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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:45 PDT for Thursday MT_Howard_lakebedlz Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	154,118
Lat,Lon=	45.284,-117.207
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	-	357°	3°	348°	348°	344°	346°	338°	332°	338°	299°	323°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	7	8	8	9	9	11	12	10	11	9	12	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	7	8	8	9	10	11	12	10	12	10	13	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	8	8	8	10	11	13	14	12	14	12	16	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	8	8	9	10	11	13	15	13	15	15	19	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	162	185	275	304	314	314	295	237	158	0	66	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	31	36	27	32	32	41	36	25	39	-6	27	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	5706	5706	6882	7290	7437	7606	7357	6492	5706	5706	5706	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	0	0	1176	1584	1731	1900	1650	786	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	5706	5706	6607	6925	7122	7386	7238	6492	5706	5706	5706	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	6842	7234	8292	8755	8928	9233	8993	8387	7082	5731	6085	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	1136	1528	2585	3049	3222	3527	3287	2681	1376	25	379	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	8	8	9	9	10	11	13	13	15	9	18	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	338	343	331	330	325	327	327	324	328	299	323	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	6	6	3	3	4	5	3	2	5	0	8	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	8	10	9	9	7	7	7	10	7	14	9	21	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	306	320	324	324	327	321	321	325	321	319	299	323	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	16	54	54	34	68	53	49	68	1	6	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	6321	5959	6025	6025	6925	7122	7386	7238	7122	6370	6364	6078	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-73	645	645	645	1082	1082	798	270	1082	270	-1100	-150	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6809	6197	6197	6197	7673	7673	8435	6812	7673	6812	6831	6235	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	87	100	100	100	93	85	83	87	85	98	58	84	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	55	47	51	51	110	114	104	93	114	35	-12	9	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	25.9	25.8	26.6	26.6	28.9	28.9	30.5	28.4	28.9	28.4	27.0	26.4	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	23.0	24.4	24.4	24.4	23.7	23.7	23.5	25.4	23.7	25.4	24.4	24.7	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1016	1016	1016	1016	1017	1017	1017	1019	1017	1019	1020	1020	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1018	685	685	685	755	755	718	1231	755	1231	1125	814	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:15	11:25	11:51	12:47	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	26.6	26.6	26.6	28.4	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	12:47	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	28.4	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:55	11:26	11:55	12:53
When_sfc_temp=	26.5	26.6	26.6	28.7

* 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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