DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/01 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.3 - - 42.0 - - 37.9 - - 31.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 15 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 754 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 - - 7206 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7222 - - 7960 - - 7223 - - 7222 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 357 - - 1078 - - 1462 - - 275 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 111 - - 7 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 244 - - 299 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -9 - - -4 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2438 - - -2069 - - -344 - - -1384 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9661 - - 10029 - - 7567 - - 8606 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12581 - - -11849 - - -8783 - - -11398 ODpotential blCL - - - 19803 - - 19809 - - 16006 - - 18620 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 74 - - 63 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.3 - - 42.0 - - 37.9 - - 31.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.8 - - 23.5 - - 30.1 - - 19.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 41.8 - - 40.8 - - 37.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.7 - - 22.4 - - 28.9 - - 19.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 15 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 754 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 97111 53 087 63 092 58 084 64 084 97111 89958 62 088 65 091 59 086 58 081 89958 84408 59 091 63 090 52 093 50 079 84408 79744 55 094 47 090 43 095 38 082 79744 75678 47 090 40 091 37 086 33 076 75678 72051 40 093 33 088 29 081 28 065 72051 68746 36 089 25 084 21 079 25 056 68746 65699 27 079 16 074 14 051 17 050 65699 62892 20 060 12 053 12 042 10 048 62892 60200 14 038 15 018 18 036 8 031 60200 57411 12 019 15 002 22 016 16 009 57411 54534 13 019 14 002 17 347 21 347 54534 51817 20 016 20 360 19 344 20 329 51817 49400 24 000 27 346 25 340 24 323 49400 47255 21 349 27 334 34 327 30 320 47255 45330 25 004 25 335 41 320 42 306 45330 43581 37 002 36 342 45 319 53 318 43581 41970 38 355 42 339 55 326 58 321 41970 40464 36 355 44 336 60 327 56 318 40464 39043 39 358 45 333 54 325 60 320 39043 37704 42 359 47 332 52 327 60 322 37704 36423 43 000 47 334 53 330 57 323 36423 35142 43 001 43 337 51 333 53 322 35142 33834 41 358 40 340 47 335 49 325 33834 32504 40 356 38 343 44 336 41 328 32504 31141 39 356 38 347 42 343 36 330 31141 29738 41 359 39 348 34 338 37 335 29738 28298 35 005 33 348 29 336 33 341 28298 26826 28 007 27 349 31 339 25 329 26826 25332 26 017 24 345 30 338 24 316 25332 23816 27 024 23 341 25 340 23 315 23816 22272 29 023 21 340 22 338 22 317 22272 20693 27 020 21 346 21 333 21 321 20693 19104 24 017 21 002 21 333 21 326 19104 17583 21 016 19 012 19 341 20 329 17583 16201 19 015 16 013 15 351 18 331 16201 14964 16 012 14 012 11 357 15 337 14964 13851 14 009 12 011 9 360 12 345 13851 12845 11 005 11 009 9 360 10 359 12845 11935 9 002 9 006 8 359 8 011 11935 11112 6 003 7 005 8 353 7 016 11112 10372 3 009 5 000 6 353 7 011 10372 9705 0 036 3 335 3 352 5 006 9705 9095 3 156 4 274 3 340 4 001 9095 8546 6 155 5 256 3 342 3 342 8546 8080 9 151 5*247 4 335 3 324 8080 7718 11 156 5*245 4 325 2 319 7718 7465 10 169 4 243 4 317 2 336 7465 7311 9 174 4 244 3*309 3 331 7311 7222 3*181 3 243 3*299 3*317 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