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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 21 May 2025 → May 21 09:08 PDT for Wednesday Blanchard Windgram

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	18,25
Lat,Lon=	48.615,-122.400
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	160°	179°	206°	218°	230°	247°	261°	269°	273°	270°	306°	343°	349°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	3	7	8	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	4	4	4	5	7	7	6	6	6	4	4	8	9	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	6	5	5	6	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	10	13	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	7	5	5	6	7	8	8	7	7	5	6	10	12	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	184	254	401	428	420	413	424	400	345	248	83	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	25	24	22	-24	-24	-25	-29	-28	-24	-17	-68	-52	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1255	1255	1926	2763	2952	2775	2761	3171	3225	3029	2007	1255	1255	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	671	1508	1696	1520	1506	1915	1970	1773	752	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1255	1255	1914	2519	2940	2775	2761	3171	3225	3029	2007	1255	1255	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	4	8	14	16	12	15	20	20	20	5	1	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1255	2608	3001	3608	3819	3572	3570	4161	4331	4292	3349	1568	1281	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	1352	1746	2353	2563	2317	2315	2905	3076	3037	2094	313	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	4	5	3	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	4	10	8	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	159	178	183	175	190	232	264	303	301	306	329	343	349	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	1	5	7	9	9	9	9	8	7	4	3	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	4	5	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	1	10	8	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	159	179	112	117	111	123	115	116	131	121	29	341	349	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	21	17	2	54	10	11	9	7	5	4	3	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1310	1484	1914	2519	2940	3097	3599	4001	4462	5332	5301	4922	3798	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-26	886	500	-924	-938	-2170	-2523	-2397	-2416	-3442	-3716	-6287	-4737	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	1281	1721	2501	4531	4757	5742	6094	6557	6747	7734	7065	7855	6018	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	100	100	61	30	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	58	115	336	374	390	370	317	249	158	82	16	-32	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	44.8	46.2	49.0	50.2	50.5	51.3	52.8	54.0	55.4	55.7	53.8	51.1	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	44.3	43.6	43.1	43.2	42.5	42.2	40.8	40.6	39.9	37.7	38.3	38.5	40.7	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1025	1024	1024	1023	1023	1022	1022	1021	1020	1020	1019	1018	1018	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1502	557	344	640	995	966	1170	1211	1361	859	920	426	168	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:26	09:44	10:23	10:59	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	45.4	45.8	47.3	49.0	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:59	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	49.0	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:22	10:25	11:41	15:33
When_sfc_temp=	45.3	47.4	49.8	53.5

* 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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