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

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	24,75
Lat,Lon=	48.932,-122.118
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	321°	332°	340°	327°	321°	323°	319°	308°	296°	289°	289°	290°	289°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	3	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	3	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	4	4	5	6	7	6	6	7	8	8	8	6	4	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	4	4	5	7	8	7	6	7	9	9	8	7	5	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	111	321	394	457	506	531	539	530	505	451	368	237	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	4	-6	-9	-10	-9	-10	-9	8	16	16	15	12	3	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1182	2543	3058	3562	4110	4460	4690	4734	4647	4201	3479	1976	1182	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	1361	1876	2381	2929	3279	3508	3553	3465	3019	2297	795	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1182	2543	3058	3562	4110	4460	4690	4734	4647	4201	3479	1976	1182	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	3	9	8	8	10	15	20	20	14	12	10	6	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1855	3661	4137	4679	5326	5749	6046	6134	6088	5641	4945	3865	1208	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	674	2479	2956	3498	4145	4568	4864	4953	4906	4459	3763	2684	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	3	5	5	5	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	333	19	19	5	352	351	355	336	322	312	299	291	289	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	2	7	8	9	13	14	15	17	18	17	13	6	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	2	6	7	7	9	10	11	12	12	11	8	2	3	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	358	65	63	72	94	106	108	107	101	96	90	86	289	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	1	11	25	32	39	45	49	49	43	30	18	6	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1970	2847	3514	4189	4885	5581	6199	6566	6357	5769	5314	4847	4180	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-759	210	385	-902	-4750	-5196	-4608	-5622	-4525	-4686	-4773	-6249	-9259	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2614	3451	3752	5581	10077	10946	10653	11756	10612	10327	9717	10115	10467	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	82	88	97	86	64	59	40	32	35	39	39	20	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	26	168	259	341	390	409	403	376	330	260	169	63	-4	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	44.8	48.0	50.4	53.1	55.5	57.8	59.9	61.5	61.9	61.0	59.6	57.4	52.7	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	41.1	40.3	39.8	39.4	38.8	38.0	37.3	37.2	38.4	40.1	40.8	40.9	40.9	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1023	1023	1023	1022	1022	1021	1021	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_	369	498	389	411	272	277	239	221	200	210	209	371	1506	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:13	08:22	08:44	09:16	10:14	11:13	12:12
When_sfc_temp=	45.5	46.0	47.2	48.6	51.1	53.6	56.0

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:16	10:14	11:13	12:12
When_sfc_temp=	48.6	51.1	53.6	56.0
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:27	08:44	09:02	10:04
When_sfc_temp=	46.3	47.2	48.1	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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