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

ForecastPd	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	58,100
Lat,Lon=	44.736,-122.149
VALID.TIME	12 PDT	13 PDT	14 PDT	15 PDT	16 PDT	17 PDT	18 PDT	19 PDT	20 PDT	VALID.TIME
10M_Wind_Dir	158°	161°	165°	154°	148°	148°	151°	140°	22°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	1	6	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	1	7	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	6	7	7	8	8	7	7	2	8	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	6	8	8	9	9	8	8	3	7	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	436	464	469	455	409	343	213	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	19	23	18	18	18	17	19	1	-14	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	5820	6124	6188	6135	5741	5311	2714	2714	2714	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	3105	3409	3474	3420	3026	2596	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	5820	6124	6188	6135	5741	5311	2714	2714	2714	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	6	7	8	6	5	5	3	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	7367	7692	7763	7747	7384	7188	6296	2740	2740	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	4652	4978	5049	5033	4669	4473	3582	26	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	6	6	5	7	8	7	7	1	6	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	112	114	126	126	124	125	130	135	22	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	12	12	10	8	4	4	4	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	11	10	9	9	7	6	6	1	6	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	71	68	78	90	109	112	113	135	22	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	32	36	39	35	29	18	2	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	9516	9932	10020	10017	10111	10247	10052	9110	8202	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-9713	-8982	-8921	-9204	-9869	-10041	-11026	-13262	-12835	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	17080	16674	16684	16952	17253	17229	17322	16003	15575	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	213	240	246	225	177	107	30	-7	-37	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	52.8	54.0	54.8	55.5	56.2	56.4	55.4	49.7	45.8	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	23.0	22.3	22.7	23.4	23.7	23.3	23.4	24.6	23.2	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1025	1025	1025	1025	1024	1024	1024	1024	1025	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	144	114	120	142	221	255	689	1115	46	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:08	10:14	10:28	10:42	10:56	11:23	11:52
When_sfc_temp=	45.8	46.1	46.8	47.5	48.1	49.0	49.8

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:42	10:56	11:23	11:52
When_sfc_temp=	47.5	48.1	49.0	49.8
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:06	10:18	10:30	10:42
When_sfc_temp=	45.7	46.3	46.9	47.5

* 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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