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

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	33,41
Lat,Lon=	48.813,-122.131
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	31°	7°	352°	354°	357°	5°	359°	334°	300°	292°	290°	280°	188°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	5	3	2	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	6	4	2	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	4	8	6	2	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	9	8	2	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	173	280	369	451	507	521	509	469	392	253	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	4	-12	-13	-15	-17	-17	25	68	10	-17	0	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	801	801	1676	2649	3876	5013	5493	5651	5576	4823	2143	801	801	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	875	1847	3075	4212	4691	4850	4774	4022	1342	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	801	801	1676	2649	3876	5013	5493	5651	5576	4823	2143	801	801	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	20	13	20	20	18	19	20	20	20	6	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	801	1731	2675	3822	5342	6757	7374	7647	7741	7154	4326	828	828	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	930	1873	3020	4540	5955	6572	6846	6939	6353	3525	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	4	3	2	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	35	303	334	340	98	135	140	188	218	175	299	280	188	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	1	2	6	10	12	13	14	15	15	6	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	1	1	4	8	10	11	11	12	12	1	3	2	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	35	270	36	118	124	125	123	120	117	113	88	280	188	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	15	5	14	23	33	0	46	48	23	3	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3409	3613	4246	5069	5935	6806	7505	8004	8520	8390	7030	5913	5639	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-5654	-4097	-3659	-2887	-2924	-6280	-7211	-6685	-6248	-6754	-8870	-10550	-11492	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6456	5828	6334	6709	8265	13036	14584	14332	13989	13909	13196	11378	12320	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	70	146	208	251	271	267	238	183	116	58	-7	-10	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	48.9	52.0	55.3	58.1	60.4	62.0	63.2	64.0	63.5	61.7	57.3	52.6	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	34.9	36.4	36.6	36.2	35.1	33.5	32.0	31.0	29.5	29.6	33.9	35.2	34.6	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1027	1028	1028	1028	1027	1027	1026	1026	1025	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_	603	622	492	779	1027	593	412	392	354	492	2356	985	321	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:20	09:34	10:07	10:38	11:07	11:31	11:56
When_sfc_temp=	50.0	50.7	52.4	54.1	55.6	56.8	57.9

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:38	11:07	11:31	11:56
When_sfc_temp=	54.1	55.6	56.8	57.9
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:36	10:06	10:32	10:58
When_sfc_temp=	50.8	52.4	53.8	55.2

* 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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