Forecasters: David (NWS) and Morris Weisman (NCAR)
A cold front has moved through the STEPS domain, bringing cooler, drier, and quite stable conditions. No convection is expected today.
Return moisture on strong southeasterly surface winds will increase convective potential slightly on Friday, especially along the southern front range of Colorado, with a chance of significant convection within the STEPS domain returning on Saturday.
| VARIABLE | Day 1: 1-4 pm | Day 1: 4-9 pm | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convective Potential |
- | - | - | - |
| Storm Type | - | - | - | - |
| Triggering | - | - | - | - |
| Intuition | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | - | - |
| SYSTEM | STATUS |
|---|---|
| Ops Center | Operational. When needed both repeaters #1 and #2 will be devoted to mobile units, and the radars will use the regular telephones. |
| CHILL | Fully operational. |
| S-Pol | Fully operational. |
| LMA | Lightning mapper is operational with exception of slow antenna network, which is being installed. Expected to be operational in one week to 10 days. Work will continue on connecting via wireless modem all stations to the central site in Goodland. |
| MGLASS | Operational. |
| T-28 | Operational. |
| Storm ballooning | Operational. |
| Mobile mesonet | Fully operational (?). |
| Storm chase van | Operational. |
| YRFS | Operational. |
| NWS | Operational. |
Official down day due to poor weather conditions, next morning briefing on Friday, June 2. Media day is keeping many of us very busy nonetheless. Expect weather late tomorrow. Saturday looks promising based on latest model data.
No operations were conducted. CHILL staff continue to work on calibration of their system. A new figure for receiver gain may explain the several dB difference between CHILL and S-pol (with CHILL being low). This issue should be resolved today.