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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:09 PDT for Thursday RUC_bli_compare Windgram

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	19,35
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	154°	43°	325°	335°	313°	305°	297°	291°	286°	283°	274°	241°	215°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	2	2	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	3	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	4	2	2	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	5	3	4	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	5	2	3	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	8	5	3	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	7	2	2	5	6	7	8	10	10	10	8	5	2	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	245	334	396	432	455	445	385	313	229	138	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	23	-10	-11	-19	-23	-29	-26	-20	-16	-14	-12	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	616	1349	2198	2681	3020	3334	3233	2366	1660	872	616	616	616	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	733	1582	2065	2404	2718	2617	1750	1043	256	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	616	1349	2198	2681	3017	3275	3233	2366	1660	872	616	616	616	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	20	19	13	12	10	8	6	4	2	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	616	2754	3398	3859	4232	4613	4500	3407	2560	1773	1394	642	642	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	2138	2782	3243	3616	3997	3884	2791	1944	1157	778	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	0	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	9	8	3	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	157	119	1	6	358	354	347	310	292	281	274	241	215	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	2	3	5	9	13	14	11	7	3	4	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	3	1	4	5	7	11	12	10	8	8	9	3	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	157	350	8	38	55	53	42	16	344	300	288	241	215	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	0	19	26	30	10	1	7	11	3	1	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1771	2336	2457	2688	3017	3275	3459	3290	3154	2989	3185	2736	2840	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-2046	488	722	908	868	910	-110	-1088	-1887	-3292	-4460	-4820	-4524	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2662	2266	2675	2951	3364	3703	4611	4494	4446	5064	5854	5461	5166	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	98	95	86	90	85	54	15	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	84	164	235	274	289	277	249	192	125	39	-6	-13	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	44.8	45.9	47.3	49.0	50.3	51.2	51.2	51.2	49.7	48.8	44.9	41.8	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	36.1	37.1	37.6	38.0	38.2	38.4	38.5	39.3	39.9	39.2	37.7	38.7	35.9	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1019	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1021	1021	1022	1022	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	604	710	521	596	405	456	676	1504	1330	503	861	596	321	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:24	08:40	09:18	09:54	10:51	12:18	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	18.3	30.6	45.1	45.8	47.1	49.4	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:54	10:51	12:18	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	45.8	47.1	49.4	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:42	08:56	09:33	10:28
When_sfc_temp=	31.4	41.9	45.4	46.6

* 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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