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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 24 Apr 2018 → Apr 24 11:17 PDT for Tuesday Mt._Bachelor Windgram

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	67,79
Lat,Lon=	43.999,-121.665
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	106°	110°	116°	126°	132°	138°	145°	145°	145°	150°	150°	136°	129°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	11	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	8	7	7	8	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	12	10	12	12	13	13	12	11	11	8	8	8	9	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	16	14	17	17	18	18	17	17	15	12	11	11	12	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	19	16	19	20	21	21	20	19	18	14	13	12	15	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	107	226	306	365	416	443	460	465	442	400	308	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-27	-21	-26	-28	-34	-32	-16	-19	-15	-10	-14	-24	-7	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	6468	6686	7379	7778	8269	8538	8804	9090	9108	9271	8666	6468	6468	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	218	911	1310	1801	2070	2336	2622	2640	2803	2197	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	6468	6686	7379	7778	8269	8538	8804	9090	9108	9271	8666	6468	6468	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	6899	7639	8204	8629	9224	9549	9891	10293	10401	10844	10635	8464	6494	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	431	1171	1736	2160	2756	3081	3422	3825	3933	4376	4167	1996	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	18	17	20	21	21	21	20	20	18	15	13	13	8	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	109	114	121	126	130	134	141	144	148	162	166	142	129	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	12	12	14	13	12	9	8	8	7	10	13	7	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	23	21	25	25	23	21	18	19	16	14	16	14	8	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	113	119	126	124	123	129	137	144	159	191	197	152	129	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	4	10	17	27	32	38	41	38	34	20	2	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	11017	11387	11682	12027	12971	14163	15034	15630	15979	16537	16902	16666	16407	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-11636	-10434	-9642	-11340	-10387	-9261	-10703	-12716	-12426	-11806	-12220	-14430	-13588	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	18535	18073	17846	19968	19611	18809	20594	23010	22827	22651	22855	22894	20081	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	32	119	201	273	319	344	347	323	269	179	84	-7	-51	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	40.1	42.5	44.5	46.5	49.3	51.6	53.3	54.8	55.8	56.4	56.4	55.1	51.1	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	20.7	21.2	21.9	22.2	20.8	17.9	15.5	14.2	13.5	11.7	10.3	10.8	8.7	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1019	1019	1019	1020	1019	1020	1020	1020	1019	1019	1018	1018	1017	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	384	251	206	181	191	202	222	243	268	419	672	1279	77	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:07	09:24	10:13	11:23	12:44	14:34	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	42.7	43.3	44.9	47.6	51.0	54.2	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:23	12:44	14:34	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	47.6	51.0	54.2	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:34	10:37	11:34	12:45
When_sfc_temp=	43.7	45.7	48.1	51.0

* 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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