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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:42 PDT for Thursday Sun_Peaks Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	97,271
Lat,Lon=	50.885,-119.910
VALID.TIME	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	-	23°	17°	9°	359°	339°	315°	312°	315°	329°	340°	354°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	7	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	7	6	5	5	6	7	6	7	8	8	9	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	11	9	7	8	7	9	8	9	11	10	12	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	12	11	9	9	9	10	9	10	12	13	15	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	319	396	439	463	464	440	394	309	166	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	-35	-28	-19	-16	20	10	-13	-30	-29	-8	-14	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	6184	7353	8088	8530	8709	8420	7983	6926	4810	4810	4810	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	1374	2542	3278	3719	3898	3610	3172	2116	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	6184	7353	8088	8530	8709	8420	7983	6926	4810	4810	4810	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	2	3	5	6	6	6	6	4	1	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	7327	8803	9708	10245	10502	10195	9808	8803	6774	4835	4835	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	2516	3993	4898	5435	5692	5385	4998	3993	1964	25	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	13	11	8	8	7	7	6	7	11	7	7	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	26	25	22	16	5	349	335	334	337	340	354	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	6	5	4	3	4	6	5	6	2	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	14	12	11	11	8	7	7	6	7	8	7	7	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	16	29	28	28	15	10	6	5	10	344	340	354	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	112	11	22	22	47	50	49	28	50	3	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	7683	8563	9062	9062	8876	8814	8662	8865	8814	8659	7637	7419	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-3940	-3948	-3948	-3948	-2121	-2121	-737	-4790	-2121	-4790	-4217	-3906	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	10129	11274	11274	11274	12367	12367	10932	11563	12367	11563	9052	8740	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	112	157	187	187	219	210	190	145	210	24	-25	-36	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	28.3	29.6	31.0	31.0	32.9	32.9	33.3	31.6	32.9	31.6	29.0	27.5	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	15.7	13.2	13.2	13.2	15.2	15.2	16.7	15.6	15.2	15.6	17.7	17.1	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1017	1018	1018	1018	1020	1020	1021	1023	1020	1023	1023	1023	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	767	1136	1136	1136	697	697	565	1204	697	1204	1178	229	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:13	09:21	09:43	10:06	10:32	10:57	11:37
When_sfc_temp=	28.6	28.8	29.2	29.8	30.4	30.9	31.0

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:06	10:32	10:57	11:37
When_sfc_temp=	29.8	30.4	30.9	31.0
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:35	09:47	09:59	10:19
When_sfc_temp=	29.1	29.3	29.6	30.1

* 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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