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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 7 Apr 2026 → Apr 07 03:15 PDT for Tuesday BlackNo Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	38,56
Lat,Lon=	48.990,-122.042
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	183°	278°	290°	279°	283°	286°	287°	286°	281°	279°	275°	262°	232°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	4	2	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	4	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	3	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	5	4	4	5	5	5	7	8	7	7	7	6	3	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	6	3	3	5	5	5	7	8	8	8	8	7	3	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	307	350	392	427	464	479	469	428	369	285	129	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	54	28	31	33	38	55	57	53	51	49	35	7	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	2197	3638	3672	3884	4156	4625	4926	4931	4625	4224	3571	2197	2197	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	1440	1475	1687	1959	2428	2728	2734	2428	2027	1373	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	2197	3638	3672	3884	4156	4625	4926	4931	4625	4224	3571	2197	2197	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	20	20	20	20	20	20	16	13	9	7	2	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2197	4941	4695	4860	5158	5743	6132	6174	5863	5512	5059	3476	2535	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	2744	2498	2662	2961	3546	3934	3976	3666	3315	2862	1279	338	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	3	3	4	4	5	3	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	184	142	157	166	234	351	281	283	285	285	277	264	237	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	9	12	13	12	10	10	12	12	11	9	2	1	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	3	5	9	9	8	6	5	6	7	5	4	3	3	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	184	118	119	104	89	75	84	93	97	94	95	266	241	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	13	12	15	19	23	30	36	33	28	20	10	2	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3032	4231	4094	4352	4757	5339	5857	5973	5858	5837	5593	4747	3805	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-863	184	-4990	-3345	-3372	-2992	-3306	-3342	-3013	-3435	-3288	-3880	-4036	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	3061	4757	9685	8205	8530	8735	9437	9516	8876	8947	8348	7357	6571	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	100	86	83	67	40	26	25	27	23	18	7	25	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	131	215	283	329	351	349	323	268	190	101	21	-1	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	36.2	37.0	39.2	41.5	43.7	45.5	46.2	46.3	46.1	45.1	42.6	39.8	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	29.4	27.0	28.3	29.4	29.9	29.5	28.9	29.1	29.7	29.6	29.7	31.2	32.7	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1019	1018	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	2090	275	236	253	353	367	344	320	320	333	365	421	427	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	08:41	10:07	12:05	13:14	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	7.5	12.6	25.1	37.3	41.7	44.1	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:07	12:05	13:14	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	37.3	41.7	44.1	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:32	08:43	08:54	12:03
When_sfc_temp=	19.8	26.4	33.0	41.6

* 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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