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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 30 Apr 2025 → Apr 29 19:56 PDT for Wednesday SaddleT Windgram

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	69,16
Lat,Lon=	46.800,-119.700
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	333°	345°	360°	166°	174°	168°	162°	157°	156°	152°	150°	159°	168°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	3	2	2	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	6	4	2	2	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	7	4	2	2	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	7	4	2	1	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	163	291	406	466	510	540	556	540	496	434	333	143	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-8	-6	4	33	16	-6	-6	-7	-8	-8	-9	-7	2	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1334	2281	3606	4147	4528	4977	5450	5513	5232	4933	4024	1334	1334	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	947	2272	2813	3194	3642	4116	4179	3898	3599	2690	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1334	2281	3606	4147	4528	4977	5450	5513	5232	4933	4024	1334	1334	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	2	6	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	12	3	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2024	3254	4855	5435	5841	6382	6990	7126	6888	6736	6075	4487	1361	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	690	1920	3521	4101	4507	5047	5656	5792	5554	5402	4741	3153	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	7	4	2	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	3	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	336	348	296	332	129	145	138	133	132	125	122	147	169	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	4	2	3	6	8	5	4	6	8	8	9	5	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	9	2	4	5	6	5	4	2	3	3	4	2	3	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	343	337	308	27	84	117	120	70	14	2	10	83	169	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	1	7	28	43	50	54	60	63	55	40	22	3	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	4077	5015	6049	6681	7122	7808	8613	9335	9834	10118	10173	9880	8892	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-6574	-6240	-6156	-5198	-5729	-5871	-6002	-7132	-9286	-8619	-12662	-14341	-14558	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	8598	9495	11012	10633	11569	12253	12992	14258	16174	15355	18737	18827	15918	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	79	163	242	313	375	397	386	345	278	192	99	12	-12	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	48.2	51.3	54.2	56.5	58.7	60.9	62.9	64.5	65.5	66.0	65.8	64.5	56.9	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	35.8	34.9	33.6	33.4	33.5	32.5	30.8	29.0	27.6	26.6	26.2	26.5	28.1	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1021	1021	1021	1021	1020	1020	1019	1019	1018	1018	1018	1018	1018	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	294	1091	219	258	390	532	376	284	299	310	374	848	74	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:19	08:31	09:02	09:25	09:47	10:25	11:29
When_sfc_temp=	49.2	49.8	51.4	52.5	53.6	55.2	57.6

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:25	09:47	10:25	11:29
When_sfc_temp=	52.5	53.6	55.2	57.6
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:39	09:02	09:21	09:40
When_sfc_temp=	50.2	51.4	52.4	53.3

* 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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