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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 16 Apr 2026 → Apr 16 03:45 PDT for Thursday 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	176°	167°	195°	150°	141°	68°	318°	224°	245°	239°	233°	227°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	4	2	5	6	5	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	4	4	3	5	3	4	2	4	3	5	6	6	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	6	5	4	6	3	4	3	5	4	7	9	9	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	6	5	4	6	3	4	3	6	4	9	11	12	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	261	311	310	345	523	324	352	303	425	232	89	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	7	-11	14	5	49	-67	128	-15	-35	17	15	5	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1333	1951	2342	2647	4453	3332	4405	3437	4697	2187	632	632	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	701	1319	1711	2015	3822	2701	3773	2805	4065	1555	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1333	1951	2342	2647	4267	3332	4405	3437	4697	2187	632	632	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	4	6	6	8	10	10	5	5	5	2	1	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	2336	3108	3847	4087	5980	5503	7006	6047	6792	6763	2873	658	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	1704	2476	3215	3455	5348	4871	6374	5415	6160	6131	2241	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	6	5	5	4	5	3	6	6	8	9	12	5	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	195	205	240	226	268	310	290	252	249	239	239	227	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	6	8	8	12	18	11	10	6	11	5	7	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	8	6	7	8	15	8	12	7	13	10	12	5	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	226	278	292	291	311	283	293	285	272	238	238	227	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	8	20	19	18	67	5	48	32	54	22	13	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	1703	2160	2701	3112	4267	4879	5936	5377	5633	5874	5490	4637	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	134	724	692	778	995	231	1067	319	593	648	-2814	-4765	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2202	2384	3156	3309	4985	5272	5939	5729	6199	6115	5687	5423	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	97	100	100	100	100	100	100	92	89	100	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	130	150	115	146	330	85	83	62	153	24	3	-12	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	38.7	40.5	42.3	43.8	47.9	48.0	50.8	50.5	52.0	51.6	50.6	48.0	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	33.7	33.5	33.0	32.6	31.6	29.2	27.3	29.5	29.7	28.4	29.2	30.5	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1023	1024	1024	1024	1024	1024	1024	1024	1024	1024	1024	1025	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	681	598	572	527	608	1284	768	979	605	567	4136	2683	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	09:29	10:27	11:57	12:16	12:32
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	39.6	41.3	43.7	44.9	46.0

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:27	11:57	12:16	12:32
When_sfc_temp=	41.3	43.7	44.9	46.0
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	09:23	10:01	10:42
When_sfc_temp=	+++	39.4	40.6	41.8

* 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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