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

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	26,29
Lat,Lon=	48.672,-122.265
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	192°	301°	297°	315°	282°	269°	301°	311°	310°	311°	289°	262°	230°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	3	3	3	4	5	7	7	7	7	6	4	2	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	3	3	3	4	5	8	8	7	7	7	5	2	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	3	3	3	5	6	10	10	10	10	9	6	2	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	3	3	3	3	5	6	10	10	10	11	10	6	3	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	239	342	228	282	385	524	524	418	312	233	60	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	14	15	-32	-27	22	43	52	44	52	39	12	-4	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	943	1432	2511	1413	2387	3451	4854	5229	3324	2079	1366	943	943	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	489	1567	469	1444	2508	3910	4285	2381	1136	423	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	943	1432	2511	1413	2387	3451	4854	5161	3324	2079	1366	943	943	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	12	20	8	7	7	7	7	5	3	2	1	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	943	2536	3646	3232	4000	4942	6414	6936	4581	3071	2556	1327	969	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	1593	2703	2289	3056	3999	5470	5992	3638	2127	1613	384	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	2	2	1	3	4	5	7	7	8	9	9	6	2	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	192	271	324	301	304	325	358	14	329	322	300	271	230	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	1	4	1	7	14	16	16	10	4	4	3	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	2	1	4	2	6	12	13	14	10	7	8	7	2	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	192	271	7	325	10	24	41	48	25	343	316	274	230	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	3	12	0	0	20	45	20	8	1	3	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1944	2322	2922	3178	3622	4133	4877	5161	4897	4485	3710	3422	3347	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-1664	-25	645	-78	286	417	1362	974	-1539	-2524	-2793	-3962	-4674	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2607	2562	3001	3311	3714	4525	5052	5962	6120	5594	5349	5290	5643	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	76	100	66	100	100	100	62	0	0	2	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	107	186	65	92	179	328	301	251	179	99	7	-5	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	42.4	44.7	45.0	47.1	49.4	52.2	53.0	52.3	51.6	49.0	47.0	44.5	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	35.5	36.0	35.7	34.9	35.0	34.9	34.3	33.8	34.3	35.5	36.4	36.0	35.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1018	1019	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1021	1022	1022	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	750	792	618	1090	823	666	524	576	2581	1440	460	922	621	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:36	09:00	09:28	09:56	12:31	12:59	13:21
When_sfc_temp=	26.0	42.4	43.5	44.6	48.3	49.4	50.4

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:56	12:31	12:59	13:21
When_sfc_temp=	44.6	48.3	49.4	50.4
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:56	09:22	09:49	11:55
When_sfc_temp=	39.9	43.2	44.3	46.9

* 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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