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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 30 Apr 2025 → Apr 29 20:01 PDT for Wednesday Stewart Windgram

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	21,71
Lat,Lon=	48.770,-122.270
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	172°	355°	325°	330°	326°	320°	316°	300°	293°	293°	294°	295°	291°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	3	5	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	8	7	6	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	3	5	7	7	8	8	9	10	9	8	7	5	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	210	273	416	474	516	537	532	509	453	383	297	183	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	8	11	11	10	10	11	12	-14	-14	-6	-5	-6	-2	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1447	2548	3510	3970	4392	4567	4503	4250	3628	3035	2384	1447	1447	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	1100	2063	2522	2945	3119	3056	2802	2180	1588	936	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1447	2548	3510	3970	4392	4567	4503	4250	3628	3035	2384	1447	1447	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	20	9	11	11	13	13	15	16	11	7	5	3	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2996	3904	4605	5101	5587	5778	5700	5404	4661	3986	3299	2576	1473	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	1548	2456	3158	3653	4140	4331	4253	3957	3213	2539	1851	1129	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	6	6	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	213	350	358	354	352	351	357	341	316	306	298	295	290	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	2	2	6	7	10	12	14	15	13	10	6	1	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	4	6	6	6	8	9	9	7	4	2	4	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	53	20	44	57	86	95	98	97	93	89	45	306	290	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	3	14	32	39	52	52	45	36	25	17	11	4	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3101	3304	3735	4228	4865	5167	5364	5218	4880	4704	4550	4311	3599	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-531	736	570	977	666	-4566	-4854	-4374	-5391	-5932	-6681	-7299	-8253	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	3527	3168	4035	4123	4921	10345	10554	9778	10052	9918	9980	9875	9727	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	76	100	100	86	81	71	52	43	29	20	13	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	76	105	286	364	416	448	446	420	365	281	179	69	-8	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	45.6	47.0	49.4	51.7	54.2	55.9	57.3	57.7	57.1	56.5	55.4	53.9	50.0	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	38.0	38.5	38.9	39.1	38.7	39.0	39.5	40.5	41.3	41.6	41.2	40.9	41.1	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1023	1023	1023	1022	1022	1022	1021	1021	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	684	403	354	282	241	213	262	297	396	450	286	338	436	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:16	08:27	08:54	09:24	09:56	10:57	12:18
When_sfc_temp=	46.0	46.2	46.9	48.0	49.2	51.6	54.7

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:24	09:56	10:57	12:18
When_sfc_temp=	48.0	49.2	51.6	54.7
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	08:29	09:03	09:46
When_sfc_temp=	+++	46.3	47.2	48.9

* 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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