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

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	25,77
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	348°	340°	345°	345°	337°	322°	306°	300°	288°	280°	276°	272°	256°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	5	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	4	6	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	5	7	8	8	7	7	7	9	9	9	7	5	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	3	5	8	9	8	8	7	8	9	10	9	8	5	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	136	225	395	448	483	508	515	502	476	420	341	218	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	6	13	17	19	24	30	32	34	41	40	37	30	16	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	2088	2380	3818	4226	4529	4833	4999	4998	4939	4483	3796	2088	2088	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	292	1730	2138	2441	2745	2911	2910	2851	2395	1708	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	2088	2380	3818	4226	4529	4833	4999	4998	4939	4483	3796	2088	2088	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	5	5	6	7	9	13	16	15	11	9	7	4	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2871	3842	4809	5255	5598	5967	6182	6215	6209	5736	5041	3966	2614	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	783	1754	2720	3167	3510	3879	4094	4127	4120	3648	2953	1878	526	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	5	6	6	5	4	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	10	26	28	26	15	350	327	306	293	289	277	268	252	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	2	7	8	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	5	1	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	2	6	6	6	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	0	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	28	73	66	95	112	111	110	113	107	87	88	183	243	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	4	9	24	27	34	42	46	44	40	29	18	8	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2589	3316	3967	4660	5243	5841	6427	6882	6959	6308	5671	5099	4423	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	245	214	591	-4471	-4919	-4286	-4786	-5372	-6202	-5237	-4858	-5356	-8051	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2626	3628	4217	9725	10517	10253	10968	11587	12410	10973	9898	9322	10665	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	100	100	94	78	73	67	37	17	7	13	24	21	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	41	83	284	355	402	423	419	385	329	257	170	71	-6	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	42.1	44.0	47.1	49.6	51.7	53.8	55.7	57.4	58.1	57.2	55.6	53.4	49.9	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	39.6	38.3	38.3	37.8	37.3	36.7	36.1	35.7	36.0	38.0	39.3	39.8	40.0	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1023	1023	1022	1022	1022	1021	1021	1021	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_	1110	445	426	332	270	245	186	245	213	262	276	311	427	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:00	09:08	09:29	09:50	10:39	12:11	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	44.0	44.4	45.5	46.6	48.8	52.1	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:50	10:39	12:11	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	46.6	48.8	52.1	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:44	09:15	09:46	10:37
When_sfc_temp=	43.5	44.8	46.4	48.7

* 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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