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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 30 Apr 2025 → Apr 29 19:57 PDT for Wednesday Iron Windgram

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	27,63
Lat,Lon=	48.480,-121.940
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	32°	3°	341°	326°	318°	311°	303°	300°	295°	285°	274°	264°	241°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	6	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	8	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	228	336	413	462	501	527	527	507	466	396	278	174	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	13	25	32	33	33	33	29	26	23	-17	-15	-13	-12	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	2569	3552	4143	4471	4840	5144	5182	5036	4711	4047	2933	2262	2262	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	307	1291	1881	2210	2578	2882	2920	2774	2450	1785	672	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	2569	3552	4143	4471	4840	5144	5182	5036	4711	4047	2933	2262	2262	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	7	10	11	15	14	13	13	12	10	7	3	2	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	3720	4522	5151	5493	5922	6286	6339	6184	5830	5064	3716	3083	2288	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	1458	2260	2889	3231	3660	4024	4077	3922	3569	2802	1454	821	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	6	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	30	22	359	338	329	314	307	303	300	284	270	264	241	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	2	2	6	9	11	12	12	12	11	9	3	2	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	5	4	5	6	7	6	6	6	5	4	4	8	6	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	19	36	49	67	70	73	71	71	61	33	287	274	241	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	3	14	28	29	36	42	41	35	26	16	7	2	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3306	3819	4435	5046	5844	6306	6449	6469	6350	5970	5380	4944	4634	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-21	504	-5491	-5768	-5776	-6443	-5171	-6662	-5903	-6061	-7178	-7601	-9112	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	3740	4018	10641	11261	11698	12729	11510	12846	11734	11125	10894	10684	11399	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	88	92	79	54	20	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	103	211	309	385	433	458	453	419	359	280	188	82	-5	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	42.4	44.6	47.0	49.3	52.0	54.1	55.5	56.4	56.6	55.8	54.1	52.1	49.6	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	37.4	37.3	36.9	36.6	35.7	35.7	36.4	37.2	38.0	38.8	39.7	39.9	39.3	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1022	1022	1022	1022	1021	1021	1021	1020	1020	1020	1019	1019	1019	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	619	412	320	286	265	220	223	284	350	544	755	491	532	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	08:11	08:42	09:21	10:21	11:47	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	+++	42.8	44.0	45.5	47.8	51.4	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:21	10:21	11:47	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	45.5	47.8	51.4	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:03	08:40	09:22	10:19
When_sfc_temp=	42.5	43.9	45.5	47.7

* 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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