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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 3 Apr 2025 → Apr 03 10:42 PDT for Thursday Trophy Windgram

ForecastPd	10hrs	11hrs	11hrs	11hrs	14hrs	14hrs	16hrs	19hrs	14hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	98,295
Lat,Lon=	51.756,-119.835
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	-	43°	51°	55°	55°	87°	124°	88°	343°	323°	302°	297°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	7	7	7	6	4	4	3	5	6	7	10	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	7	7	7	7	5	4	3	5	7	8	11	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	9	8	9	8	5	5	3	8	9	11	14	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	9	9	9	8	5	4	2	9	11	13	17	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	297	341	371	395	407	331	356	281	167	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	-16	17	20	-32	51	75	99	-21	-41	-32	-45	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	6629	7300	7815	8423	8931	8418	8657	7452	5416	5416	5416	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	1214	1885	2399	3007	3516	3002	3241	2036	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	-	6629	7300	7815	8423	8931	8418	8657	7452	5416	5416	5416	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	-	3	3	4	5	10	14	7	3	1	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	-	7810	8676	9331	10143	10854	10738	10846	9744	8154	5440	5440	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	-	2394	3260	3915	4727	5438	5323	5430	4328	2739	24	24	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	-	10	9	8	7	4	2	5	9	11	7	10	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	-	26	22	14	357	352	10	350	337	322	302	297	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	-	5	7	10	13	13	12	12	3	5	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	11	11	11	11	10	10	8	10	10	11	7	10	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	35	22	11	11	319	316	332	337	316	336	302	297	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	5	11	16	16	28	44	37	183	44	0	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	8450	8592	8871	8871	9270	9070	8738	9031	9070	8241	7556	7608	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-4972	-3974	-3974	-3974	-1602	-1602	718	-1753	-1602	-1753	-3068	-3365	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	11937	11784	11784	11784	11745	11745	10020	9907	11745	9907	8508	8805	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	80	100	63	80	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	95	134	146	146	155	148	80	98	148	18	-32	-54	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	23.2	24.6	26.0	26.0	28.3	28.3	28.9	28.9	28.3	28.9	25.8	24.6	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	10.1	10.8	10.8	10.8	11.8	11.8	14.7	17.1	11.8	17.1	17.5	15.9	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1018	1019	1019	1019	1021	1021	1021	1023	1021	1023	1023	1023	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	826	946	946	946	573	573	366	1327	573	1327	1297	176	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:14	09:24	09:49	10:25	11:13	12:09	12:59
When_sfc_temp=	23.5	23.8	24.4	25.2	26.0	26.4	28.3

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:25	11:13	12:09	12:59
When_sfc_temp=	25.2	26.0	26.4	28.3
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:37	09:50	10:07	10:41
When_sfc_temp=	24.1	24.4	24.8	25.6

* 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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