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

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	31,52
Lat,Lon=	48.950,-122.170
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	188°	31°	360°	7°	20°	27°	23°	15°	11°	2°	345°	277°	261°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	5	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	1	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	9	4	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	1	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	10	3	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	203	290	370	444	497	518	505	467	396	278	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	13	18	29	38	45	63	85	81	67	42	-60	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1512	1512	2385	3136	4079	4996	5557	5666	5551	5085	3789	1512	1512	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	873	1624	2567	3484	4045	4154	4039	3574	2277	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1512	1512	2385	3136	4079	4996	5557	5666	5551	5085	3789	1512	1512	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	20	15	16	20	20	19	20	20	18	6	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1512	2797	3292	4165	5328	6471	7192	7394	7395	7123	6448	1941	1538	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	1286	1780	2653	3816	4959	5680	5882	5883	5612	4936	429	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	9	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	211	45	358	21	78	110	115	84	62	19	346	268	261	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	1	5	8	11	11	13	14	14	13	11	4	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	1	2	5	7	7	10	10	10	9	7	10	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	211	76	115	126	150	141	142	146	150	146	135	265	261	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	1	6	13	22	4	1	47	42	29	15	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3625	4642	4795	5389	6008	6552	7058	7399	7625	7740	7692	5972	6219	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-5162	-4149	-4188	-3563	-3013	-5201	-5288	-4978	-4965	-5073	-7568	-7579	-10534	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6674	6946	7480	7727	8340	11672	12480	12372	12360	12197	14016	9520	12072	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	9	15	26	25	14	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	81	170	238	285	308	303	272	215	137	54	-14	-12	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	48.0	49.3	51.8	54.0	56.2	58.0	59.1	59.7	59.7	58.9	55.0	51.0	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	34.0	34.0	34.6	34.3	33.8	33.5	33.0	32.6	32.2	31.7	31.3	35.5	34.3	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_	352	689	586	738	746	574	474	428	410	443	589	1996	1390	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:20	09:34	10:10	10:50	11:23	11:55	12:28
When_sfc_temp=	48.4	48.7	49.7	51.4	52.7	53.8	55.0

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:50	11:23	11:55	12:28
When_sfc_temp=	51.4	52.7	53.8	55.0
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:25	10:15	10:49	11:17
When_sfc_temp=	48.6	49.9	51.4	52.5

* 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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