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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 30 Apr 2025 → Apr 29 20:57 PDT for Wednesday StickyL Windgram

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	39,54
Lat,Lon=	48.970,-122.020
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	310°	334°	352°	347°	336°	326°	314°	307°	300°	299°	299°	302°	315°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	3	5	7	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	6	1	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	3	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	6	2	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	4	8	9	9	9	9	8	10	10	9	7	1	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	3	4	8	10	9	9	9	8	10	10	9	7	1	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	154	359	409	440	466	472	465	439	379	294	167	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	28	-21	-22	-19	23	26	25	32	30	26	18	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	3317	3317	4586	4928	5131	5372	5488	5545	5436	4900	4199	3317	3317	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	1268	1610	1814	2055	2170	2227	2119	1583	882	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	3317	3317	4586	4928	5131	5372	5488	5545	5436	4900	4199	3317	3317	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	3	4	5	7	9	11	14	10	6	5	3	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	3317	4284	5432	5802	6023	6312	6464	6567	6481	5864	5084	4019	3343	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	967	2115	2485	2705	2995	3146	3250	3164	2547	1766	701	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	2	4	8	7	5	5	4	3	4	6	6	6	1	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	312	9	44	37	29	22	5	351	329	327	319	307	315	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	4	11	13	13	15	15	15	15	14	10	3	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	2	5	9	10	8	9	9	9	8	7	5	4	1	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	312	36	82	93	107	116	109	116	109	88	63	323	315	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	17	8	12	22	27	29	32	30	28	18	9	2	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3343	3719	4718	5196	5589	6022	6542	6983	7200	6390	5692	5164	4782	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-25	353	-5282	-4025	-4763	-4422	-4102	-5311	-5569	-5253	-5077	-5882	-6653	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	3343	3931	10714	9828	10785	10734	10566	11878	12051	11118	10161	9901	9996	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	100	71	79	81	69	54	35	16	13	25	22	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	48	272	345	394	422	419	387	335	269	181	85	0	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	38.8	42.9	44.9	46.8	48.7	50.3	51.7	52.3	51.2	49.6	47.4	45.5	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	38.1	36.8	36.3	36.2	36.4	36.3	35.6	35.1	34.6	37.1	38.5	38.9	39.1	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1024	1021	1021	1021	1021	1021	1021	1020	1020	1019	1019	1019	1019	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1539	932	248	196	155	159	195	186	203	253	309	301	172	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:14	09:23	09:47	10:40	12:46	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	39.8	40.4	42.0	44.3	48.3	unlikely	unlikely

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:40	12:46	unlikely	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	44.3	48.3	unlikely	unlikely
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:27	09:53	11:04	13:01
When_sfc_temp=	40.7	42.5	45.0	48.8

* 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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