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

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	24,76
Lat,Lon=	48.966,-122.070
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	322°	315°	319°	318°	313°	309°	303°	292°	286°	283°	282°	282°	284°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	3	4	5	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	4	4	5	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	4	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	4	6	7	8	7	6	7	9	9	8	7	5	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	3	4	6	8	8	7	7	8	10	10	9	8	6	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	131	338	345	452	495	525	529	524	493	441	364	236	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	3	5	-8	-7	9	8	9	12	18	18	16	14	7	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1236	2729	2882	3551	3985	4434	4558	4694	4435	4019	3398	1916	1236	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	1493	1646	2315	2749	3198	3322	3458	3198	2783	2162	679	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1236	2729	2882	3551	3985	4434	4558	4694	4435	4019	3398	1916	1236	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	4	10	7	7	9	13	17	17	10	9	8	5	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2003	3833	4057	4653	5156	5707	5869	6074	5803	5385	4803	3614	1262	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	767	2597	2821	3417	3920	4471	4633	4837	4567	4149	3567	2378	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	3	5	6	5	4	3	3	4	5	4	5	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	333	11	3	358	347	337	324	310	302	297	289	282	285	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	1	7	9	10	10	11	11	14	14	13	11	5	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	2	5	7	7	5	6	7	8	7	7	5	0	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	341	64	60	68	81	102	107	108	94	83	86	37	285	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	21	21	33	39	45	48	46	40	28	17	6	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1950	2808	3440	4227	4883	5595	6190	6609	6392	5793	5303	4796	4154	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-812	793	752	-782	-5062	-5294	-4792	-5420	-5967	-4843	-5057	-6526	-9254	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2815	3040	3305	5435	10218	11001	10661	11494	11770	10228	9860	10140	10516	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	98	100	100	88	71	54	34	12	13	25	31	17	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	37	188	183	338	387	405	400	373	329	261	172	70	-4	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	44.6	47.7	49.7	52.8	55.1	57.4	59.4	61.1	61.4	60.5	59.0	56.9	53.3	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	41.2	40.4	39.6	39.1	38.6	37.7	37.1	36.8	38.0	39.8	40.5	40.8	40.7	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_	413	363	348	320	311	257	285	265	277	245	263	469	1384	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:12	08:20	08:40	09:02	10:31	11:25	12:33
When_sfc_temp=	45.2	45.6	46.7	47.8	51.3	53.8	56.4

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:02	10:31	11:25	12:33
When_sfc_temp=	47.8	51.3	53.8	56.4
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:24	08:40	08:56	10:18
When_sfc_temp=	45.8	46.7	47.5	50.6

* 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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