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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:46 PDT for Thursday Silver_Star Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	56,128
Lat,Lon=	45.755,-122.243
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	-	309°	312°	318°	327°	315°	313°	310°	294°	289°	275°	214°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	7	7	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	7	8	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	8	7	7	7	7	8	9	10	10	9	9	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	235	317	335	446	448	436	400	337	226	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	-12	-10	-19	-23	-21	-17	-20	13	13	6	-1	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	3104	3717	3985	4581	4675	4807	4700	4334	3018	2608	2608	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	497	1109	1377	1973	2068	2200	2093	1726	410	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	3104	3638	3872	4266	4386	4645	4700	4334	3018	2608	2608	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	2	4	5	6	8	8	6	4	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	4350	4652	5022	5534	5671	5902	5877	5623	4872	2633	2633	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	1743	2045	2415	2927	3063	3295	3269	3015	2264	25	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	9	8	6	7	6	5	7	8	10	5	5	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	310	321	329	351	347	346	334	311	298	274	214	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	6	6	5	10	11	11	10	9	6	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	10	11	10	10	11	10	9	9	10	10	5	5	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	309	317	339	339	28	41	46	29	41	324	274	214	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	11	14	16	16	32	33	31	32	33	1	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2943	3191	3638	3638	4266	4386	4645	4723	4386	4521	4119	3669	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	372	1083	1083	1083	716	716	912	-491	716	-491	-2484	-2300	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	3531	3268	3268	3268	4818	4818	4990	5363	4818	5363	5117	4932	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	100	100	100	100	100	94	92	85	94	63	12	37	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	46	94	195	195	379	364	312	241	364	61	-13	-17	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	34.1	35.2	36.6	36.6	39.6	39.6	42.6	43.2	39.6	43.2	41.3	37.5	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	32.4	32.3	32.3	32.3	32.0	32.0	33.3	34.8	32.0	34.8	35.3	34.1	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1019	1019	1019	1019	1020	1020	1020	1021	1020	1021	1021	1021	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	659	438	438	438	337	337	472	576	337	576	1399	181	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:36	10:00	10:49	12:12	13:16	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	34.8	35.2	36.3	37.2	39.6	unlikely	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	12:12	13:16	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	37.2	39.6	unlikely	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:51	10:51	12:09	13:32
When_sfc_temp=	35.0	36.4	37.1	39.6

* 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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