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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:48 PDT for Thursday Cliffside Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	85,127
Lat,Lon=	45.729,-120.723
VALID.TIME	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	-	242°	210°	188°	177°	179°	179°	163°	139°	145°	67°	351°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	2	0	6	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	2	0	7	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	6	4	6	5	4	4	3	4	2	2	5	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	286	400	454	480	479	467	380	269	180	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	-6	-9	-15	-20	-24	-30	-32	-54	-36	0	-14	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	2155	3980	4755	5254	5410	5652	4901	2912	1119	1119	1119	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	1035	2860	3635	4134	4291	4532	3782	1792	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	2155	3980	4755	5254	5410	5652	4901	2912	1119	1119	1119	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	4	20	17	15	14	12	13	20	11	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	3270	5586	6470	7078	7310	7720	7200	5212	3938	1145	1145	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	2151	4466	5351	5959	6190	6600	6080	4092	2819	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	6	2	2	3	3	4	3	1	2	0	6	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	272	284	292	314	318	335	336	110	53	58	351	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	5	9	18	18	17	16	13	10	6	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	11	5	5	5	14	12	12	9	12	5	0	6	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	275	309	10	10	6	7	9	349	7	360	58	351	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	2	10	22	22	1	86	70	79	86	26	17	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2246	3755	5044	5044	5835	6022	6292	6353	6022	5573	5075	4690	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-1936	-1594	-1594	-1594	1004	1004	487	-2220	1004	-2220	-4782	-4774	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	4314	4864	4864	4864	6074	6074	7232	6158	6074	6158	5927	5920	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	75	17	27	27	89	91	93	82	91	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	87	133	175	175	225	215	186	107	215	23	-7	-12	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	39.6	44.7	48.3	48.3	51.5	51.5	53.7	52.4	51.5	52.4	48.4	46.1	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	34.4	33.0	33.0	33.0	30.5	30.5	30.7	32.9	30.5	32.9	35.6	33.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1018	1018	1018	1018	1018	1018	1018	1020	1018	1020	1021	1021	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	360	447	447	447	393	393	510	2257	393	2257	1494	55	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:17	09:28	09:57	10:15	10:31	10:48	11:10
When_sfc_temp=	41.1	42.1	44.5	45.6	46.6	47.6	48.3

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:15	10:31	10:48	11:10
When_sfc_temp=	45.6	46.6	47.6	48.3
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:41	09:55	10:09	10:22
When_sfc_temp=	43.2	44.3	45.2	46.0

* 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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