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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 30 Apr 2025 → Apr 29 19:59 PDT for Wednesday BJLZN Windgram

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	23,73
Lat,Lon=	48.860,-122.145
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	284°	305°	329°	322°	314°	300°	289°	284°	280°	279°	278°	277°	274°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	3	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	6	6	5	3	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	2	3	5	6	5	6	7	8	9	9	8	6	5	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	2	3	6	6	6	7	8	9	10	10	9	7	6	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	129	344	429	487	530	551	551	536	498	435	356	216	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	3	3	5	15	21	27	21	14	14	14	14	12	5	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1100	2666	3492	4033	4516	4711	4723	4622	4236	3651	3058	1100	1100	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	1566	2391	2932	3416	3611	3622	3521	3136	2551	1957	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1100	2666	3492	4033	4516	4711	4723	4622	4236	3651	3058	1100	1100	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	9	9	8	10	13	11	11	11	11	9	8	4	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1888	3791	4707	5303	5861	6075	6090	5990	5561	4924	4380	3137	1127	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	788	2691	3607	4203	4760	4975	4989	4890	4460	3824	3280	2036	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	3	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	309	7	9	10	351	339	335	331	322	315	305	296	274	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	3	6	7	10	10	12	13	14	15	14	11	6	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	6	7	8	7	8	8	9	9	9	6	3	3	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	34	44	52	71	80	85	84	84	80	72	66	14	274	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	17	30	44	54	61	56	47	34	24	15	4	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2028	3012	3878	4488	5091	5553	5896	5958	5557	5124	4898	4500	3808	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-648	589	833	692	975	776	-4879	-5050	-4678	-4660	-5757	-7112	-8247	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2536	3202	3874	4611	4885	5299	10968	11040	10239	9584	10137	10249	9373	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	82	92	95	86	88	89	63	44	48	45	43	11	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	35	190	275	344	392	420	421	397	349	273	175	63	-5	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	45.1	48.7	51.9	54.3	56.7	58.7	60.2	61.0	60.8	59.8	58.7	56.6	51.4	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	40.7	39.9	39.2	39.0	38.7	38.6	38.5	39.0	40.5	41.4	41.3	41.2	41.3	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1023	1023	1023	1022	1022	1021	1021	1020	1020	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_	666	460	377	278	213	162	169	204	246	280	279	526	1127	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:11	08:19	08:38	08:57	09:31	10:11	11:08
When_sfc_temp=	45.8	46.2	47.4	48.5	50.4	52.4	54.6

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:57	09:31	10:11	11:08
When_sfc_temp=	48.5	50.4	52.4	54.6
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:22	08:38	08:53	09:20
When_sfc_temp=	46.4	47.4	48.3	49.8

* 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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