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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 12 May 2025 → May 12 16:11 PDT for Monday Woodrat_Mountain Windgram

ForecastPd	8hrs	8hrs	8hrs	8hrs	8hrs	8hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	ForecastPd
PNWRAT_d2	gridpt=	40,30
Lat,Lon=	42.231,-123.004
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	201°	168°	159°	171°	261°	279°	278°	272°	263°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	6	8	4	7	10	12	8	6	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	5	7	9	4	8	11	13	9	7	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	6	8	10	5	11	16	17	12	9	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	7	9	10	5	14	18	20	15	12	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	431	127	133	154	321	152	323	187	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-21	-29	-17	30	43	34	30	27	10	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	5123	2530	2530	2530	5213	2530	4371	2530	2530	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	2594	0	0	0	2684	0	1841	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	4345	2530	2530	2530	5213	2530	4371	2530	2530	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	4	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	6437	2992	2968	3388	7410	6038	5857	5537	2555	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	3907	462	438	858	4880	3508	3328	3007	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	10	8	10	6	16	19	20	16	6	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	248	177	163	227	272	271	269	277	263	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	14	4	2	11	8	8	9	7	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	15	9	9	11	15	17	19	15	6	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	260	190	170	251	262	261	256	280	263	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	54	54	115	397	307	185	118	148	29	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	3681	3681	3895	4405	5710	5376	5261	4617	3938	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-2005	-2005	-2005	-2005	-2005	-2005	-105	471	-1816	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	4996	4996	4996	4996	4996	4996	5962	5066	4372	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	34	34	23	0	94	77	47	97	20	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	49	49	59	46	71	59	121	24	-25	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	45.2	45.2	45.2	45.2	45.2	45.2	50.3	48.4	44.2	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	40.5	40.5	40.5	40.5	40.5	40.5	38.3	39.4	38.9	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1009	1009	1009	1009	1009	1009	1011	1012	1012	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	1168	1168	1168	1168	1168	1168	1295	684	1853	Hgt_Variab

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

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	+++	+++	+++	unlikely
When_sfc_temp=	+++	+++	+++	unlikely
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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