 56.6 - - 50.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.3 - - 14.8 - - 13.8 - - 16.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 52.5 - - 55.0 - - 52.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.1 - - 13.8 - - 12.6 - - 15.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 444 - - 223 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4686 - - 7067 - - 7082 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 98133 2 193 9 275 4 336 4 046 98133 90703 3 158 6 131 6 231 4 007 90703 84983 2 118 12 099 9 194 4 297 84983 80241 4 249 6 061 6 140 2 179 80241 76162 5 159 4 240 3 024 5 051 76162 72554 6 107 5 228 5 333 6 074 72554 69267 4 118 6 169 5 287 4 082 69267 66231 3 344 1 120 6 304 6 342 66231 63415 5 267 10 232 11 268 7 288 63415 60680 6 318 6 304 8 321 9 328 60680 57834 12 296 11 292 13 309 14 308 57834 54894 13 315 11 317 12 326 13 320 54894 52091 20 312 18 319 19 331 22 335 52091 49579 23 325 23 316 25 327 31 346 49579 47343 30 322 25 318 29 328 33 336 47343 45330 28 325 26 332 28 331 31 333 45330 43501 22 323 32 345 29 340 32 338 43501 41827 44 356 35 348 31 346 33 357 41827 40285 59 358 41 352 35 001 44 013 40285 38855 61 003 47 352 44 004 55 014 38855 37524 62 007 48 353 45 000 58 013 37524 36257 62 006 48 354 42 360 53 013 36257 34987 60 008 47 356 39 005 46 012 34987 33690 58 011 46 359 38 010 44 012 33690 32372 55 007 46 001 36 010 41 010 32372 31022 54 004 46 005 35 007 37 006 31022 29633 52 008 47 007 36 005 36 003 29633 28208 45 012 46 007 38 006 36 003 28208 26753 41 008 46 006 39 009 34 005 26753 25269 42 006 45 006 39 013 32 006 25269 23760 43 009 43 008 39 015 31 006 23760 22223 41 012 40 010 39 016 31 007 22223 20649 34 009 36 010 37 016 31 008 20649 19068 27 002 32 010 33 015 28 008 19068 17555 23 000 26 011 28 016 24 009 17555 16183 19 006 20 012 19 015 20 013 16183 14960 16 015 10*014 7*360 14 018 14960 13863 13 032 4*037 4*355 8 024 13863 12872 12 060 4 044 4 357 7 035 12872 11973 12*084 4 050 4 002 7 037 11973 11156 12*092 4 055 5 012 8 037 11156 10417 13 094 4 062 5 016 8 037 10417 9747 13 094 4 063 6 020 8 036 9747 9132 13 095 4 066 6 021 8 032 9132 8575 13 095 5 068 6 022 8 028 8575 8101 12 095 5 069 7 024 7 024 8101 7731 12 095 5 069 7 025 6 020 7731 7472 11 095 5 070 6 025 5 017 7472 7314 10 095 4 071 6 026 4*012 7314 7224 8 095 4 073 5 028 2*011 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