The cells that have formed in the western portion of the FWD CWA have so far been fairly pedestrian.  Initially, this was puzzling, as there appeared to be several favorable factors for more vigorous activity.  My partner here pulled up my favorite product, the LAPS CAPE analysis, and he may have found the answer.  The storms are forming along an instability gradient (the blue/green interface towards the bottom of the image), and moving eastward into an area that was worked over by morning convection (lighter blue colors).  So, they waddle along and weaken in the more hostile environment.  Mystery solved, at least partially!  Still expecting more exciting weather soon as a watch just went up.

CL