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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 17 Dec 2025 → Dec 17 08:07 PST for Wednesday RUC_bli_compare Windgram

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	19,70
Lat,Lon=	48.740,-122.380
VALID.TIME	07 PST	08 PST	09 PST	10 PST	11 PST	12 PST	13 PST	14 PST	15 PST	16 PST	17 PST	18 PST	19 PST	VALID.TIME
10M_Wind_Dir	243°	244°	238°	235°	238°	238°	240°	236°	222°	196°	188°	183°	171°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	8	7	6	8	8	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	10	9	8	7	8	9	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	13	13	12	13	15	15	15	15	13	11	10	12	13	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	19	18	16	16	18	18	18	17	16	15	14	15	17	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	57	62	71	182	252	249	265	213	153	0	53	99	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	16	15	15	18	17	19	20	15	16	-1	-2	-7	-6	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	752	752	752	752	1950	1917	2265	752	752	752	752	752	752	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	0	0	1198	1165	1513	0	0	0	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	752	752	752	752	1950	1917	2265	752	752	752	752	752	752	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	998	1021	1191	3122	3942	3946	4319	4013	2924	778	1004	1476	777	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	246	269	439	2370	3190	3194	3567	3262	2172	26	252	724	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	14	14	15	22	23	22	22	21	19	7	11	16	8	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	244	244	240	251	252	249	249	244	231	196	192	188	171	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	10	10	11	20	21	19	19	16	14	0	8	13	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	19	18	19	28	29	28	27	25	21	7	15	20	8	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	245	245	243	262	267	264	264	258	242	196	195	193	171	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	272	332	299	282	245	150	211	156	185	78	108	52	39	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2012	1971	1934	2123	2426	2534	2732	2710	2333	1724	1602	1434	1638	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-1112	-1122	-979	100	1234	643	1125	727	-12	-1503	-857	27	-1401	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2110	2143	2170	3022	2708	3303	3194	3286	2936	2281	1861	1449	2179	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	33	34	45	92	92	89	100	100	72	43	60	84	48	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	10	11	10	33	64	62	66	38	21	-17	8	17	-6	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	41.4	41.6	41.9	42.6	43.3	43.5	43.9	43.7	43.1	41.0	41.4	41.3	40.9	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	35.8	36.2	36.6	36.4	35.6	35.3	34.9	34.9	35.9	36.9	37.6	38.1	37.1	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1004	1006	1007	1009	1010	1011	1012	1013	1013	1014	1014	1015	1015	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	3623	3267	3323	2111	1617	1780	1448	1271	1544	1405	1502	1311	704	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:15	10:25	10:50	12:57	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	42.8	42.9	43.2	43.9	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	12:57	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	43.9	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:32	09:48	10:09	10:46
When_sfc_temp=	42.3	42.5	42.7	43.1

* 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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