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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 16 Apr 2025 → Apr 16 10:58 PDT for Wednesday Tiger Windgram

ForecastPd	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
TIGER_w2	gridpt=	20,19
Lat,Lon=	47.503,-121.975
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	12°	18°	16°	19°	6°	1°	12°	7°	12°	17°	17°	17°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	7	6	7	9	11	12	13	13	12	11	11	9	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	7	7	8	10	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	10	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	9	8	10	12	15	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	9	8	10	13	17	19	20	20	19	18	19	19	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	226	301	386	486	557	584	571	529	449	324	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-20	-43	-42	-54	51	72	65	64	60	53	52	25	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	2408	2923	3593	4794	6156	7005	7137	6997	6372	5225	2266	2266	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	142	657	1327	2528	3890	4739	4872	4731	4106	2959	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	2408	2923	3593	4794	6156	7005	7137	6997	6372	5225	2266	2266	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	3060	3545	4377	5894	7609	8689	8909	8863	8342	7611	5053	2291	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	794	1279	2112	3628	5344	6424	6643	6597	6076	5345	2787	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	9	8	10	14	17	19	20	20	19	17	19	9	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	13	19	23	25	16	8	11	8	10	19	19	17	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	3	5	6	8	10	9	9	12	8	4	6	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	10	11	13	17	20	21	22	24	20	16	17	9	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	13	15	27	24	20	7	6	12	16	21	27	17	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	2	4	12	29	66	80	80	71	50	27	3	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	4193	4542	5079	5915	7851	9577	10758	11613	11849	11893	10655	9719	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-4606	-5054	-4597	-6088	-5289	-8400	-9912	-12376	-12594	-13060	-13322	-14476	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	7665	8599	8975	11982	12899	17089	18821	21239	20935	20670	18376	16767	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	182	266	341	394	401	385	348	277	182	75	-19	-52	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	42.9	44.8	47.0	49.6	52.9	54.6	54.9	54.7	54.3	53.1	51.0	47.6	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	34.0	34.4	34.1	32.9	27.6	21.7	16.8	13.0	11.8	10.7	14.3	15.2	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1017	1018	1019	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	353	444	560	645	334	311	343	365	429	578	2224	543	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:18	09:41	10:30	11:08	11:33	11:58	12:20
When_sfc_temp=	43.5	44.2	45.9	47.4	48.5	49.5	50.7

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:08	11:33	11:58	12:20
When_sfc_temp=	47.4	48.5	49.5	50.7
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:15	10:51	11:15	11:35
When_sfc_temp=	45.4	46.7	47.7	48.5

* 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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