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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:35 PDT for Thursday IdahoPk. Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	144,248
Lat,Lon=	49.974,-117.344
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	-	287°	281°	275°	256°	215°	231°	284°	298°	314°	15°	69°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	5	5	5	6	5	4	6	7	4	7	8	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5	8	9	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	6	5	6	7	6	5	8	10	7	9	9	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	5	5	6	7	6	5	10	13	10	11	10	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	218	231	266	293	318	363	303	132	0	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	18	-28	-63	-82	-54	38	50	40	9	-18	-35	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	3662	4117	4839	5454	6279	7297	6101	3662	3662	3662	3662	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	0	455	1177	1792	2617	3635	2439	0	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	3662	4117	4839	5454	6279	7297	6101	3662	3662	3662	3662	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	5	6	6	7	9	6	2	1	0	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	6249	5480	6416	7265	8467	9676	8371	4570	3687	3687	3687	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	2587	1818	2754	3603	4805	6013	4709	908	25	25	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	4	4	4	4	3	6	11	14	4	7	8	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	353	335	335	335	328	318	321	301	314	16	69	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	11	8	10	13	14	16	12	9	0	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	7	8	5	5	9	10	13	13	10	4	7	8	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	18	44	27	27	29	359	356	350	359	314	16	69	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	34	19	41	41	28	36	25	27	36	0	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	5108	6001	5920	5920	7428	8331	8583	8881	8331	8364	8310	7684	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-378	-339	-339	-339	-1818	-1818	123	-5221	-1818	-5221	-6111	-5887	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	5638	6588	6588	6588	9083	9083	9553	8908	9083	8908	9799	9574	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	57	49	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	27	46	79	79	79	75	91	66	75	-5	-39	-50	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	32.1	33.6	34.0	34.0	36.1	36.1	37.8	35.9	36.1	35.9	30.4	27.8	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	26.0	23.8	23.8	23.8	20.3	20.3	16.8	17.2	20.3	17.2	13.5	12.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1016	1016	1016	1016	1018	1018	1019	1021	1018	1021	1022	1023	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1479	1483	1483	1483	2314	2314	1755	586	2314	586	63	32	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:39	11:03	11:45	12:31	13:15	13:51	14:22
When_sfc_temp=	33.9	34.0	34.0	35.1	36.1	36.1	36.7

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	12:31	13:15	13:51	14:22
When_sfc_temp=	35.1	36.1	36.1	36.7
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:34	09:46	09:57	12:17
When_sfc_temp=	33.0	33.3	33.5	34.6

* 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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