Charley Mesoscale Discussion Hastings

Have some cirrus crossing the region from earlier storms to our west.  Have some new cells firing up along a frontal boundary just west of our region.  This front is indicated in our region as a narrow line of weak cumulus clouds.  Temperatures south of the front are in the low 90s with dewpoints in the low 60s. North of the boundary temperatures are in the upper 80s with dewpoints in the upper 50s.  LAP Sounder data is masked by the cirrus, but earlier readings in the clear sky had a gradient bisecting our county warning area, basically south of the front.

North Platte soundings modified for current temp/dewpoint is similar to SPC mesoanalysis for the region, with CAPEs in the 3-4 k range and limited inversions, if any.  Thus will be watching for cells developing along the front and

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