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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:46 PDT for Thursday Doherty_Slide Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	113,25
Lat,Lon=	42.018,-119.484
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	-	23°	2°	5°	10°	319°	339°	347°	8°	354°	360°	14°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	6	6	6	5	4	5	9	11	10	11	10	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	6	6	6	5	4	5	9	11	11	12	11	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	7	6	6	5	4	5	10	12	12	13	13	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	7	6	6	5	4	5	10	13	12	14	15	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	229	207	269	380	412	428	388	253	226	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	5	13	-15	-17	6	42	-24	3	-10	5	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	6458	5890	7098	8510	9350	9717	8736	7400	6655	5890	5890	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	568	0	1208	2621	3461	3827	2847	1510	765	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	6458	5890	7098	7607	9193	9393	8515	7400	6655	5890	5890	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	3	3	5	15	17	12	7	3	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	8438	8753	8662	10101	11216	11670	10410	9869	10224	8218	5914	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	2549	2864	2772	4212	5326	5780	4520	3979	4335	2328	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	6	6	5	2	2	3	5	9	9	14	10	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	36	29	11	344	316	326	360	5	2	7	14	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	4	5	5	6	2	4	8	7	7	3	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	6	3	4	4	4	5	7	2	5	4	12	10	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	46	58	58	58	294	296	303	296	296	22	13	14	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	4	64	74	74	109	65	87	65	65	39	6	18	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	7109	7377	7332	7332	7607	9193	9393	8515	9193	8981	8505	7606	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	494	935	935	935	1124	1124	1797	1111	1124	1111	-1193	-2011	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	7178	7503	7503	7503	8977	8977	9873	9114	8977	9114	9411	7925	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	95	100	100	100	76	74	100	77	74	100	37	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	55	57	37	37	159	160	167	159	160	32	-3	-5	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	29.1	30.2	30.3	30.3	31.9	31.9	34.8	33.6	31.9	33.6	31.6	29.8	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	23.6	23.6	23.6	23.6	24.3	24.3	19.1	20.0	24.3	20.0	20.5	22.5	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1016	1016	1016	1016	1017	1017	1016	1018	1017	1018	1019	1020	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	612	755	755	755	1270	1270	618	575	1270	575	1452	2494	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:31	09:52	11:49	12:12	12:33	12:54	13:27
When_sfc_temp=	29.7	30.1	30.3	30.6	31.2	31.8	31.9

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	12:12	12:33	12:54	13:27
When_sfc_temp=	30.6	31.2	31.8	31.9
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:35	09:47	09:58	12:09
When_sfc_temp=	29.7	30.0	30.2	30.6

* 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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