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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 30 Apr 2025 → Apr 29 19:58 PDT for Wednesday Anderson Windgram

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	21,67
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	213°	262°	275°	274°	265°	268°	253°	250°	265°	279°	293°	303°	330°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	2	3	3	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	4	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	2	3	4	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	4	3	3	4	7	8	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	4	3	3	5	7	8	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	138	199	360	341	511	531	525	490	446	395	321	205	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	4	-3	12	7	-11	-18	22	-17	14	12	9	4	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1179	1179	3093	3123	4059	4155	4024	3593	3261	2983	2516	1179	1179	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	1915	1945	2881	2976	2845	2414	2083	1804	1337	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1179	1179	3093	3123	4059	4155	4024	3593	3261	2983	2516	1179	1179	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	4	14	10	10	13	13	12	11	10	9	8	4	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1954	2430	4361	4542	5240	5325	5157	4633	4268	4015	3609	2704	1205	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	775	1252	3183	3364	4061	4147	3978	3454	3090	2837	2430	1525	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	200	261	9	341	350	340	322	298	300	307	314	316	331	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	1	3	10	11	15	16	17	16	13	11	8	3	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	3	1	8	8	10	11	11	10	8	7	4	2	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	190	57	37	43	53	55	50	40	46	50	49	357	331	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	1	3	22	19	40	42	37	29	27	21	12	4	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2481	2899	3732	3956	4318	4422	4488	4379	4401	4467	4608	4461	3900	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-1733	-1272	742	483	962	430	470	-4195	-5629	-5847	-5963	-7255	-9513	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	3687	3702	3619	4059	4278	4895	4687	8828	9897	9862	9571	9958	10718	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	51	52	100	100	99	94	79	65	56	43	21	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	43	79	185	149	414	455	458	430	363	275	174	72	-4	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	44.3	45.8	50.0	51.1	54.1	55.7	56.6	56.6	57.0	57.1	57.0	55.4	52.2	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	38.3	37.9	38.4	38.4	39.8	40.9	41.4	41.9	42.2	42.1	41.4	40.6	40.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1023	1023	1023	1023	1022	1022	1021	1021	1021	1020	1020	1020	1020	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	436	564	286	234	166	158	220	301	213	195	194	465	596	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:09	09:15	09:31	09:46	11:03	11:35	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	46.5	46.9	48.0	49.1	51.3	52.9	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:46	11:03	11:35	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	49.1	51.3	52.9	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:07	09:23	09:38	09:54
When_sfc_temp=	46.3	47.4	48.5	49.6

* 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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