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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 03:28 PDT for Friday SumasNE Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	31,51
Lat,Lon=	48.930,-122.167
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	198°	57°	15°	16°	34°	48°	49°	42°	35°	15°	344°	283°	292°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	1	2	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	6	4	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	1	2	4	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	6	8	4	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	1	1	4	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	9	4	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	197	294	377	452	501	520	508	469	396	279	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	11	12	15	30	48	97	152	170	159	60	-62	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1754	1754	2691	3489	4480	5331	5872	6030	5914	5400	4038	1754	1754	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	937	1735	2726	3577	4118	4276	4160	3646	2284	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1754	1754	2691	3489	4480	5331	5872	6030	5914	5400	4038	1754	1754	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	18	15	18	20	20	19	20	20	18	5	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1754	2902	3628	4556	5776	6831	7530	7796	7803	7478	6655	2202	1780	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	1148	1874	2802	4022	5077	5776	6042	6049	5724	4901	448	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	5	8	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	226	17	10	35	101	129	134	107	82	18	348	275	292	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	1	4	8	11	8	10	11	11	11	11	3	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	1	1	2	5	7	7	9	10	10	9	7	8	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	226	40	109	132	153	139	140	142	144	141	124	276	292	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	1	7	13	24	36	50	54	48	36	17	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3724	4807	4978	5574	6150	6680	7224	7554	7777	7875	7708	6174	6344	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-4628	-4396	-3423	-4148	-2914	-5009	-5212	-4938	-4953	-5168	-5902	-6647	-9330	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6382	7298	7050	8705	8690	11840	12741	12734	12755	12646	12557	8850	11110	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	4	13	22	37	37	32	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	82	169	237	285	307	301	269	211	135	55	-12	-12	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	47.2	48.9	51.2	53.3	55.4	57.2	58.4	58.9	58.9	57.9	54.3	50.1	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	33.9	33.6	34.4	34.0	33.6	33.2	32.6	32.3	31.8	31.4	31.4	35.0	33.9	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1028	1028	1028	1028	1028	1027	1027	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	306	693	695	917	696	507	421	336	316	332	524	2149	1473	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:19	09:32	10:04	10:42	11:16	11:46	12:19
When_sfc_temp=	47.7	48.1	49.1	50.5	51.8	52.8	54.0

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:42	11:16	11:46	12:19
When_sfc_temp=	50.5	51.8	52.8	54.0
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:29	10:08	10:40	11:09
When_sfc_temp=	48.0	49.2	50.5	51.5

* 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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