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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 14 May 2024 → May 14 08:36 PDT for Tuesday PochPeak Windgram

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	27,20
Lat,Lon=	46.954,-121.929
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	35°	23°	8°	343°	329°	332°	336°	339°	345°	354°	4°	13°	34°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	10	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	8	7	7	7	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	11	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	15	12	11	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	10	10	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	17	13	12	11	12	12	12	13	14	13	12	12	11	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	235	316	380	436	470	483	501	501	479	435	364	265	61	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-45	-25	-8	13	19	18	16	16	-15	-13	-16	-18	-22	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	4193	4895	5360	5749	5907	5932	6212	6382	6363	6166	5706	4892	3833	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	360	1062	1527	1916	2074	2099	2379	2549	2530	2333	1873	1059	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	4193	4895	5360	5749	5907	5932	6212	6382	6363	6166	5706	4892	3833	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	1	2	3	5	6	5	5	5	4	3	3	2	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	5102	5794	6288	6703	6847	6851	7210	7452	7480	7331	6922	6326	5127	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	1269	1961	2455	2870	3014	3018	3377	3619	3647	3498	3089	2493	1294	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	16	12	10	9	8	8	9	10	12	14	13	12	11	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	47	39	30	15	0	357	2	3	5	8	16	23	42	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	6	4	6	8	11	10	7	6	7	10	10	10	6	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	15	10	7	5	6	6	7	10	14	18	18	17	13	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	52	44	54	67	81	68	31	15	8	4	4	10	37	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	4	8	16	23	30	34	34	35	32	28	18	9	1	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	6336	7323	7808	7652	7382	7399	8001	8690	8890	8740	8539	8321	8106	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-6910	-7643	-6897	-6051	-5589	-5528	-6929	-7130	-8642	-8955	-7900	-8813	-10135	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	12012	13438	13185	12754	12436	12379	14139	14583	16122	16286	14822	15139	15262	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	129	200	277	359	429	468	466	434	379	296	197	94	2	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	48.5	51.6	53.9	54.9	55.1	55.6	56.7	57.6	57.6	56.9	56.1	54.9	53.1	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	37.1	35.9	36.0	37.6	39.0	39.3	37.8	35.6	34.6	34.7	34.8	34.7	34.3	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1019	1019	1019	1019	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	419	375	325	258	333	374	384	299	272	329	441	514	984	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	08:11	08:54	09:56	11:31	14:42	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	+++	49.1	51.3	53.8	55.0	57.3	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:56	11:31	14:42	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	53.8	55.0	57.3	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:20	09:04	10:06	11:54
When_sfc_temp=	49.5	51.8	54.0	55.1

* 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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