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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 31 Mar 2025 → Mar 31 03:46 PDT for Monday Woodrat_Mountain Windgram

ForecastPd	18hrs	19hrs	19hrs	19hrs	22hrs	23hrs	24hrs	25hrs	26hrs	27hrs	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	-	212°	209°	216°	218°	221°	199°	205°	193°	178°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	11	13	13	14	13	13	13	10	10	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	-	11	14	14	15	15	14	14	11	11	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	-	16	19	19	21	20	20	19	16	14	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	-	18	22	22	24	23	23	21	19	19	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	-	565	597	587	587	552	437	312	58	76	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-	-53	-36	-32	27	25	13	-41	-6	5	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	-	7450	7783	8313	7572	7331	5609	4439	2530	2530	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	-	4920	5253	5784	5043	4801	3079	1909	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	6052	6073	6309	7158	6616	6167	5416	4439	2530	2530	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	8221	9258	9611	10360	9357	9139	7140	6095	3412	3196	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	5692	6728	7081	7830	6827	6610	4610	3566	882	667	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	21	22	24	25	27	26	23	25	22	21	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	224	225	226	227	224	227	218	208	195	189	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	20	19	19	18	16	17	17	17	19	20	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	29	27	28	29	29	30	25	29	29	29	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	236	242	243	239	230	232	240	219	198	196	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	217	34	336	337	416	304	209	43	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	6052	6073	6309	7158	6616	6167	5416	5493	5031	4779	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	1175	2194	2194	2194	904	2095	766	176	-2853	-3298	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	7047	7064	7064	7064	8453	7045	6374	5919	6264	6495	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	56	90	45	48	26	81	57	58	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	263	330	370	318	368	318	226	107	2	8	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	42.8	43.7	43.7	43.7	45.3	44.3	41.9	40.3	37.6	37.3	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	27.2	27.8	27.8	27.8	26.8	27.7	28.7	26.9	26.6	27.4	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1008	1007	1007	1007	1006	1007	1007	1008	1007	1006	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1168	1052	1052	1052	1386	1118	1551	1131	1066	899	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:22	11:24	11:28	11:32	11:36	11:40	11:44
When_sfc_temp=	43.1	43.2	43.2	43.3	43.3	43.4	43.5

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	11:32	11:36	11:40	11:44
When_sfc_temp=	43.3	43.3	43.4	43.5
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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