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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 17 Apr 2025 → Apr 17 09:28 PDT for Thursday Woodrat_Mountain Windgram

ForecastPd	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	40,30
Lat,Lon=	42.231,-123.004
VALID.TIME	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	37°	34°	28°	19°	16°	15°	16°	11°	359°	17°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	9	6	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	6	7	7	7	8	8	7	8	10	7	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	9	10	10	9	11	11	10	11	14	8	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	9	11	12	11	12	12	12	13	16	11	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	439	524	552	566	556	520	455	339	80	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-15	-21	-22	-17	-16	-22	-21	-15	-7	-3	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	4876	6031	6344	6767	6961	6972	6764	5760	2530	2530	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	2346	3501	3814	4237	4431	4443	4234	3231	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	4876	6031	6344	6767	6961	6972	6764	5760	2530	2530	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	6034	7426	7782	8322	8619	8760	8762	8137	3870	2556	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	3504	4897	5253	5792	6089	6230	6232	5607	1340	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	9	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	17	6	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	70	52	50	38	30	24	22	17	359	17	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	8	11	13	12	8	5	4	4	8	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	12	17	17	16	12	9	8	6	17	6	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	71	55	66	60	51	49	46	40	5	17	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	18	35	51	64	63	54	42	22	2	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	11356	12448	13372	13595	14148	14166	13760	12931	9814	7513	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-12733	-13135	-12692	-12733	-11916	-11826	-12584	-10485	-12367	-10385	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	18767	20561	20474	21055	20535	20586	21346	18622	16236	12941	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	298	365	396	389	349	279	185	85	4	-21	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	59.6	61.8	63.4	65.0	66.3	66.8	66.7	65.6	60.7	52.7	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	20.4	17.5	15.0	15.5	14.4	14.8	16.6	19.4	28.5	33.0	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1015	1015	1015	1014	1014	1014	1014	1014	1014	1015	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1383	517	399	280	310	361	425	603	852	320	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	11:07	11:33
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	59.9	60.8

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	11:07	11:33
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	59.9	60.8
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	+++
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	+++

* 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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