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

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	34,46
Lat,Lon=	48.876,-122.110
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	164°	261°	316°	331°	329°	325°	315°	304°	294°	277°	309°	73°	86°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	1	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	1	4	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	1	3	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	172	262	352	437	482	504	496	459	393	285	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	9	25	23	29	31	41	78	95	87	71	0	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1547	1547	2184	3117	4283	5014	5600	5816	5725	5317	4164	1547	1547	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	637	1570	2736	3467	4053	4268	4177	3769	2617	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1547	1547	2184	3117	4283	5014	5600	5816	5725	5317	4164	1547	1547	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	12	16	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1547	2484	3090	4197	5641	6538	7288	7627	7672	7492	7004	1574	1574	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	937	1542	2649	4094	4991	5741	6079	6124	5944	5457	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	130	248	336	8	16	21	7	248	224	208	284	75	85	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	1	4	6	12	13	15	14	13	12	11	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	1	2	2	8	9	11	10	9	9	8	1	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	130	270	64	112	131	132	132	134	134	132	130	75	85	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	1	5	12	26	38	48	54	47	33	13	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3906	4141	4727	5508	6081	6651	7204	7634	8089	8232	7950	7078	6353	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-4668	-3606	-3474	-2705	-1928	-1231	-5577	-4796	-6186	-5981	-6917	-11255	-10045	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6216	6091	6564	6902	7569	7769	12865	12423	13858	13472	13922	12829	11619	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	24	34	56	46	40	19	10	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	68	144	205	253	277	276	249	195	126	52	-3	-8	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	46.8	49.3	52.1	54.6	56.6	58.3	59.5	60.1	60.1	59.1	55.5	51.8	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	34.2	35.2	35.0	34.3	34.2	33.7	32.9	32.2	30.8	30.2	30.6	31.9	33.5	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1028	1028	1028	1028	1028	1027	1027	1026	1026	1025	1025	1026	1026	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	640	522	588	947	571	557	313	295	262	265	357	4256	1487	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:28	09:47	10:23	10:55	11:22	11:47	12:21
When_sfc_temp=	48.0	48.8	50.4	51.9	53.0	54.1	55.3

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:55	11:22	11:47	12:21
When_sfc_temp=	51.9	53.0	54.1	55.3
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:55	10:24	10:51	11:14
When_sfc_temp=	49.1	50.5	51.7	52.7

* 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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