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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:41 PDT for Thursday Jesmond Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	62,283
Lat,Lon=	51.335,-121.940
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	-	333°	342°	329°	315°	308°	302°	298°	299°	298°	272°	224°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	4	4	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	6	6	5	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	7	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	7	7	6	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	248	323	353	371	374	312	327	264	159	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	17	17	18	17	11	8	9	8	6	1	-6	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	4922	5904	6269	6422	6495	6123	6206	5439	3877	3877	3877	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	1045	2026	2392	2544	2618	2246	2328	1562	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	4922	5864	6104	6130	6251	6123	6206	5439	3877	3877	3877	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	2	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	6796	7548	7907	8028	8124	8073	8044	7579	6753	3902	3902	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	2919	3671	4030	4150	4247	4196	4167	3702	2876	25	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	4	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	343	341	338	337	334	327	319	313	310	272	224	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	10	9	7	7	7	7	7	5	3	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	12	14	14	14	10	9	9	8	9	6	4	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	348	350	352	352	359	1	360	354	1	334	272	224	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	9	33	38	38	46	45	34	25	45	0	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	4880	5422	5864	5864	6130	6251	6522	6825	6251	6764	6158	5859	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	469	967	967	967	1187	1187	714	-3472	1187	-3472	-2655	-6106	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	5257	5829	5829	5829	6841	6841	7359	10226	6841	10226	6557	10009	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	96	98	81	81	89	97	100	88	97	11	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	62	61	107	107	145	145	84	97	145	14	-7	-12	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	29.7	31.4	32.8	32.8	34.6	34.6	35.2	34.6	34.6	34.6	30.8	25.8	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	25.3	24.8	24.8	24.8	25.0	25.0	24.0	22.7	25.0	22.7	23.6	20.7	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1020	1020	1020	1020	1022	1022	1023	1024	1022	1024	1024	1024	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	680	560	560	560	374	374	285	770	374	770	2125	63	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:17	09:28	09:57	10:27	10:58	12:42	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	30.2	30.5	31.3	32.0	32.8	34.1	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:27	10:58	12:42	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	32.0	32.8	34.1	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:30	09:41	09:51	10:06
When_sfc_temp=	30.6	30.9	31.2	31.6

* 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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