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

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	155,117
Lat,Lon=	45.268,-117.177
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	-	341°	345°	339°	342°	340°	343°	338°	333°	335°	312°	323°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	11	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	7	7	7	8	9	10	11	10	10	10	12	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	8	8	9	10	10	12	14	13	13	14	16	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	8	8	9	10	11	13	15	14	14	17	20	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	319	233	263	329	391	380	313	203	141	37	86	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	31	34	34	42	43	55	59	52	54	35	72	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	7820	7093	7504	8108	8498	8578	8167	6604	6604	6604	6604	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	1216	488	900	1503	1894	1973	1563	0	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	6991	6779	6977	7342	7532	7772	7668	6604	6604	6604	6604	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	8830	8436	8763	9277	9600	9776	9521	8799	7858	6809	7048	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	2225	1832	2158	2673	2995	3171	2917	2194	1253	204	444	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	8	8	9	9	10	11	14	14	14	14	19	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	324	328	327	331	328	332	330	326	328	314	322	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	2	4	1	1	1	3	1	4	6	7	11	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	10	8	9	9	8	7	6	11	7	15	17	23	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	339	333	325	325	336	336	344	332	336	323	315	322	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	31	124	54	54	109	63	24	49	63	20	27	2	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	7340	6991	6779	6779	7342	7532	7772	7668	7532	6960	6824	6703	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	746	1331	1331	1331	849	849	1316	382	849	382	-201	325	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	7986	7499	7499	7499	8428	8428	8460	7476	8428	7476	7009	6723	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	97	100	100	100	100	93	89	100	93	100	92	100	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	140	181	86	86	165	245	211	128	245	28	3	18	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	23.8	23.7	23.2	23.2	25.0	25.0	26.7	24.5	25.0	24.5	23.7	23.0	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	20.3	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.5	21.5	21.5	22.8	21.5	22.8	22.7	22.5	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1015	1016	1016	1016	1017	1017	1017	1018	1017	1018	1020	1020	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	877	840	840	840	711	711	705	1051	711	1051	1457	775	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:14	09:24	09:49	12:59	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	23.8	23.8	23.7	25.0	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	12:59	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	25.0	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:40	09:53	12:39	14:01
When_sfc_temp=	23.7	23.7	24.4	25.0

* 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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