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

ForecastPd	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	50,259
Lat,Lon=	50.485,-122.613
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	267°	266°	265°	264°	265°	266°	263°	266°	182°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	3	0	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	3	0	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	6	7	7	8	8	7	7	4	3	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	6	7	8	8	8	8	7	5	6	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	282	320	338	333	312	255	140	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	12	-12	-15	-16	-14	12	10	7	-2	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	5085	5543	5818	5847	5790	5117	4120	4120	4120	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	965	1422	1698	1727	1669	997	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	5085	5543	5818	5847	5790	5117	4120	4120	4120	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	5	5	5	5	5	4	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	6158	6718	7079	7166	7239	6693	5334	4146	4146	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	2038	2598	2959	3045	3119	2573	1214	25	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	3	0	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	231	226	223	223	219	227	242	266	184	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	6	8	9	10	11	9	5	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	5	6	7	8	9	7	7	3	0	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	189	183	174	169	165	178	219	266	184	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	6	9	10	10	8	4	1	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	7134	7638	8099	8346	8366	8155	7875	7621	7802	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-7228	-7663	-7046	-6811	-7054	-6787	-7405	-8619	-9935	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	13386	14381	14125	13977	14294	13480	12739	12765	14080	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	133	152	157	146	118	78	27	-3	-8	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	41.2	42.9	44.3	45.1	45.7	45.8	45.1	42.1	38.6	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	27.9	27.4	26.7	26.5	26.9	27.9	28.6	28.9	25.5	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1027	1027	1027	1027	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	571	500	517	455	495	1029	1517	615	161	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	12:04	13:16	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	41.3	43.3	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	13:16	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	43.3	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	12:49	14:28
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	42.6	44.7
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:21	09:35	10:10	10:42	11:09	11:29	11:49
When_sfc_temp=	44.2	45.1	47.2	49.0	50.3	51.2	52.0

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:42	11:09	11:29	11:49
When_sfc_temp=	49.0	50.3	51.2	52.0
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:44	10:11	10:39	11:03
When_sfc_temp=	45.6	47.3	48.8	50.1

* 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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