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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 21 Aug 2025 → Aug 21 03:52 PDT for Thursday Woodrat_Mountain Windgram

ForecastPd	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	40,30
Lat,Lon=	42.231,-123.004
VALID.TIME	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	325°	13°	25°	26°	24°	14°	340°	281°	319°	332°	302°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	4	5	5	4	4	3	6	6	6	3	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	3	5	5	5	5	4	3	6	7	6	3	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	6	7	7	6	5	3	8	10	8	5	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	3	7	8	8	7	5	4	8	12	10	8	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	288	342	382	415	429	433	414	348	206	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	2	-4	-15	-16	-15	-9	7	41	57	4	4	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	3300	3696	4038	4474	4872	5424	5965	5605	2530	2530	2530	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	770	1166	1508	1945	2343	2894	3435	3075	0	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	3300	3696	4038	4474	4872	5424	5965	5605	2530	2530	2530	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	8	6	7	8	10	13	14	7	2	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	4111	4541	4945	5512	6064	6876	7801	7762	6029	2557	2557	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	1581	2011	2416	2982	3535	4347	5271	5232	3499	28	27	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	3	5	5	5	4	3	3	5	12	6	3	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	21	38	45	45	49	45	22	333	346	332	302	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	8	9	8	9	9	9	9	12	7	0	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	10	6	3	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	77	92	107	115	116	109	96	51	3	332	302	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	7	10	12	272	303	243	256	440	654	454	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	6242	7466	8424	9274	10138	10995	11671	11329	9751	8133	6708	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-7872	-8032	-7288	-7672	-8385	-6793	-7140	-7707	-7707	-9603	-9314	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	11983	12573	12233	13183	14449	13669	14941	15469	15469	12161	11871	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	181	238	276	284	264	218	153	88	21	-16	-14	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	70.8	75.4	78.9	82.3	85.1	87.6	89.3	88.9	85.3	79.4	67.7	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	54.6	53.8	53.1	52.6	51.7	50.4	49.2	50.6	54.4	57.8	55.2	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1018	1017	1017	1016	1015	1014	1013	1013	1013	1014	1014	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	154	241	295	354	476	1625	1424	797	1490	1623	70	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	10:34	11:58	13:08	14:17	15:11
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	73.5	78.8	82.7	85.8	87.9

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:58	13:08	14:17	15:11
When_sfc_temp=	78.8	82.7	85.8	87.9
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	10:58	12:08	13:01
When_sfc_temp=	+++	75.3	79.4	82.4

* 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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