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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 03:27 PDT for Friday SPorter Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	35,41
Lat,Lon=	48.813,-122.099
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	46°	262°	288°	284°	279°	271°	263°	267°	271°	261°	282°	310°	47°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	3	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	4	3	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	2	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	7	4	2	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	1	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	7	4	3	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	174	261	350	436	488	501	487	448	373	255	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	32	49	59	69	75	83	75	80	68	76	24	-33	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	2387	2387	2915	3710	4827	5766	6182	6231	6060	5465	3790	2387	2387	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	529	1324	2440	3379	3795	3844	3674	3078	1404	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	2387	2387	2915	3710	4827	5766	6182	6231	6060	5465	3790	2387	2387	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	20	12	20	20	18	15	17	20	20	11	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2387	3109	3671	4630	6043	7228	7775	7899	7828	7386	6011	2878	2412	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	722	1284	2244	3656	4842	5388	5512	5441	4999	3624	491	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	1	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	2	4	3	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	39	223	333	353	112	138	150	161	192	166	298	311	47	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	4	6	10	15	16	16	16	16	15	10	1	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	2	2	6	10	11	11	11	11	11	5	4	3	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	39	128	90	110	114	112	106	109	109	109	104	313	47	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	0	3	8	17	29	37	33	31	18	8	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	4434	4420	4764	5315	6089	6977	7786	8152	8411	8556	7630	6322	6458	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-3692	-3174	-2447	-2596	-1626	-5307	-5244	-6596	-6621	-6827	-7251	-7963	-8833	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6078	6283	6118	7227	7668	12535	13019	14494	14449	14213	13261	10841	11245	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	1	26	40	14	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	90	173	238	281	296	288	258	203	128	56	-5	-12	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	43.9	46.0	48.2	50.5	52.7	54.3	55.1	55.7	55.4	54.4	50.4	46.9	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	33.3	34.8	35.2	34.9	33.8	32.1	30.1	29.2	28.7	27.9	31.0	33.8	33.0	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1028	1028	1028	1028	1028	1027	1027	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	599	598	570	825	765	353	222	314	367	476	1188	799	1229	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:34	09:56	10:35	11:09	11:36	12:03	12:35
When_sfc_temp=	45.1	45.9	47.3	48.6	49.6	50.6	51.8

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:09	11:36	12:03	12:35
When_sfc_temp=	48.6	49.6	50.6	51.8
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:13	10:44	11:10	11:32
When_sfc_temp=	46.5	47.6	48.6	49.4

* 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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