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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 4 Apr 2025 → Apr 04 02:31 PDT for Friday Black Windgram → Apr 04 02:31 PDT for Friday Yaquina_Head_South Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_d2	gridpt=	26,77
Lat,Lon=	48.982,-122.006
VALID.TIME	08 PDT	09 PDT	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	134°	304°	334°	341°	340°	338°	339°	343°	349°	354°	1°	14°	41°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	1	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	2	1	3	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	2	1	2	4	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	6	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	39	192	298	374	434	467	480	474	438	371	250	0	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	-7	7	11	-18	-27	25	-24	22	19	21	14	-6	-5	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	3075	3075	4169	4873	5550	5956	6230	6417	6303	5859	4219	3075	3075	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	0	1094	1797	2475	2881	3154	3342	3227	2784	1144	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	3075	3075	4169	4873	5550	5956	6230	6417	6303	5859	4219	3075	3075	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	2	18	15	17	20	20	20	20	17	13	8	0	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	3154	4225	5226	5992	6790	7271	7622	7914	7901	7615	6203	3613	3101	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	79	1150	2150	2917	3715	4195	4546	4839	4825	4539	3128	538	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	7	4	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	135	184	106	95	104	111	110	112	108	111	53	23	41	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	4	8	11	13	15	16	18	17	17	12	3	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	2	2	6	7	9	10	11	12	12	12	8	8	4	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	136	151	118	121	127	130	133	136	139	141	148	25	41	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	0	1	5	11	20	33	36	35	29	17	8	1	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	5203	5557	5898	6195	6499	6806	7121	7408	7615	7747	7731	7511	7483	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-3818	-3202	-2450	-2143	-1831	-1160	-4196	-4726	-4674	-4833	-6057	-9817	-10119	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	6972	7427	7676	8135	8621	8431	11818	12640	12575	12448	12260	13430	13220	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	0	2	6	29	48	56	60	55	36	0	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	9	76	153	222	273	300	301	273	216	139	61	-5	-7	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	40.8	43.0	45.0	46.6	48.0	49.3	50.4	51.4	51.9	51.9	51.1	49.2	46.1	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	31.5	31.9	32.4	32.6	32.6	32.5	32.2	31.8	31.5	31.0	30.3	29.7	29.0	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1027	1027	1027	1027	1027	1027	1027	1027	1026	1026	1026	1026	1026	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	793	770	776	582	359	307	271	212	243	400	1242	1622	1220	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:16	09:27	09:54	10:34	11:17	12:03	13:26
When_sfc_temp=	43.5	43.9	44.8	45.9	47.0	48.1	49.8

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:34	11:17	12:03	13:26
When_sfc_temp=	45.9	47.0	48.1	49.8
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	09:20	09:50	10:27	11:06
When_sfc_temp=	43.7	44.7	45.7	46.7

* 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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