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

ForecastPd	4hrs	5hrs	6hrs	7hrs	8hrs	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	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	6°	0°	353°	9°	356°	334°	5°	359°	3°	12°	14°	22°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	7	6	7	9	10	10	12	12	11	11	10	9	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	8	7	8	9	11	11	13	13	12	12	11	10	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	10	9	10	12	15	14	18	18	16	16	16	15	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	10	9	11	14	16	16	20	20	19	18	19	19	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	238	314	399	504	574	599	583	539	458	331	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-32	-41	-46	-61	36	181	-23	25	-21	-14	-26	-13	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	2207	2683	3348	4698	6047	6809	7055	6934	6366	5162	1939	1939	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	268	744	1409	2759	4108	4870	5115	4995	4427	3223	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	2207	2683	3348	4698	6047	6809	7055	6934	6366	5162	1939	1939	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2817	3322	4143	5847	7534	8497	8878	8867	8435	7654	5129	1965	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	878	1383	2204	3908	5595	6557	6939	6927	6495	5714	3190	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	10	9	11	14	17	19	20	20	19	17	20	9	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	16	20	22	24	16	7	11	8	9	18	19	22	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	4	5	9	9	12	14	10	13	10	6	8	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	11	10	13	18	20	21	22	24	20	16	17	9	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	17	20	30	22	20	10	4	12	17	19	27	22	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	2	6	15	35	72	58	89	76	56	31	3	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3855	4269	4740	5969	7771	8559	10740	11564	11812	11785	10553	9690	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-4677	-4645	-4299	-5392	-4924	-8575	-9435	-11867	-11934	-12500	-12571	-14189	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	7495	7967	8442	11239	12458	17071	18312	20733	20369	20153	17700	16154	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	194	281	361	411	422	410	354	279	181	75	-18	-51	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	44.1	46.2	48.4	51.5	54.7	55.5	56.7	56.5	56.2	55.0	52.8	49.2	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	35.2	35.5	35.6	33.1	28.2	25.5	17.2	13.5	12.3	11.5	15.0	15.5	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_	303	400	436	666	304	269	297	319	383	545	2015	568	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:04	09:29	10:23	11:04	11:26	11:48	12:10
When_sfc_temp=	44.2	45.1	47.0	48.6	49.8	50.9	52.1

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:04	11:26	11:48	12:10
When_sfc_temp=	48.6	49.8	50.9	52.1
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:08	10:45	11:10	11:28
When_sfc_temp=	46.5	47.9	48.9	49.8

* 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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