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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 02:30 PDT for Friday Whaleback Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	26,69
Lat,Lon=	48.708,-121.986
VALID.TIME	08 PDT	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	123°	112°	127°	144°	151°	141°	148°	204°	251°	232°	209°	278°	349°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	3	3	2	3	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	73	223	333	409	457	485	498	487	449	386	283	30	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-11	-3	18	41	63	63	81	110	102	90	78	47	1	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	3881	3881	5729	6624	7142	7469	7779	7862	7596	7199	6143	3881	3881	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	1848	2744	3261	3588	3899	3981	3715	3319	2263	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	3881	3881	5729	6624	7142	7469	7779	7862	7596	7199	6143	3881	3881	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	1	4	6	9	11	12	13	15	12	8	5	2	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	4155	5782	7136	8114	8670	9032	9428	9589	9376	9168	8645	5227	3906	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	275	1901	3255	4233	4789	5151	5547	5709	5495	5287	4764	1347	25	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	1	3	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	115	117	130	143	141	129	136	152	163	156	150	222	350	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	3	2	2	2	3	4	6	7	8	8	6	4	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	7	4	5	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	3	3	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	110	138	138	120	98	73	71	84	106	114	115	162	350	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	4	15	0	45	55	60	56	45	30	14	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	5882	7062	7904	8382	8820	9247	9623	9737	9538	9566	9584	8673	7140	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-4812	-6114	-7754	-7902	-7215	-6785	-6222	-6102	-6679	-6877	-7249	-9699	-8707	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	8967	11896	14890	16016	15884	15816	15650	15692	16054	16045	15894	14926	12613	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	11	23	27	33	42	6	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	17	72	139	199	245	272	273	249	203	133	58	0	-4	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	38.4	41.9	44.1	45.6	47.0	48.3	49.4	50.2	50.3	50.2	49.6	47.4	42.4	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	29.6	27.8	26.2	25.5	24.9	24.3	23.7	23.9	24.9	24.8	24.2	26.5	29.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1027	1027	1027	1028	1027	1027	1027	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	610	894	534	305	182	170	145	92	141	88	165	2785	695	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:09	09:16	09:32	09:48	10:10	10:43	11:29
When_sfc_temp=	42.3	42.5	43.1	43.7	44.4	45.2	46.3

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:48	10:10	10:43	11:29
When_sfc_temp=	43.7	44.4	45.2	46.3
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:45	09:04	09:26	09:48
When_sfc_temp=	41.0	42.1	42.9	43.7

* 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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