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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 17 Mar 2018 → Mar 17 10:41 PDT for Saturday Mt_Howard_launch Windgram

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	155,117
Lat,Lon=	45.268,-117.177
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	321°	325°	328°	325°	334°	338°	331°	328°	325°	324°	309°	290°	317°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	7	9	11	10	10	11	11	10	12	9	7	6	5	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	7	10	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	9	8	6	5	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	9	12	14	13	13	14	14	13	15	11	9	9	6	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	11	13	15	14	13	15	15	14	16	12	12	11	9	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	75	97	153	190	235	188	186	177	142	110	71	41	58	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	32	48	52	43	50	63	61	54	59	42	20	3	20	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	6604	6604	6604	6604	7058	6604	6604	6604	6604	6604	6604	6604	6604	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	0	0	454	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	6604	6604	6604	6604	6834	6604	6604	6604	6604	6604	6604	6604	6604	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	6989	7075	7599	8102	8239	7802	7785	7704	7492	7256	7019	6771	6904	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	385	471	994	1497	1635	1198	1180	1099	888	652	415	167	300	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	10	13	15	14	13	15	15	14	16	12	11	8	7	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	321	325	326	320	319	327	319	317	316	316	300	286	310	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	5	6	5	4	7	7	7	7	8	6	7	4	4	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	12	15	16	14	14	16	16	15	18	14	14	10	9	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	324	328	329	320	305	315	308	305	307	308	296	284	305	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	4	22	20	38	23	30	60	39	23	7	2	6	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	6694	6657	6648	6756	6834	6720	6723	6701	6698	6677	6860	7066	6753	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	232	348	418	696	895	701	680	560	653	310	-90	-604	195	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6758	6728	7181	7406	7344	7102	7105	7144	6840	6947	7109	7375	6709	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	86	71	99	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	14	24	44	56	99	68	67	62	40	25	11	5	8	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	22.9	23.3	23.7	24.2	25.1	25.0	25.5	25.8	25.2	24.7	24.1	24.3	24.1	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	22.4	22.9	23.4	23.5	23.7	24.4	24.9	25.3	24.7	24.3	23.0	22.3	23.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1006	1006	1007	1006	1007	1007	1007	1007	1008	1008	1009	1009	1010	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	584	962	1188	812	950	938	1029	1118	1206	1180	1187	1301	976	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:39	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	24.8	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=	11:01	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	24.2	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely

* 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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