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

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	35,43
Lat,Lon=	48.835,-122.088
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	104°	273°	285°	283°	287°	289°	284°	276°	265°	273°	270°	199°	93°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	4	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	2	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	0	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	6	4	1	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	173	267	353	439	490	506	492	450	370	243	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	27	43	52	60	59	60	56	51	49	66	10	-47	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	2033	2033	2639	3424	4564	5458	5911	6022	5840	5059	3101	2033	2033	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	606	1391	2531	3425	3878	3989	3807	3026	1068	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	2033	2033	2639	3424	4564	5458	5911	6022	5840	5059	3101	2033	2033	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	14	17	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	9	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2033	2761	3442	4377	5814	6933	7519	7732	7657	6972	5255	2493	2059	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	728	1409	2344	3781	4900	5486	5699	5624	4939	3222	460	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	124	246	334	334	71	105	122	142	157	174	266	211	93	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	3	5	8	14	16	16	16	15	13	7	2	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	1	2	4	9	11	11	11	11	9	3	4	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	124	170	68	108	117	118	122	123	116	114	98	225	93	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	0	3	9	17	1	31	27	21	13	4	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	4285	4222	4635	5217	6004	6643	7223	7886	8336	8465	7498	6252	6380	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-4259	-3618	-2887	-2225	-2151	-1700	-4383	-6683	-6328	-6747	-7574	-7720	-9303	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6292	6380	6329	6602	7964	8633	11903	14415	13985	13719	12829	10213	11362	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	8	37	51	31	9	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	89	168	233	277	298	292	258	200	126	55	-4	-12	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	44.9	47.1	49.4	51.9	54.0	55.5	56.5	57.0	57.0	55.9	51.4	48.3	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	33.6	35.0	35.4	35.1	34.1	33.2	32.2	30.2	28.8	28.3	31.5	34.0	33.2	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1027	1028	1028	1028	1027	1027	1027	1026	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_	640	510	547	801	741	400	317	283	350	765	1717	884	1570	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:29	09:49	10:30	11:05	11:32	11:58	12:31
When_sfc_temp=	46.0	46.7	48.3	49.6	50.7	51.8	53.0

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:05	11:32	11:58	12:31
When_sfc_temp=	49.6	50.7	51.8	53.0
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:05	10:37	11:06	11:27
When_sfc_temp=	47.3	48.6	49.7	50.5

* 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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