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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Sep 2025 → Sep 04 14:58 PDT for Thursday Birkenhead Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	50,259
Lat,Lon=	50.485,-122.613
VALID.TIME	14 PDT	15 PDT	16 PDT	17 PDT	18 PDT	19 PDT	20 PDT	VALID.TIME
10M_Wind_Dir	37°	42°	48°	52°	56°	51°	72°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	8	8	8	9	9	7	7	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	8	8	8	9	10	8	7	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	11	11	11	13	14	11	10	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	12	12	13	14	15	13	12	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	496	483	410	325	226	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-31	-32	-28	-24	-23	-13	-10	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	7385	7424	6414	5489	4430	4120	4120	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	3265	3304	2293	1369	310	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	7385	7424	6414	5489	4430	4120	4120	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	8	7	4	2	1	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	8769	8869	7656	6581	5816	4421	4147	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	4649	4749	3535	2461	1696	300	27	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	6	6	9	12	15	11	7	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	48	47	57	63	62	53	72	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	8	7	6	3	5	6	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	2	3	3	14	14	7	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	264	344	27	27	69	54	72	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	23	21	16	16	4	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	13870	13993	13759	13759	12855	12080	11307	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-7175	-9334	-8856	-8856	-10095	-10363	-10729	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	15945	18203	16512	16512	15911	14783	14876	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	332	300	247	247	87	-7	-29	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	81.4	81.9	81.5	81.5	78.8	75.7	71.9	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	37.5	37.5	38.2	38.2	39.9	40.9	41.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1013	1013	1012	1012	1012	1012	1012	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	2875	2789	3347	3347	526	901	185	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++

* 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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