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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 7 Apr 2026 → Apr 07 03:14 PDT for Tuesday AndersonLZ Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	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	278°	279°	290°	283°	277°	272°	266°	264°	269°	295°	292°	287°	276°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	7	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	7	7	6	6	4	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	8	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	299	377	427	455	475	479	460	419	343	247	122	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	14	18	17	-17	-19	-22	-16	16	27	22	22	10	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	943	2210	2809	3114	3255	3432	3508	3374	3103	2399	1560	943	943	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	1267	1866	2170	2311	2488	2565	2431	2159	1456	616	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	943	2210	2809	3114	3255	3432	3508	3374	3103	2399	1560	943	943	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	5	9	10	16	14	13	13	12	6	5	2	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	943	3421	3958	4227	4344	4543	4642	4504	4238	3452	2692	1941	969	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	2478	3015	3283	3401	3599	3699	3560	3294	2508	1749	997	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	3	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	279	265	260	248	237	219	211	224	255	274	279	283	276	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	3	2	7	9	11	12	12	9	6	3	1	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	5	6	3	2	5	5	6	6	4	1	2	5	3	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	279	282	308	101	84	104	93	95	100	188	302	278	276	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	16	1	13	25	22	25	24	20	17	12	5	1	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2378	2878	3296	3549	4045	4457	4654	4652	4623	4208	3895	3532	3015	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-1464	-114	-8967	-6254	-5253	-4100	-4212	-3798	-3397	-4005	-4337	-5086	-6504	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2408	3535	12925	10481	9597	8642	8854	8302	7635	7456	7029	7026	7473	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	86	64	78	46	54	41	36	21	11	4	7	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	135	221	296	347	373	373	343	280	201	108	23	-2	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	39.7	41.5	43.4	45.2	47.3	48.7	49.3	49.4	48.9	47.8	45.6	42.4	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	32.7	30.9	30.8	31.5	31.2	31.3	31.8	32.4	32.7	34.0	34.5	34.0	33.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1019	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	3030	606	264	232	254	345	488	429	290	532	606	445	727	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:14	08:23	08:47	09:23	10:26	13:09	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	9.4	15.7	31.3	40.4	42.3	47.5	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:23	10:26	13:09	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	40.4	42.3	47.5	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:36	08:48	09:02	09:58
When_sfc_temp=	24.0	32.0	39.8	41.4

* 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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