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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:39 PDT for Thursday King_Eddy Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	111,253
Lat,Lon=	50.208,-119.178
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	-	302°	288°	275°	202°	166°	296°	325°	328°	317°	316°	341°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	7	5	3	3	4	3	7	6	5	4	1	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	7	6	4	3	5	3	8	7	6	4	1	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	9	8	5	4	6	5	11	9	9	7	3	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	11	9	5	3	6	6	13	11	9	9	6	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	353	302	210	145	196	251	309	304	31	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	29	35	23	-6	-18	86	25	14	9	2	-4	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	4951	4681	2576	2576	2576	5190	6838	5966	2576	2576	2576	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	2374	2104	0	0	0	2613	4262	3389	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	4951	4681	2576	2576	2576	5190	6838	5966	2576	2576	2576	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	4	4	3	5	6	2	2	3	0	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	6580	6653	6905	6353	5115	9575	10633	9088	2713	2602	2602	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	4003	4076	4328	3776	2538	6998	8057	6512	137	25	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	9	7	6	3	3	10	12	11	7	4	1	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	350	334	329	298	228	338	353	352	322	316	339	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	12	10	10	9	9	10	11	7	4	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	14	11	8	8	6	5	11	14	5	9	4	1	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	348	27	13	13	344	301	4	17	301	324	316	339	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	3	0	0	0	2	2	12	5	2	0	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	5184	5928	6283	6283	6908	7125	9129	10201	7125	9387	8708	8186	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-2106	3	3	3	-1175	-1175	-400	-7347	-1175	-7347	-7106	-7059	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6754	6576	6576	6576	7528	7528	9975	10060	7528	10060	9708	9660	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	82	85	85	27	0	68	60	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	84	133	80	80	8	34	25	39	34	0	-10	-11	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	36.2	38.5	39.2	39.2	40.2	40.2	43.5	43.7	40.2	43.7	37.7	34.7	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	24.7	23.8	23.8	23.8	21.6	21.6	15.2	14.9	21.6	14.9	16.5	15.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1018	1018	1018	1018	1020	1020	1020	1022	1020	1022	1022	1023	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	827	923	923	923	1703	1703	1140	6724	1703	6724	165	96	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:07	09:12	09:25	09:37	09:50	14:57	15:14
When_sfc_temp=	36.5	36.7	37.2	37.7	38.1	43.4	43.5

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:37	09:50	14:57	15:14
When_sfc_temp=	37.7	38.1	43.4	43.5
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:22	09:29	09:37	09:44
When_sfc_temp=	37.1	37.3	37.6	37.9

* 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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