28 Feb 2016
STATUS: IOP watch continues for Thur 4 Mar operations.
A shakedown mission will likely occur Tuesday evening/night for participants who are present in Northern AL. A second wave should move through the region on Thur. Currently, the warm sector looks too cool/stable with the Thur system, but the forecast will evolve and bears watching.
Mid-March, commencing ~10th, looks active as a strong Pacific jet starts moving into the US.
Sat 27 Feb 2016
Status: IOP Watch for possible IOP commencing Thur 3 March
As expected yesterday, the PI’s have agreed to cancel the IOP watch for Tuesday because this system appears to be too marginal in terms of low-level shear and CAPE.
The PI’s decided to commence a new IOP watch for Thursday. Details are murky concerning the track and intensity of this wave, with a consequent murkiness in expectations concerning the warm sector location and CAPE.
Investigators who will be northern AL for other reasons are encouraged to communicate about possible informal “shake-down” deployments between now and Thursday, especially with the expected marginal convection on Tue afternoon/evening.
On this site, you will find blog blurbs about the VORTEX-SE Spring 2016 Field Campaign as it unfolds, as well as news about what is being observed and learned. For field participants, this site also has a page of links to data that might be useful in realtime, and observing platform status. By clicking on the Status tab, the current daily status of the campaign can be seen.
