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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 17 Dec 2025 → Dec 17 08:08 PST for Wednesday Smith_Is Windgram

ForecastPd	3hrs	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	10,58
Lat,Lon=	48.318,-122.843
VALID.TIME	07 PST	08 PST	09 PST	10 PST	11 PST	12 PST	13 PST	14 PST	15 PST	16 PST	17 PST	18 PST	19 PST	VALID.TIME
10M_Wind_Dir	262°	263°	262°	259°	255°	252°	246°	247°	251°	213°	164°	158°	180°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	27	26	24	21	19	18	16	13	12	8	9	12	13	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	28	27	24	22	19	19	16	14	13	8	9	13	13	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	32	30	27	25	22	21	18	15	14	9	10	14	14	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	35	33	29	26	23	22	19	16	15	9	10	14	15	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	204	183	170	157	146	144	138	128	111	91	104	64	84	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	1	-1	1	1	-1	-2	8	6	0	14	1	-1	-1	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2653	2340	2212	1968	1826	1723	1753	1699	1224	1047	1611	310	449	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	2649	2337	2209	1965	1823	1720	1749	1696	1220	1043	1607	307	446	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	39	37	33	29	25	24	22	18	17	10	9	14	15	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	266	266	266	263	260	257	254	255	256	231	184	159	182	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	20	18	15	13	12	11	11	11	9	10	12	2	5	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	47	43	38	34	30	29	26	23	21	15	12	14	18	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	271	270	269	267	264	262	259	260	260	248	234	161	184	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	350	340	335	310	284	226	219	189	144	127	87	67	46	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1539	1536	1569	1567	1568	1523	1480	1483	1479	1363	1860	1625	1559	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-246	-597	-656	-897	-1035	-1169	-616	-726	-1111	-996	-757	-2204	-2501	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2898	2938	2868	2865	2862	2892	2369	2425	2335	2042	2367	2514	2951	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	43	38	31	29	28	26	32	35	21	36	46	8	12	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	32	25	21	18	16	17	15	12	11	7	6	7	13	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	46.2	46.4	46.5	46.5	46.4	46.3	46.2	46.2	46.2	46.0	46.4	46.6	45.9	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	40.3	40.5	40.5	40.5	40.4	40.4	40.5	40.4	40.4	40.5	39.1	40.3	39.8	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1005	1007	1008	1010	1011	1012	1013	1014	1014	1015	1015	1015	1015	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1638	2028	1659	1384	1190	1129	1189	1129	1121	1097	1073	2421	199	Hgt_Variab

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

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	unlikely

* 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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