DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.5 - - 71.4 - - 71.3 - - 63.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 258 - - 352 - - 190 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2349 - - 4994 - - 5002 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8644 - - 10780 - - 10531 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9557 - - 12202 - - 12211 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1222 - - 1114 - - 1370 - - 4494 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 369 - - 525 - - 431 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 12 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 056 - - 322 - - 336 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -8 - - 15 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3220 - - -2645 - - -2089 - - -4829 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12778 - - 14848 - - 14301 - - 12054 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10282 - - -8482 - - -7916 - - -10638 ODpotential blCL - - - 19839 - - 20684 - - 20127 - - 17862 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 41 - - 44 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.5 - - 71.4 - - 71.3 - - 63.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.7 - - 31.2 - - 33.5 - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 69.2 - - 69.9 - - 65.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 30.0 - - 32.3 - - 34.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 258 - - 352 - - 190 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2349 - - 4994 - - 5002 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98882 29 114 20 098 20 102 22 077 98882 91366 21 109 19 118 18 091 23 076 91366 85587 21 117 22 103 18 092 20 081 85587 80818 19 121 24 099 21 092 17 087 80818 76734 13 127 16 103 22 085 16 105 76734 73127 16 119 9 126 12 077 18 100 73127 69849 13 088 9 118 5 113 13 079 69849 66833 2 123 3 140 5 110 9 079 66833 64039 3 329 3 264 6 330 8 048 64039 61342 8 314 3 303 6 292 8 354 61342 58547 18 300 13 305 10 325 12 345 58547 55660 18 291 15 278 20 298 18 305 55660 52913 25 305 23 304 25 302 21 295 52913 50454 38 299 33 301 33 309 27 301 50454 48269 41 299 42 301 44 311 38 317 48269 46298 45 302 47 303 52 311 47 319 46298 44494 49 309 51 312 54 313 52 318 44494 42827 55 315 56 315 55 313 53 315 42827 41272 61 317 60 314 54 311 52 312 41272 39814 67 317 61 313 53 310 51 310 39814 38446 70 316 62 313 51 309 48 309 38446 37141 69 315 64 313 51 310 47 309 37141 35837 66 316 63 314 52 311 47 309 35837 34506 62 317 59 313 51 308 48 310 34506 33154 60 317 54 313 47 305 48 309 33154 31767 57 318 50 313 44 306 45 306 31767 30338 54 318 48 312 42 307 42 304 30338 28874 52 317 47 309 42 308 39 305 28874 27377 50 316 48 309 42 309 37 307 27377 25851 47 315 48 313 43 314 37 310 25851 24297 42 312 44 316 43 320 37 314 24297 22711 38 309 37 315 41 322 36 320 22711 21085 35 310 31 315 37 319 34 324 21085 19451 32 312 27 319 31 314 31 325 19451 17892 30 313 26 323 26 313 26 323 17892 16478 28 313 25 325 22 317 21 318 16478 15215 26 315 24 326 19 326 16 315 15215 14079 24 318 22 328 16 339 12 321 14079 13050 21 323 18*330 11*346 7 343 13050 12118 19 326 10*323 8*341 6 018 12118 11274 16 328 9 319 8 340 8 025 11274 10512 11 333 8 318 9 339 10 022 10512 9822 6*348 8 320 9 336 11 019 9822 9189 3*037 8 322 9 335 11 015 9189 8616 3 053 8 324 9 335 11 010 8616 8128 3 057 8 326 9 334 11 004 8128 7747 3 060 7 327 9 333 10 359 7747 7481 3 063 7 328 9 334 8 356 7481 7318 3 065 6 328 8 333 6*352 7318 7224 2 067 5 328 6 332 3*345 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