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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 02:27 PDT for Friday Shuswap_Falls Windgram

ForecastPd	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	117,255
Lat,Lon=	50.296,-118.824
VALID.TIME	12 PDT	13 PDT	14 PDT	15 PDT	16 PDT	17 PDT	18 PDT	19 PDT	20 PDT	VALID.TIME
10M_Wind_Dir	279°	272°	254°	236°	248°	252°	245°	189°	146°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	5	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	5	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	6	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	6	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	333	370	385	378	339	262	106	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-14	-17	-24	-25	-25	-22	-17	0	-6	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	4028	4683	5096	5229	4954	3995	2317	2317	2317	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	1711	2367	2779	2912	2637	1678	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	4028	4683	5096	5229	4954	3995	2317	2317	2317	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	20	20	16	13	13	9	4	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	5333	6184	6750	7014	6897	6355	4527	2343	2343	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	3016	3867	4433	4697	4580	4038	2210	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	0	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	5	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	258	250	222	210	221	235	242	188	146	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	4	5	5	5	5	2	2	5	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	172	216	209	204	204	208	238	188	146	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	10	15	18	19	15	8	0	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	7650	8653	9065	8836	8880	8879	8595	7535	6905	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-10132	-10568	-10262	-7882	-8209	-8876	-10897	-11971	-11858	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	15465	16751	17012	14897	15106	15230	15425	14314	14201	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	145	155	153	136	101	52	5	-9	-10	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	45.5	47.5	49.0	50.0	50.6	50.6	49.9	43.8	40.4	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	22.1	19.8	19.3	21.3	21.8	21.9	22.6	24.4	23.7	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1030	1030	1030	1029	1029	1028	1028	1029	1029	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	961	898	622	593	647	935	1951	280	116	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++	12:26	13:19	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++	46.4	48.0	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	12:26	13:19	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	+++	46.4	48.0	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:34	09:57	10:35	11:10	11:45	12:20	12:57
When_sfc_temp=	42.4	43.0	44.0	44.9	46.0	47.0	48.0

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:10	11:45	12:20	12:57
When_sfc_temp=	44.9	46.0	47.0	48.0
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:43	10:22	10:57	11:26
When_sfc_temp=	42.6	43.7	44.5	45.4

* 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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