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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 02:27 PDT for Friday Coopers Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	55,16
Lat,Lon=	46.798,-120.427
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	14°	11°	40°	64°	68°	70°	71°	73°	76°	77°	77°	81°	76°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	5	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	8	7	7	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	11	7	8	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	9	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	59	158	270	381	445	478	485	472	436	375	270	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	2	1	-3	-4	3	3	3	3	3	-6	3	2	2	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1936	1936	2923	4415	5299	5764	5950	5957	5796	5329	4049	1936	1936	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	987	2479	3363	3828	4014	4021	3860	3393	2113	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1936	1936	2923	4415	5299	5764	5950	5957	5796	5329	4049	1936	1936	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	1	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2113	2785	4176	5912	6931	7460	7698	7770	7717	7433	6737	1962	1962	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	177	849	2240	3977	4995	5524	5762	5834	5781	5497	4801	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	8	8	9	10	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	7	5	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	8	20	54	60	60	60	61	65	66	67	70	81	76	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	3	5	5	1	3	4	5	5	6	5	5	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	9	9	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	9	8	7	5	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	2	41	65	62	50	42	38	41	41	42	44	81	76	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	2	9	26	41	52	56	54	47	35	17	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3917	5053	6744	8017	8552	8870	9001	9201	9481	9579	9485	9060	8196	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-5301	-5346	-9247	-8686	-10170	-9441	-9355	-9275	-9097	-9248	-9863	-15125	-15346	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	7413	8131	13423	14598	17101	16901	17053	17044	16814	16681	16599	17087	17308	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	14	58	110	175	221	249	249	226	181	120	51	-5	-6	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	38.5	42.9	47.2	50.3	51.8	52.8	53.6	54.5	55.0	55.1	54.5	52.6	49.3	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	29.7	28.9	25.7	23.0	22.1	21.6	21.9	21.8	21.1	20.8	20.8	21.5	23.0	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1028	1029	1029	1029	1029	1028	1028	1028	1028	1027	1027	1028	1028	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	206	359	603	706	474	296	239	232	211	267	380	4320	183	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:18	09:30	10:00	10:20	10:40	11:01	11:35
When_sfc_temp=	44.2	45.1	47.2	48.3	49.3	50.3	51.2

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:20	10:40	11:01	11:35
When_sfc_temp=	48.3	49.3	50.3	51.2
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:28	09:49	10:08	10:26
When_sfc_temp=	44.9	46.5	47.7	48.6

* 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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