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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 30 Apr 2025 → Apr 29 20:58 PDT for Wednesday SumasLZ Windgram

ForecastPd	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	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	344°	0°	333°	336°	314°	287°	260°	248°	246°	254°	256°	255°	247°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	2	3	3	3	4	5	7	7	6	5	4	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	3	4	3	3	4	5	7	7	6	6	4	4	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	8	6	5	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	10	10	10	8	7	6	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	262	432	488	541	569	569	560	520	451	360	228	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	-10	-5	-9	-5	13	-63	15	19	18	-11	7	2	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	95	904	2420	2989	3689	4075	4036	3997	3595	2926	2126	607	95	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	809	2325	2894	3594	3979	3941	3902	3500	2831	2031	512	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	95	904	2420	2989	3689	4075	4036	3997	3595	2926	2126	607	95	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	18	15	16	19	19	18	14	10	8	6	5	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	95	2043	3593	4241	5073	5527	5475	5446	5003	4274	3472	2528	121	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	1948	3498	4146	4978	5432	5380	5351	4908	4179	3377	2433	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	354	36	14	9	345	332	310	287	263	260	256	250	247	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	4	5	7	9	12	13	15	14	10	5	5	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	2	3	4	5	6	8	8	9	7	4	1	2	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	354	97	59	85	93	89	80	75	73	82	203	171	247	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	2	0	24	38	55	61	43	48	45	34	19	7	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1465	2074	2899	3850	4660	5292	5318	5167	4676	4447	4326	4026	3366	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-2089	-435	771	-832	-5446	-4704	-5044	-4176	-4291	-4863	-6582	-6443	-9601	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2184	2478	2822	5074	10519	10232	10519	9622	9294	9137	10054	8971	9722	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	78	90	69	66	64	52	51	58	57	29	9	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	118	290	352	400	427	431	414	363	280	176	62	-8	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	50.6	54.1	57.2	60.1	62.5	63.2	64.4	64.1	63.2	62.1	60.1	56.0	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	41.8	41.5	41.3	40.2	39.6	39.1	39.7	41.4	43.2	43.3	42.9	42.5	42.3	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1023	1024	1023	1023	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	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1661	603	381	356	259	175	165	177	197	174	290	332	1313	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:22	08:37	09:07	09:27	09:47	10:18	11:09
When_sfc_temp=	18.8	31.3	51.0	52.2	53.3	55.1	57.6

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:27	09:47	10:18	11:09
When_sfc_temp=	52.2	53.3	55.1	57.6
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:46	09:02	09:21	09:40
When_sfc_temp=	39.0	50.7	51.8	53.0

* 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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