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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 03:27 PDT for Friday Lookout Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	20,30
Lat,Lon=	48.680,-122.360
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	46°	249°	249°	250°	253°	262°	260°	253°	261°	263°	285°	355°	39°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	1	3	3	4	6	5	5	5	4	3	3	6	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	3	3	4	6	5	5	5	4	3	3	7	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	2	1	3	3	4	7	5	6	6	5	4	3	5	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	0	2	2	4	6	5	6	6	5	3	3	4	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	180	270	342	397	436	440	413	355	268	109	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	12	24	32	34	41	37	42	40	33	12	-18	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1441	1441	2291	3062	3768	4460	4778	4531	3875	2852	1441	1441	1441	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	851	1621	2327	3020	3337	3091	2435	1411	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1441	1441	2291	3062	3768	4460	4778	4531	3875	2852	1441	1441	1441	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	10	15	12	14	20	20	20	20	15	4	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1441	2737	3370	4237	5091	5966	6420	6191	5528	4698	2451	1467	1467	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	1296	1930	2796	3651	4525	4979	4751	4087	3257	1010	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	6	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	32	89	78	85	91	88	129	189	238	253	286	355	39	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	6	9	10	11	12	14	14	13	9	1	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	4	6	8	8	6	9	9	8	5	2	3	6	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	32	90	79	96	110	100	86	85	85	88	276	355	39	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	1	4	8	1	7	2	0	11	5	0	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2640	3827	3925	4358	4836	5203	5683	5803	5866	6050	5766	5798	6306	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-4158	-3340	-2671	-2312	-1974	-4049	-3165	-5622	-6497	-7015	-9194	-7490	-10160	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	5599	6077	6042	6548	7066	10015	9584	11813	12025	11713	11645	8957	11627	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	2	0	0	0	29	13	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	52	122	171	203	216	201	172	125	65	11	-9	-18	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	47.6	49.4	51.7	53.7	55.3	56.3	56.6	56.5	56.3	55.3	51.5	50.2	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	36.7	37.3	38.4	38.9	38.8	38.8	37.8	37.7	37.4	36.6	37.2	39.2	34.7	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1029	1028	1028	1028	1028	1027	1027	1027	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	48	541	325	416	676	944	665	500	594	777	1554	992	76	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:21	09:35	10:11	10:50	11:32	12:14	12:58
When_sfc_temp=	48.2	48.7	49.8	51.3	52.8	54.1	55.3

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:50	11:32	12:14	12:58
When_sfc_temp=	51.3	52.8	54.1	55.3
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:19	10:04	10:39	11:14
When_sfc_temp=	48.2	49.6	50.9	52.2

* 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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