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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 02:26 PDT for Friday RedTop Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	49,30
Lat,Lon=	47.303,-120.759
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	43°	57°	54°	54°	49°	46°	48°	51°	59°	65°	61°	56°	47°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	6	7	6	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	9	8	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	7	8	11	9	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	42	160	274	337	381	402	409	399	372	308	192	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-3	-4	-5	-10	-15	-18	-17	-16	-11	10	-8	-2	-3	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	3918	3918	5005	5747	6180	6371	6477	6493	6473	5928	3918	3918	3918	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	1088	1830	2262	2454	2559	2575	2555	2010	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	3918	3918	5005	5747	6180	6371	6477	6493	6473	5928	3918	3918	3918	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	1	2	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	4035	4852	6333	7113	7550	7737	7871	7947	8080	7730	6875	3943	3943	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	117	934	2416	3195	3632	3820	3953	4029	4162	3812	2957	25	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	5	7	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	43	69	73	72	68	66	66	71	80	81	77	56	46	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	2	4	3	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	6	6	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	5	6	5	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	44	98	99	93	99	99	105	111	106	121	128	56	46	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	1	7	14	18	21	23	22	23	17	5	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	6514	6795	7093	7364	7548	7831	8111	8277	8366	8420	8395	7839	7445	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-8357	-9085	-7191	-7707	-7186	-6789	-6503	-6458	-6543	-7013	-7785	-11071	-10690	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	12392	13937	13524	14820	14736	14527	14374	14405	14622	14743	14661	15015	14633	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	6	51	100	142	182	205	208	189	148	91	27	-20	-19	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	36.2	38.5	40.2	41.6	42.6	43.5	44.4	45.1	45.6	45.4	44.3	40.9	38.1	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	25.2	26.1	26.4	26.5	26.6	26.3	25.9	25.9	26.0	25.7	24.9	24.7	24.1	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1028	1028	1028	1028	1029	1028	1028	1028	1028	1028	1028	1028	1028	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	317	1526	765	455	401	367	369	419	335	413	671	774	88	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:16	09:27	09:55	10:33	11:23	13:26	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	39.0	39.3	40.1	41.0	42.0	43.9	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:33	11:23	13:26	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	41.0	42.0	43.9	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:22	09:43	10:06	10:44
When_sfc_temp=	39.1	39.7	40.4	41.2

* 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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