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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 02:31 PDT for Friday Cape_Kiwanda Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	24,73
Lat,Lon=	48.859,-122.097
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	126°	275°	290°	290°	287°	290°	283°	268°	264°	271°	291°	298°	82°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	2	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	2	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	1	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	2	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	6	7	2	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	30	175	271	369	444	489	504	490	454	388	272	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-5	12	19	24	27	27	29	29	28	32	30	18	-8	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	2081	2081	2818	3889	4906	5684	6121	6232	6059	5543	4036	2081	2081	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	737	1808	2825	3603	4040	4152	3978	3462	1955	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	2081	2081	2818	3889	4906	5684	6121	6232	6059	5543	4036	2081	2081	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	2	20	20	20	20	20	17	13	12	15	10	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2172	2993	3748	5039	6280	7238	7805	8018	7941	7576	6460	2107	2107	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	91	912	1667	2958	4200	5157	5724	5938	5860	5495	4379	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	2	3	4	2	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	132	272	339	294	196	174	177	182	190	211	289	298	82	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	4	7	10	13	15	16	15	15	16	11	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	1	4	6	9	11	11	11	11	11	6	4	2	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	144	100	99	125	129	133	129	125	122	121	131	298	82	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	1	5	14	26	44	42	41	32	20	10	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	4309	4449	4901	5565	6170	6837	7660	8444	8534	8218	7865	7043	6210	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-4240	-3431	-2525	-1604	-1159	-5326	-4915	-5697	-5812	-6585	-6372	-10252	-10264	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6413	6424	6273	6643	7439	12564	12720	13716	13753	14161	12832	12359	12371	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	12	36	40	39	19	9	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	4	73	148	211	258	280	276	244	196	131	57	-4	-6	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	43.4	45.5	47.9	50.4	52.5	54.4	55.9	57.0	57.4	57.2	56.4	53.5	48.6	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	33.6	34.8	35.2	34.7	34.1	33.0	30.9	28.5	28.5	29.8	30.6	31.6	32.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1027	1027	1028	1028	1027	1027	1027	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	665	566	532	634	487	397	305	284	287	374	984	3062	684	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:24	09:40	10:14	10:42	11:11	11:40	12:13
When_sfc_temp=	46.5	47.1	48.5	49.7	50.8	51.8	52.9

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:42	11:11	11:40	12:13
When_sfc_temp=	49.7	50.8	51.8	52.9
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:46	10:15	10:38	11:02
When_sfc_temp=	47.4	48.5	49.5	50.5

* 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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