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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 30 Apr 2025 → Apr 29 19:55 PDT for Wednesday Chelan Windgram

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	62,44
Lat,Lon=	47.810,-120.030
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	276°	66°	63°	85°	188°	242°	241°	231°	229°	218°	224°	223°	216°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	0	1	2	1	0	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	6	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	6	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	1	2	1	0	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	8	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	1	2	1	0	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	10	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	149	242	325	427	490	535	553	543	511	457	370	224	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-1	-2	-8	-16	-23	-16	-21	-21	-21	-23	-14	-4	-3	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1704	2195	2973	4318	5244	6059	6562	6746	6747	6574	5872	1704	1704	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	491	1269	2614	3540	4355	4858	5042	5043	4870	4168	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1704	2195	2973	4318	5244	6059	6562	6746	6747	6574	5872	1704	1704	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	20	13	10	20	20	16	17	16	20	20	13	6	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2561	3214	3986	5656	6767	7758	8391	8680	8816	8857	8511	7851	1731	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	857	1510	2282	3952	5063	6054	6687	6976	7112	7153	6807	6147	27	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	0	2	3	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	6	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	212	49	39	60	192	196	224	248	267	253	225	209	216	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	2	4	6	2	2	4	1	6	9	10	9	6	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	3	5	7	1	3	4	3	5	8	9	8	6	6	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	357	2	24	243	193	189	251	319	338	329	323	313	216	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	1	4	12	23	42	57	65	62	56	45	29	10	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	4241	5247	6093	7087	8131	8900	9696	10715	11224	11195	10915	10576	9522	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-6352	-6891	-5898	-5464	-6140	-5806	-6000	-10259	-9988	-10208	-7650	-8807	-15423	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	8913	10105	9884	11120	12907	13564	14392	18940	18804	19065	16161	16659	17154	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	49	117	189	248	292	317	316	287	234	167	93	22	-11	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	45.6	49.3	52.9	56.5	59.4	62.0	64.1	65.8	67.0	67.6	67.8	67.3	63.6	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	34.4	33.7	33.5	32.7	31.0	30.0	28.5	25.5	24.4	25.1	26.6	27.7	29.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1020	1021	1020	1020	1020	1019	1019	1018	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	240	629	467	769	384	430	339	388	397	325	523	810	1989	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:36	09:00	09:39	10:10	10:32	10:54	11:25
When_sfc_temp=	47.9	49.3	51.7	53.5	54.9	56.2	57.7

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:10	10:32	10:54	11:25
When_sfc_temp=	53.5	54.9	56.2	57.7
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:59	09:38	10:07	10:25
When_sfc_temp=	49.2	51.6	53.4	54.4

* 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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