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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 22 May 2025 → May 22 04:52 PDT for Thursday BlanchardLZ Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	18,21
Lat,Lon=	48.570,-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	193°	254°	281°	286°	288°	288°	288°	290°	290°	293°	288°	271°	287°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	3	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	2	4	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	3	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	2	4	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	4	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	285	331	366	404	434	442	429	386	310	229	142	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	8	14	9	8	-11	-19	-21	-18	-12	4	7	2	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	114	968	1207	1376	1744	2161	2429	2530	2184	1394	479	114	114	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	854	1092	1262	1630	2046	2314	2416	2070	1280	365	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	114	968	1207	1376	1744	2161	2429	2530	2184	1394	479	114	114	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	10	7	7	6	7	8	8	7	5	4	2	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	114	1894	2048	2191	2646	3187	3562	3758	3410	2520	1749	1078	141	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	1780	1934	2076	2531	3072	3448	3643	3296	2406	1635	964	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	2	3	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	3	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	176	264	274	276	277	272	263	261	271	284	284	269	287	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	3	2	0	1	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	3	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	176	309	309	286	273	260	244	239	256	273	282	270	287	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	3	7	8	9	12	14	15	13	10	5	3	1	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1281	1760	2141	2228	2651	3167	3778	4278	4497	4384	3865	2680	2039	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-2919	-1941	-2076	-1800	-2102	-2854	-3405	-4536	-4677	-5650	-5070	-3641	-3842	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	3033	3836	4124	3990	4747	6040	6967	8293	8087	8170	6819	4720	3983	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	56	27	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	156	226	284	314	318	296	255	203	142	82	32	-3	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	54.7	56.0	56.9	58.0	59.3	60.4	61.1	61.3	60.8	59.7	57.0	53.7	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	46.8	47.3	46.9	47.4	46.7	45.7	44.3	42.9	42.3	42.4	43.6	46.1	48.3	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1174	393	729	1052	915	876	879	1025	932	1005	773	397	694	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:21	08:35	09:36	11:38	12:53	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	19.2	32.0	55.5	57.6	59.2	unlikely	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:38	12:53	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	57.6	59.2	unlikely	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:50	10:27	11:55	12:52
When_sfc_temp=	46.1	56.4	57.9	59.1

* 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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