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For Boundary Layer* Information Prediction for Soaring Potential Over Time Blipspot for

from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 02:30 PDT for Friday Stickney Windgram

ForecastPd	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	56,13
Lat,Lon=	41.617,-122.229
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	72°	74°	74°	77°	78°	76°	72°	66°	66°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	13	12	12	11	10	9	9	9	9	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	10	11	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	18	18	18	17	16	14	14	13	15	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	21	21	20	19	18	16	15	16	18	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	284	301	311	316	297	254	146	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-69	-65	-61	-56	-54	-52	-53	-19	-21	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	6093	6198	6317	6452	6460	6242	5466	5466	5466	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	627	732	851	986	995	776	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	6093	6198	6317	6452	6460	6242	5466	5466	5466	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	6781	6889	7060	7290	7432	7488	7088	5491	5491	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	1315	1423	1594	1824	1966	2022	1622	25	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	20	20	19	19	17	15	15	9	9	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	72	74	74	76	78	78	74	66	66	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	6	6	5	6	5	4	5	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	19	19	17	17	15	13	14	9	9	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	74	75	77	79	83	86	81	66	66	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	8	9	11	14	13	11	5	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	8583	9231	9836	10141	10553	10572	10409	10016	9564	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-11816	-10970	-13204	-10546	-10408	-11248	-10013	-10880	-10726	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	18597	17859	20264	17836	17841	18736	17101	16372	16217	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	206	227	225	205	157	94	19	-46	-64	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	38.0	39.9	41.8	43.4	44.2	44.6	44.0	41.4	38.5	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	24.8	23.8	23.1	23.2	22.3	22.6	23.0	22.6	21.8	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1023	1022	1022	1022	1022	1022	1023	1023	1024	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	216	210	245	220	270	300	402	1194	126	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
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	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=	13:27	16:36	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	40.8	44.4	unlikely	unlikely
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:09	09:15	09:30	09:45	10:00	10:31	11:05
When_sfc_temp=	44.3	44.6	45.2	45.9	46.5	47.5	48.4

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:45	10:00	10:31	11:05
When_sfc_temp=	45.9	46.5	47.5	48.4
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:07	09:22	09:36	09:50
When_sfc_temp=	44.2	44.9	45.5	46.1

* 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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