DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/30 Truckee 7208ft 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.3 - - 73.2 - - 70.9 - - 57.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 329 - - 105 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2332 - - 5625 - - 5245 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8575 - - 11234 - - 10314 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9540 - - 12833 - - 12453 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1490 - - 1136 - - 1262 - - 1954 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 347 - - 526 - - 352 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 72 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 1 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 141 - - 261 - - 350 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 18 - - 38 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6637 - - -4793 - - -3619 - - -5320 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16178 - - 17627 - - 16073 - - 12545 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13417 - - -10201 - - -9084 - - -12852 ODpotential blCL - - - 22957 - - 23034 - - 21537 - - 20076 blCL maxRH - - - 32 - - 44 - - 37 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.3 - - 73.2 - - 70.9 - - 57.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.7 - - 20.8 - - 25.5 - - 28.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 71.0 - - 70.1 - - 62.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.1 - - 20.1 - - 25.1 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 329 - - 105 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2332 - - 5625 - - 5245 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 98068 10 326 8 331 5 287 11 338 98068 90775 4 313 5 302 6 300 8 328 90775 85125 8 339 1 021 9 315 4 003 85125 80456 8 337 5 006 6 348 5 058 80456 76447 4 256 9 332 5 001 9 025 76447 72901 7 220 9 295 6 318 11 353 72901 69682 5 194 10 261 10 299 13 316 69682 66723 4 135 12 226 13 273 17 288 66723 63989 5 312 7 227 12 257 17 268 63989 61343 14 294 12 275 16 273 16 272 61343 58588 21 286 20 281 23 275 17 285 58588 55742 28 287 29 293 26 274 24 284 55742 53037 30 289 35 295 32 282 33 288 53037 50602 33 294 43 293 40 290 41 291 50602 48412 36 299 46 294 47 291 47 291 48412 46418 36 299 44 294 48 290 51 292 46418 44584 34 295 39 292 44 290 49 291 44584 42884 31 298 34 288 39 289 41 292 42884 41301 32 304 32 297 33 290 35 294 41301 39824 32 307 33 306 30 299 31 299 39824 38448 28 312 32 304 30 304 29 307 38448 37140 26 316 27 302 28 302 31 310 37140 35833 25 313 26 308 27 307 31 306 35833 34499 25 307 27 310 28 312 29 305 34499 33143 23 306 28 307 28 314 27 309 33143 31754 21 315 29 306 27 316 26 314 31754 30326 23 327 27 311 26 317 24 318 30326 28863 25 336 24 320 25 316 23 320 28863 27368 23 341 22 325 23 318 24 316 27368 25843 19 344 19 324 21 323 25 318 25843 24290 17 342 18 323 21 331 23 325 24290 22706 17 339 18 326 21 340 18 336 22706 21086 17 342 17 334 19 349 16 347 21086 19458 15 348 16 340 16 355 13 355 19458 17900 13 353 14 343 14 357 12 360 17900 16484 11 353 13 341 12 356 11 002 16484 15217 10 350 11 339 10 355 11 005 15217 14078 9 346 9 335 7 353 10 004 14078 13048 8 343 4*308 3*018 8 354 13048 12114 6 339 3*283 3*026 5 354 12114 11269 3 336 2 275 4 014 3 018 11269 10506 1 340 2 270 5 359 4 047 10506 9815 2*139 2 259 6 351 6 065 9815 9183 4*140 1 250 6 346 8 075 9183 8611 4 142 1 229 6 340 9 077 8611 8124 5 143 1 206 6 337 8 072 8124 7745 4 141 1 187 6 335 6 062 7745 7480 4 139 1 171 6 333 4 038 7480 7317 4 139 1 159 6 334 3*357 7317 7224 3 136 1 155 4 333 2*323 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