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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 02:25 PDT for Friday Fly_Hills Windgram

ForecastPd	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	107,265
Lat,Lon=	50.665,-119.392
VALID.TIME	12 PDT	13 PDT	14 PDT	15 PDT	16 PDT	17 PDT	18 PDT	19 PDT	20 PDT	VALID.TIME
10M_Wind_Dir	167°	169°	169°	178°	189°	188°	184°	190°	215°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	3	3	2	4	5	6	6	6	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	4	3	3	4	6	8	8	8	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	3	4	3	3	4	7	8	11	10	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	357	388	397	395	365	290	162	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-23	-28	-31	-37	-34	-30	-14	-2	-10	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	4652	5062	5273	5552	5335	4198	2348	2348	2348	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	2305	2714	2925	3204	2987	1850	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	4652	5062	5273	5552	5335	4198	2348	2348	2348	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	10	12	16	15	12	6	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	6201	6654	6933	7382	7266	6119	4149	2373	2373	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	3853	4307	4585	5034	4918	3772	1801	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	3	2	2	3	4	8	6	6	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	184	196	195	183	193	192	179	191	215	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	4	5	4	2	3	5	1	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	4	5	4	2	2	4	6	6	6	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	234	252	253	227	223	250	177	191	215	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	14	18	20	19	15	7	1	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	7477	7817	8100	8455	8736	8784	8448	7723	7033	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-6751	-6325	-7653	-6636	-8639	-9577	-11508	-11476	-11778	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	12952	12979	14586	14017	15905	15696	15657	13849	14152	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	145	167	168	151	122	79	28	-7	-10	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	45.6	47.4	48.7	49.9	50.7	50.8	49.8	46.0	43.1	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	22.7	23.0	23.1	22.6	22.2	22.2	22.9	23.5	24.1	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1030	1030	1029	1029	1028	1028	1028	1028	1029	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	683	754	700	454	501	1322	2132	569	181	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	12:28	14:16
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	46.5	49.0

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	12:28	14:16
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	46.5	49.0
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:13	09:22	09:45	10:13	10:50	11:39	12:47
When_sfc_temp=	41.0	41.4	42.5	43.4	44.2	45.1	46.7

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:13	10:50	11:39	12:47
When_sfc_temp=	43.4	44.2	45.1	46.7
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:19	09:35	09:51	10:17
When_sfc_temp=	41.3	42.0	42.7	43.5

* 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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