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

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	23,54
Lat,Lon=	48.165,-122.150
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	346°	315°	305°	284°	286°	298°	311°	316°	309°	309°	308°	307°	310°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	2	3	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	2	3	4	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	2	3	4	6	6	6	6	7	8	9	9	10	10	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	161	293	396	318	463	470	465	445	405	339	231	83	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-2	-2	-2	9	-4	8	-5	-5	-6	-7	2	4	2	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	204	1275	2474	2151	2772	2864	2911	2875	2624	2056	710	204	204	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	1072	2270	1947	2568	2660	2707	2671	2421	1853	506	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	204	1275	2474	2151	2772	2864	2911	2875	2624	2056	710	204	204	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	6	8	10	7	11	12	13	11	9	6	3	1	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	954	2353	3768	3774	3956	4066	4154	4170	3960	3424	2279	1763	230	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	750	2150	3564	3570	3753	3862	3950	3966	3756	3220	2075	1559	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	6	8	9	6	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	350	327	331	320	327	320	331	335	323	319	317	318	310	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	1	2	6	10	12	10	9	10	10	8	3	4	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	3	4	6	7	9	7	6	6	6	3	5	8	6	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	352	339	22	41	56	61	73	84	93	89	339	332	310	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	1	8	33	24	38	44	37	32	23	15	7	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1177	2182	2793	2758	2983	3245	3536	3720	3834	3932	3757	3089	2219	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-1245	-1132	691	679	1001	751	-4951	-5248	-5246	-6418	-7389	-8269	-8329	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2198	3486	3076	3095	2956	3315	9105	9418	9205	9842	9668	10032	8559	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	63	58	97	100	100	86	64	55	41	22	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	68	143	212	108	322	327	307	267	210	142	67	1	-15	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	46.7	50.5	53.4	53.7	55.7	57.7	59.5	60.9	61.3	60.8	59.7	57.6	50.2	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	42.3	41.6	41.9	42.4	43.3	44.1	44.7	45.3	45.3	44.5	44.3	45.6	44.6	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1024	1023	1023	1023	1023	1022	1022	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_	602	597	408	317	192	211	305	258	251	272	413	446	167	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:16	08:27	08:55	09:21	09:46	11:53	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	47.8	48.5	50.2	51.5	52.7	55.5	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:21	09:46	11:53	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	51.5	52.7	55.5	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:32	08:53	09:14	09:36
When_sfc_temp=	48.7	50.1	51.2	52.2

* 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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