DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 Truckee 7207ft 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.8 - - 59.2 - - 56.6 - - 45.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 61 - - 18 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 498 - - 2053 - - 707 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7207 - - 7770 - - 7207 - - 7207 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7705 - - 9261 - - 7914 - - 7224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4805 - - 3760 - - 2761 - - 199 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 114 - - 234 - - 113 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 13 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 239 - - 262 - - 261 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - -38 - - -31 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4493 - - -967 - - -136 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12199 - - 10228 - - 8050 - - 7224 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9210 - - -5568 - - -4241 - - -5633 ODpotential blCL - - - 16915 - - 14829 - - 12155 - - 12857 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 44 - - 60 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 330 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.8 - - 59.2 - - 56.6 - - 45.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.6 - - 39.3 - - 45.9 - - 41.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 59.0 - - 57.6 - - 50.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.4 - - 38.1 - - 44.9 - - 42.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 61 - - 18 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 498 - - 2053 - - 707 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 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] 98486 24 096 20 108 21 104 26 106 98486 91057 17 115 16 114 15 092 19 100 91057 85307 18 127 12 136 8 104 19 089 85307 80510 7 158 8 114 14 132 5 093 80510 76365 5 152 2 122 9 111 8 134 76365 72694 2 069 3 166 2 302 6 039 72694 69394 4 318 2 340 4 288 5 317 69394 66386 8 296 10 313 13 342 7 353 66386 63609 7 315 15 302 21 324 15 330 63609 60931 10 314 13 302 20 315 18 320 60931 58146 11 330 17 332 17 324 18 317 58146 55262 18 323 22 334 20 327 18 316 55262 52513 17 322 22 322 23 322 20 311 52513 50039 17 342 21 317 23 326 19 319 50039 47825 23 357 22 334 23 344 18 340 47825 45827 30 002 25 348 24 352 20 353 45827 44010 30 008 27 006 23 357 20 358 44010 42342 27 012 31 014 20 003 19 359 42342 40794 28 017 33 018 21 009 18 358 40794 39345 28 018 34 022 22 011 16 357 39345 37986 27 017 32 024 22 006 15 348 37986 36689 26 016 30 025 20 004 14 336 36689 35394 25 016 26 027 17 006 14 325 35394 34075 26 014 23 025 14 359 12 314 34075 32737 28 011 21 023 13 346 16 310 32737 31367 27 008 22 020 14 340 20 308 31367 29956 25 003 22 016 15 338 21 309 29956 28510 23 358 21 010 17 334 21 315 28510 27031 21 353 19 004 18 333 22 317 27031 25525 20 352 17 352 17 331 22 314 25525 23995 19 356 15 345 16 329 21 311 23995 22437 16 359 14 342 15 330 19 310 22437 20844 17 360 13 338 14 336 16 313 20844 19244 17 002 13 336 14 339 13 316 19244 17716 13 001 11 333 13 337 11 316 17716 16329 10 353 9 325 11 331 11 312 16329 15089 7 342 8 315 10 322 11 309 15089 13974 8 328 7 310 9 312 11 306 13974 12963 9 314 8 306 10 300 12 303 12963 12045 10 303 10 295 11 289 13 295 12045 11212 11 295 12 285 13 280 15 286 11212 10459 11 287 14 278 15 275 17 278 10459 9778 11 278 14*271 15 269 19 274 9778 9153 10 267 14*265 16 265 20 271 9153 8589 10 253 14 263 15 262 20 268 8589 8110 10 246 13 261 15*261 19 263 8110 7735 9*242 13 260 14*261 17 260 7735 7475 7*239 12 260 12 261 15 259 7475 7315 6 238 10 259 11 260 12*259 7315 7224 4 238 7 258 6 259 6*259 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