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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:07 PDT for Thursday Anderson Windgram

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	26,27
Lat,Lon=	48.647,-122.263
VALID.TIME	08 PDT	09 PDT	10 PDT	11 PDT	12 PDT	13 PDT	14 PDT	15 PDT	16 PDT	17 PDT	18 PDT	19 PDT	20 PDT	VALID.TIME
10M_Wind_Dir	195°	351°	342°	352°	350°	333°	313°	334°	329°	331°	324°	305°	358°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	2	3	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	5	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	8	8	7	7	5	5	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	3	3	5	6	6	8	10	10	9	9	6	6	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	4	3	4	5	6	6	8	10	10	10	10	7	7	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	170	274	300	454	352	452	502	469	373	206	63	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	34	45	52	53	-47	-27	44	-55	27	25	-11	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	2450	2450	3316	3676	4868	4562	5348	5938	5767	4566	2450	2450	2450	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	866	1227	2418	2112	2898	3488	3317	2116	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	2450	2450	3316	3676	4474	4560	5008	5735	5622	4566	2450	2450	2450	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	6	9	10	10	7	6	6	6	4	2	1	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2450	3759	4370	4841	6011	6020	6726	7397	7271	5890	3465	2698	2475	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	1309	1920	2391	3561	3570	4276	4947	4821	3440	1015	248	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	3	3	3	4	5	7	8	8	9	9	6	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	193	336	348	10	32	22	2	18	16	357	326	305	359	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	2	2	3	8	9	14	12	14	11	4	3	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	3	4	4	4	10	10	14	13	14	13	8	7	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	193	329	2	45	38	37	34	43	44	28	351	308	359	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	7	17	20	3	29	58	61	34	1	3	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2654	2898	3387	3872	4474	4560	5008	5735	5622	5197	4195	4077	4380	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-120	442	847	1124	1226	1171	1023	1279	780	-1079	-2114	-2995	-3353	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2570	3316	3522	3718	4785	4849	5702	6118	6492	6969	5579	5693	5829	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	100	100	100	95	100	100	69	28	0	18	7	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	47	134	142	329	153	270	321	268	189	109	13	-6	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	36.5	38.3	40.1	42.5	42.7	44.6	46.6	46.1	45.5	42.9	41.5	40.6	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	34.3	34.3	33.9	33.5	33.2	33.0	32.9	31.6	31.6	32.8	34.8	34.2	33.1	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1020	1018	1019	1019	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1021	1021	1021	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	661	621	636	522	395	480	446	464	577	1123	572	647	457	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:20	09:34	10:22	11:13	11:38	13:29	14:10
When_sfc_temp=	37.1	37.5	39.0	40.7	41.7	43.6	44.9

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:13	11:38	13:29	14:10
When_sfc_temp=	40.7	41.7	43.6	44.9
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:18	10:10	11:05	11:31
When_sfc_temp=	37.1	38.6	40.3	41.3

* The Boundary Layer is also known as the Mixing layer and its top is also called the mixing height. It is the top of thermally induced lift and the level at which the Thermal Index goes to zero.
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