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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 8 May 2026 → May 08 04:05 PDT for Friday TigerLZ Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
TIGER_w2	gridpt=	17,18
Lat,Lon=	47.498,-122.021
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	172°	174°	199°	208°	223°	223°	224°	226°	227°	222°	217°	198°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	8	9	9	8	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	5	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	9	9	10	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	7	6	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	11	13	13	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	8	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	13	14	15	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	12	10	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	210	344	416	475	493	492	472	438	377	287	151	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	22	16	18	16	13	12	15	17	11	12	12	5	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	632	2157	2961	3419	3757	3934	3937	3867	3334	2344	632	632	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	1525	2329	2787	3125	3302	3305	3235	2702	1712	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	632	2157	2961	3419	3757	3934	3937	3867	3334	2344	632	632	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2330	3251	4198	4665	5092	5348	5427	5467	4994	4166	3345	658	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	1698	2619	3566	4033	4460	4716	4795	4836	4362	3534	2713	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	13	15	17	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	5	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	187	196	205	215	221	223	225	228	230	226	223	198	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	12	15	13	11	8	6	3	2	1	1	4	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	16	20	21	17	15	14	11	9	8	9	11	5	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	215	217	221	232	233	230	229	233	229	220	214	198	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	5	16	28	37	45	39	34	27	18	9	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1763	2403	3558	4155	4391	4929	5401	5390	4972	4384	3723	2838	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	142	346	-5644	-4347	-3472	-3084	-2603	-2645	-2807	-2194	-2126	-2960	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2187	2905	9842	9012	8564	8433	8030	8113	7801	6360	5472	3619	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	97	100	56	42	50	16	0	3	12	16	36	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	64	187	245	321	323	302	259	204	142	75	11	-19	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	49.8	52.4	56.1	58.4	60.0	61.4	62.4	62.6	61.9	60.6	58.7	54.4	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	44.8	44.4	43.0	42.7	43.3	42.4	41.4	41.7	43.0	44.4	45.6	46.3	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1018	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1020	1020	1020	1021	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	272	261	196	176	186	188	281	378	485	571	939	1827	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:11	09:19	09:39	09:59	10:35	11:22	12:37
When_sfc_temp=	50.3	50.7	51.5	52.4	54.6	57.0	59.4

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:59	10:35	11:22	12:37
When_sfc_temp=	52.4	54.6	57.0	59.4
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	09:19	09:52	10:24
When_sfc_temp=	+++	50.7	52.1	53.9

* 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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