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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 02:28 PDT for Friday Duffey_Lake Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	72,17
Lat,Lon=	46.806,-119.559
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	351°	2°	10°	17°	38°	57°	59°	62°	68°	68°	62°	46°	20°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	7	6	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	10	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	96	174	236	305	401	474	488	474	437	368	247	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	1	2	-2	3	4	5	4	-4	-5	-5	1	1	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1090	1090	1394	2014	3313	4824	5285	5406	5319	4895	3142	1090	1090	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	304	924	2223	3734	4195	4316	4229	3805	2052	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1090	1090	1394	2014	3313	4824	5285	5406	5319	4895	3142	1090	1090	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	1	2	3	4	6	7	7	8	7	6	4	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1387	1823	2151	2861	4557	6495	7099	7339	7420	7321	6896	1116	1116	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	297	733	1061	1771	3466	5405	6009	6249	6330	6231	5806	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	9	8	8	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	3	2	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	355	5	10	19	42	49	53	58	64	65	64	45	20	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	3	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	10	8	8	6	6	9	8	8	7	7	8	3	2	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	3	12	14	39	60	58	62	71	74	76	76	45	20	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	2	6	11	22	42	54	53	47	34	15	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2431	3196	3918	4843	6017	7174	7820	8128	8276	8260	8100	7436	6804	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-6170	-5242	-4245	-4195	-7443	-8126	-7084	-6699	-6541	-6691	-7304	-11893	-11812	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	7557	7065	6396	7056	11999	14621	14183	14038	13961	14012	14200	13009	12929	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	30	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	38	91	155	200	233	246	241	212	163	99	31	-5	-8	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	34.9	39.6	44.0	48.4	52.2	54.8	56.5	57.6	58.3	58.5	58.2	54.9	51.5	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	28.8	30.0	31.3	31.6	30.2	27.7	26.4	26.1	26.2	26.5	27.1	30.9	29.6	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1029	1029	1029	1029	1029	1029	1028	1028	1028	1027	1027	1027	1028	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	155	131	147	339	1398	577	302	271	225	220	341	5473	73	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:59	10:18	11:03	11:26	11:49	12:11	12:30
When_sfc_temp=	43.9	45.4	48.6	50.1	51.6	52.7	53.5

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:26	11:49	12:11	12:30
When_sfc_temp=	50.1	51.6	52.7	53.5
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:37	11:08	11:25	11:43
When_sfc_temp=	46.7	48.9	50.0	51.2

* 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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