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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:37 PDT for Thursday Sicamous Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	114,270
Lat,Lon=	50.844,-118.979
VALID.TIME	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	-	336°	318°	312°	294°	302°	345°	325°	320°	314°	147°	127°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	5	5	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	6	6	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	4	5	5	4	4	7	6	6	3	3	3	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	5	5	5	4	4	8	7	7	5	1	1	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	297	383	435	468	486	478	447	315	86	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	-13	17	17	-29	-21	30	65	38	17	-15	-22	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	3659	4958	5716	6428	7173	7659	8008	5138	2299	2299	2299	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	1360	2659	3417	4129	4874	5360	5709	2839	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	3659	4958	5716	6428	7173	7659	8008	5138	2299	2299	2299	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	6	7	7	7	5	4	4	3	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	4988	6550	7423	8304	9292	10033	10761	7553	2720	2324	2324	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	2689	4251	5124	6005	6993	7734	8462	5254	421	25	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	5	5	6	6	8	11	10	9	4	5	5	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	24	23	11	6	0	0	350	349	329	147	127	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	7	10	9	11	12	11	11	8	5	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	5	7	9	9	10	13	15	14	13	6	5	5	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	44	52	47	47	24	8	357	353	8	335	147	127	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	2	4	9	9	21	26	15	9	26	0	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	5362	6286	7063	7063	8481	9473	10081	9873	9473	8631	8168	8372	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-3018	-3083	-3083	-3083	-2767	-2767	-6917	-7008	-2767	-7008	-6885	-10936	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6856	8071	8071	8071	11071	11071	16950	9728	11071	9728	9209	13261	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	75	117	159	159	206	197	169	125	197	16	-17	-22	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	36.4	38.7	40.3	40.3	42.8	42.8	44.7	42.9	42.8	42.9	38.7	36.9	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	23.0	21.3	21.3	21.3	15.6	15.6	10.7	15.4	15.6	15.4	16.4	14.1	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1018	1019	1019	1019	1020	1020	1020	1022	1020	1022	1023	1024	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	739	1443	1443	1443	1220	1220	915	4305	1220	4305	221	73	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:13	09:22	09:44	10:06	10:29	10:52	11:26
When_sfc_temp=	36.9	37.2	38.1	38.9	39.5	40.1	40.3

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:06	10:29	10:52	11:26
When_sfc_temp=	38.9	39.5	40.1	40.3
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:33	09:44	09:55	10:11
When_sfc_temp=	37.7	38.1	38.5	39.0

* 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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