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

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	27,38
Lat,Lon=	48.779,-122.238
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	215°	81°	70°	75°	89°	94°	101°	107°	97°	100°	6°	280°	275°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	1	4	2	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	1	5	2	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	1	3	4	4	5	5	6	4	3	1	6	0	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	1	3	3	4	5	5	6	4	3	1	5	1	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	186	295	391	471	513	523	513	469	389	263	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	15	28	36	41	46	46	-62	-57	-59	67	-39	-21	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1442	1442	2364	3402	4683	5473	5853	5993	5679	4914	3324	1442	1442	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	923	1960	3242	4032	4412	4551	4238	3472	1882	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1442	1442	2364	3402	4683	5473	5853	5993	5679	4914	3324	1442	1442	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	20	20	20	9	9	9	13	20	20	17	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1442	2333	3279	4540	6146	7121	7617	7851	7602	6947	5954	1468	1468	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	891	1837	3098	4705	5680	6175	6410	6160	5506	4512	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	2	1	1	2	5	5	5	4	2	2	1	4	2	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	238	7	59	143	152	150	157	155	124	117	130	280	275	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	2	3	7	7	6	4	3	6	6	9	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	2	1	2	6	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	4	2	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	238	342	140	156	146	134	131	117	113	116	115	280	275	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	1	6	13	24	33	39	41	33	16	8	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3493	3852	4413	5250	6700	7708	8562	8681	8387	8272	7446	6530	6361	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-4769	-3750	-3413	-2746	-9105	-7403	-6514	-6839	-7441	-8148	-7548	-10307	-9919	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6211	6083	6692	7286	15252	14524	14130	14690	15042	15095	13502	11775	11387	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	90	175	241	275	293	286	260	208	132	50	-12	-12	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	46.8	49.9	52.7	55.5	57.6	59.1	60.0	60.0	59.6	58.8	55.7	50.7	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	35.1	36.0	36.5	35.6	31.9	29.5	27.2	27.5	28.9	29.1	32.0	33.7	33.0	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1028	1028	1028	1028	1027	1027	1027	1026	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_	426	605	785	991	734	499	377	330	293	438	562	1892	774	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:19	09:32	10:04	10:33	11:01	11:25	11:48
When_sfc_temp=	47.8	48.5	50.1	51.5	52.8	53.9	55.0

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:33	11:01	11:25	11:48
When_sfc_temp=	51.5	52.8	53.9	55.0
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:38	10:07	10:31	10:55
When_sfc_temp=	48.8	50.3	51.4	52.5

* 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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