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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 17 Dec 2025 → Dec 17 07:56 PST for Wednesday Little_Nick Windgram

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	23,82
Lat,Lon=	49.188,-122.145
VALID.TIME	07 PST	08 PST	09 PST	10 PST	11 PST	12 PST	13 PST	14 PST	15 PST	16 PST	17 PST	18 PST	19 PST	VALID.TIME
10M_Wind_Dir	245°	244°	244°	242°	250°	249°	245°	242°	238°	232°	221°	223°	221°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	10	10	9	10	12	11	12	11	9	8	9	8	9	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	11	11	10	11	13	12	12	12	10	9	10	8	10	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	16	16	15	15	18	17	17	17	15	13	14	15	14	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	21	20	19	19	21	21	21	21	19	17	19	18	18	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	14	14	22	87	209	217	186	174	55	0	21	36	84	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	8	8	8	14	-14	13	16	17	15	9	12	10	34	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	601	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	626	626	635	1023	3564	3659	3291	3403	810	626	626	697	1275	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	25	25	34	422	2964	3058	2691	2803	209	26	26	97	674	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	10	10	10	18	25	25	24	25	14	8	9	10	19	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	245	244	243	241	252	251	246	243	238	232	221	221	217	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	0	1	11	16	15	15	16	9	0	0	6	16	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	10	10	10	22	28	27	27	27	18	8	9	14	25	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	245	244	243	242	257	255	249	246	237	232	221	219	215	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	46	69	90	146	128	133	147	125	111	104	36	63	72	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2281	2305	2343	2515	2960	3093	2874	3034	3072	2451	1906	1765	1376	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-2068	-2133	-2170	-1730	666	115	154	456	-2195	-2068	-1763	-1270	-158	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2694	2759	2805	2753	2898	3544	3137	2947	3005	2694	2389	1967	1433	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	2	1	0	0	88	100	100	95	0	0	24	32	98	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	1	1	4	20	38	41	30	24	10	-10	5	6	11	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	40.1	40.5	41.1	42.1	43.3	43.7	43.4	43.9	44.0	42.8	41.5	41.7	41.8	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	32.7	33.0	33.3	33.6	32.8	32.6	33.3	33.1	33.0	34.7	35.7	36.5	38.2	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1002	1004	1006	1007	1008	1009	1010	1011	1012	1013	1013	1014	1014	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1178	2639	3007	3213	1596	1481	1171	1707	4439	3114	1178	1701	1253	Hgt_Variab

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

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:25	10:37	10:49	11:22
When_sfc_temp=	42.6	42.8	43.1	43.5

* 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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