A Win For NUCAPS

The NUCAPS sounder represented the environment across Oklahoma this afternoon really well compared to the nearby surface observations. Below is a sounding from a mostly sunny region near some developing convection.

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The near surface environment shows a temperature of 76 to 77 degrees and dewpoint of 67. The closest surface observation had a temperature of 80 with a dewpoint of 65. Pretty good.

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