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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 03:27 PDT for Friday BJ35 Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	37,44
Lat,Lon=	48.849,-122.059
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	136°	271°	292°	281°	284°	284°	284°	281°	271°	262°	260°	245°	34°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	1	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	1	3	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	3	3	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	0	3	5	6	7	7	6	6	5	5	3	4	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	1	3	5	6	7	7	6	6	5	5	3	4	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	206	300	384	433	471	488	476	441	380	257	34	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	14	23	36	41	49	51	49	51	43	32	15	-11	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	3588	3588	4684	5505	6020	6581	6986	7071	6959	6601	4924	3588	3588	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	1097	1917	2432	2994	3399	3483	3372	3014	1336	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	3588	3588	4684	5505	6020	6581	6986	7071	6959	6601	4924	3588	3588	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	8	14	18	20	19	18	20	20	14	20	1	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	3588	5057	5731	6652	7244	7934	8458	8621	8613	8434	6955	3861	3613	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	1470	2144	3064	3656	4347	4871	5034	5025	4846	3368	274	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	3	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	139	96	107	128	139	158	164	171	159	144	165	246	34	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	5	9	13	15	16	17	16	15	15	11	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	4	6	9	10	11	11	11	11	12	7	3	3	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	139	109	123	122	120	117	120	125	122	117	122	254	34	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	1	5	4	21	39	49	44	31	17	5	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	5241	5778	5747	5871	6325	6816	7281	7702	8162	8542	8303	6861	6915	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-3281	-2334	-1766	-1095	-1397	529	564	322	-5278	-4882	-7857	-7217	-8795	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6869	7391	7498	7747	8641	7405	7894	8299	13891	13315	14813	11078	12408	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	1	17	54	39	62	82	73	67	29	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	73	155	228	274	296	294	265	211	139	62	2	-6	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	42.2	43.1	44.1	45.5	47.1	48.5	49.5	50.0	49.9	49.1	46.3	43.2	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	32.1	32.4	33.3	33.7	33.1	32.5	31.9	31.0	29.4	27.8	28.1	31.8	30.7	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1028	1027	1027	1028	1028	1027	1027	1027	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	888	1163	611	384	241	192	132	190	195	126	1104	1718	948	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:16	09:27	09:54	10:29	11:09	12:07	13:00
When_sfc_temp=	42.4	42.6	43.0	43.6	44.3	45.7	47.1

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:29	11:09	12:07	13:00
When_sfc_temp=	43.6	44.3	45.7	47.1
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:02	09:47	10:23	10:55
When_sfc_temp=	42.2	42.9	43.5	44.0

* 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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