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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 14 Mar 2025 → Mar 13 21:32 PDT for Friday TigerHikeLookout Windgram

ForecastPd	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
TIGER_w2	gridpt=	19,19
Lat,Lon=	47.508,-121.985
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	159°	180°	150°	136°	132°	128°	147°	149°	147°	139°	132°	126°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	4	3	5	6	7	9	10	9	10	10	11	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	4	3	5	6	8	10	11	10	11	10	12	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	7	5	5	8	9	11	15	16	14	15	15	17	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	8	6	6	9	12	14	18	18	16	19	20	23	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	212	327	406	453	476	485	452	375	277	0	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-45	-34	31	-43	-63	-80	-94	-104	-101	-131	-130	-166	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1939	4072	5090	5528	5756	6072	5801	4777	3842	1939	1939	1939	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	2133	3151	3589	3816	4133	3862	2838	1903	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1939	4072	5090	5528	5756	6072	5801	4777	3842	1939	1939	1939	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	2	5	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	4345	5755	6819	7228	7458	7875	7635	6535	6079	2635	2262	2318	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	2406	3816	4880	5288	5519	5936	5696	4595	4140	695	322	379	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	8	7	7	9	12	14	15	15	12	19	16	20	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	168	164	145	140	136	139	150	163	160	142	135	129	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	6	5	6	7	6	4	4	7	10	11	11	14	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	10	8	10	12	12	11	9	10	9	20	20	25	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	186	178	151	144	132	131	122	190	212	150	139	134	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	7	17	34	57	73	82	55	30	18	1	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	5023	5673	6014	6123	6253	6434	6772	6666	6513	5892	5654	5494	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-1778	-1506	-1036	-344	-1282	-566	-1558	-1503	-1991	-4272	-4464	-4335	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6124	7261	7855	7572	8740	8441	9193	8037	8070	6907	6726	6653	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	7	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	48	112	168	215	238	234	197	139	61	-3	-12	-12	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	37.2	39.1	40.9	42.2	43.2	44.2	44.9	44.5	43.9	42.7	42.0	41.2	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	23.7	22.6	22.8	23.6	24.0	24.3	23.5	23.6	23.9	25.6	25.9	25.8	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1000	999	999	998	998	997	997	997	997	997	997	997	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1362	995	850	841	899	778	813	887	861	3090	3536	548	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:08	09:14	09:28	09:42	09:56	10:21	10:51
When_sfc_temp=	37.5	37.6	38.1	38.5	39.0	39.7	40.6

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:42	09:56	10:21	10:51
When_sfc_temp=	38.5	39.0	39.7	40.6
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	09:03	09:25
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	37.3	38.0

* 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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