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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 7 Apr 2026 → Apr 07 03:16 PDT for Tuesday SumasLZ Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	24,50
Lat,Lon=	48.920,-122.290
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	206°	194°	208°	236°	248°	260°	255°	249°	241°	248°	251°	235°	183°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	5	5	6	6	5	7	8	7	7	6	7	6	6	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	5	6	6	6	5	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	326	394	442	477	507	510	491	449	385	286	96	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	-9	-17	-6	-7	-13	-8	-8	-5	8	6	3	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	95	2017	2402	2652	2954	3273	3323	3249	2990	2591	1658	95	95	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	1922	2307	2557	2859	3178	3228	3154	2895	2496	1563	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	95	2017	2402	2652	2954	3273	3323	3249	2990	2591	1658	95	95	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	6	6	9	11	11	10	11	11	10	6	1	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	95	3544	3727	3904	4224	4588	4651	4603	4379	4075	3333	1451	121	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	3449	3632	3808	4129	4493	4556	4508	4284	3980	3238	1356	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	5	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	7	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	203	190	181	193	196	211	228	242	255	263	259	240	183	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	3	8	12	12	14	12	9	6	7	6	2	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	3	4	8	10	9	9	8	5	2	2	2	5	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	203	144	136	119	121	115	119	116	61	40	45	250	183	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	11	15	27	32	37	42	41	39	31	23	10	1	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1858	2696	3057	3491	3941	4291	4426	4521	4600	4737	4392	3294	2273	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-1758	750	469	-5019	-3976	-3230	-2613	-2922	-2985	-4118	-4042	-3568	-5404	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	1853	2794	3258	8923	8200	7818	7264	7525	7364	8194	7375	5019	5525	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	98	90	78	62	58	54	46	22	10	3	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	126	211	283	329	363	364	330	265	180	91	8	-9	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	43.8	45.6	47.7	50.0	52.1	53.1	53.7	54.2	54.3	53.1	50.4	45.4	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	33.9	32.0	32.2	32.3	32.7	33.0	33.5	33.7	33.8	33.4	33.8	36.2	36.2	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1019	1020	1020	1021	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1020	1021	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	3231	394	242	252	283	279	295	234	290	322	320	1122	574	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:09	08:15	08:31	08:46	09:12	10:46	12:26
When_sfc_temp=	6.8	11.4	22.8	34.2	44.2	47.2	50.9

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:46	09:12	10:46	12:26
When_sfc_temp=	34.2	44.2	47.2	50.9
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:26	08:34	08:43	08:52
When_sfc_temp=	19.0	25.4	31.7	38.1

* 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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