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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 08:28 PDT for Thursday Elk Windgram

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	30,80
Lat,Lon=	49.120,-121.760
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	101°	119°	283°	304°	305°	314°	334°	338°	338°	339°	336°	334°	99°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	2	3	3	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	3	2	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	3	3	3	5	6	7	7	6	5	4	4	2	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	7	3	3	4	6	8	9	10	8	7	6	5	2	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	8	4	3	4	6	9	10	11	9	8	7	6	3	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	82	230	209	207	329	429	464	454	422	351	204	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-21	-7	12	-11	-9	9	25	19	27	41	33	4	-4	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	2821	3250	2821	2821	4259	5476	6425	6546	6492	5870	2821	2821	2821	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	429	0	0	1438	2656	3605	3725	3672	3049	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	2821	3250	2821	2821	4259	5476	6425	6546	6492	5870	2821	2821	2821	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	1	16	14	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	3	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	3072	4635	4906	4869	5382	6830	8085	8304	8406	7977	5616	2846	2846	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	251	1814	2085	2048	2562	4009	5264	5483	5585	5157	2795	26	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	7	1	1	3	5	9	9	8	8	7	6	3	2	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	102	94	329	350	357	12	22	21	24	27	15	334	99	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	3	5	5	7	10	13	9	9	10	9	6	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	7	3	4	6	8	13	11	11	12	11	6	3	2	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	104	335	14	42	39	36	31	31	33	38	40	334	99	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	4	13	12	6	51	46	38	46	4	2	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3580	4169	3976	3939	4469	5654	6706	7047	7311	7455	7260	6734	6449	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-1606	64	700	624	591	-594	63	-493	-326	-674	-2583	-4594	-5103	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	4679	4571	4206	4245	4791	7424	8022	8797	8732	8651	8199	7440	7950	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	53	94	100	100	81	0	3	18	26	15	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	27	82	54	53	170	240	230	208	162	101	36	-4	-8	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	33.0	35.8	36.5	37.2	39.7	42.5	44.5	45.4	46.0	46.1	45.4	42.4	38.7	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	29.6	29.7	31.3	32.1	32.2	29.9	27.3	26.7	26.2	25.7	25.9	27.2	25.3	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1017	1018	1019	1019	1019	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1021	1022	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	659	509	391	343	588	1538	1030	823	900	1119	2775	1484	167	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:41	11:20	11:41	12:03	12:27	12:52	13:21
When_sfc_temp=	35.0	38.1	38.9	39.8	41.0	42.1	43.2

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	12:03	12:27	12:52	13:21
When_sfc_temp=	39.8	41.0	42.1	43.2
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:47	09:41	11:52	12:18
When_sfc_temp=	35.2	36.3	39.4	40.5

* 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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