Forecasters:Bruce Entwistle (NWS) and Morris Weisman (NCAR)
Warm and dry conditions over STEPS domain today. No activity expected. Wave approaching from NW on Saturday along with some marginal instability expected to produce some convection from mid-afternoon on. Little activity expected on Sunday.
| VARIABLE | Day 1: 1-4 pm | Day 1: 4-9 pm | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convective Potential |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Storm Type | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Triggering | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Intuition | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| SYSTEM | STATUS |
|---|---|
| Ops Center | Operational except for radio communication and T1 connection to S-Pol |
| CHILL | Operational, some work continuing on improving the quality of the polarimetric measurements. |
| S-Pol | Operational except for T1 connection and radio communication to Ops center. Some minor work continuing on putting all equipment in full operating order. |
| LMA | Trailer near the WFO installed. Installation continuing on remote stations. |
| MGLASS | Not yet operational |
| T-28 | Not yet operational |
| Storm ballooning | Not yet operational |
| Mobile mesonet | Not yet operational |
| Storm chase van | Not yet operational |
| YRFS | Operational |
| NWS | Operational |
Since there is little likelihood of convection, most of the day will be devoted to continued testing and making the whole Ops Center, CHILL, and S-Pol fully operational. Work will continue on how best to run coordinated scans between CHILL and S-Pol. Should any echoes develop, we might try some coordinated scans.
No weather developed in the STEPS domain. It was cool, overcast, and windy all day. Preparatory work continued at the Ops Center and S-Pol.