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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 30 Apr 2025 → Apr 29 20:00 PDT for Wednesday RUC_bli_compare Windgram

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	19,70
Lat,Lon=	48.740,-122.380
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	170°	222°	311°	285°	285°	283°	282°	281°	279°	273°	279°	278°	281°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	2	3	3	6	6	6	7	6	5	4	4	2	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	2	3	4	6	6	7	7	6	6	5	4	2	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	4	2	4	4	7	8	8	9	8	7	6	5	3	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	5	2	4	4	7	8	9	9	9	7	6	5	3	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	206	346	335	453	517	532	522	490	438	379	286	181	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-3	6	18	-7	-15	-13	-14	-12	-10	-7	6	5	2	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	752	2262	2544	3078	3491	3612	3460	3090	2634	2273	1562	752	752	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	1510	1793	2326	2739	2860	2708	2338	1882	1521	810	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	752	2262	2544	3078	3491	3612	3460	3090	2634	2273	1562	752	752	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	5	20	14	14	16	15	16	14	10	8	6	4	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1737	3333	3899	4182	4601	4733	4545	4098	3567	3199	2433	1875	778	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	985	2581	3147	3430	3849	3981	3793	3346	2815	2447	1681	1123	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	4	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	2	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	175	87	351	2	346	347	337	312	301	292	295	295	281	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	1	6	6	10	14	17	18	16	12	8	3	2	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	3	4	5	8	9	11	12	10	6	3	3	4	2	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	194	45	41	58	74	80	78	77	71	54	320	316	281	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	1	15	20	34	56	36	31	23	18	13	7	2	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2160	3008	3182	3416	3656	3891	4060	3977	3880	3950	3977	3740	3025	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-1842	-369	572	485	497	892	-5456	-4931	-5451	-6556	-8033	-9580	-9929	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	3579	3702	3327	3697	4105	3842	10000	9029	9018	9755	10466	11455	10707	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	43	97	100	97	100	97	77	60	42	28	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	112	203	151	341	452	478	474	443	376	282	177	68	-4	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	46.1	49.6	51.0	52.8	54.6	55.8	56.7	56.6	56.3	56.3	56.0	54.7	50.5	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	39.6	39.3	39.9	40.7	41.3	41.5	41.6	41.8	42.0	41.7	41.3	41.2	41.9	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1023	1023	1023	1023	1022	1022	1022	1021	1021	1021	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_	711	444	269	299	225	202	197	229	232	215	367	382	539	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:11	08:19	08:39	08:59	10:23	11:25	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	46.8	47.3	48.4	49.6	51.7	53.6	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:59	10:23	11:25	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	49.6	51.7	53.6	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:19	08:38	08:56	09:44
When_sfc_temp=	47.2	48.3	49.4	50.6

* 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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