Paul Austin
I'm going to start this case off with pre-Chase Day info, so you can position for the day's events. Assume you are off work or that it is a weekend, so no one has to drive 12+ hours to get in position on this one. Pick a staging location to spend the night, and tomorrow, I'll release the Chase Day 12z data.
Again, this is all data from 12/24 hrs ahead of the chase day (except the 3rd day outlook, which would be two days ahead of the event).
SPC 3rd Day Convective Outlook (two days prior to chase day)
12Z Observations 24 hrs Pre-Chase Day:
Upper Air:
850mb
700mb
500mb
300mb
0Z Observations 12 hrs Pre-Chase Day:
Upper Air:
850mb
700mb
500mb
300mb
Surface Analysis:
National
Soundings:
Amarillo, TX
Midland, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Norman, OK
Springfield, MO
Little Rock, AR
Birmingham, AL
Nashville, TN
Wilmington, OH
Lincoln, IL
Chanhassen, MN
Rapid City, SD
Aberdeen, SD
Denver, CO
North Platte, NE
Omaha, NE
Dodge City, KS
Topeka, KS
IR Satellite Imagery:
National
I'll post 12z data tomorrow afternoon or early evening and progress with major 3 hr updates daily. I might hold off Sunday for the Super Bowl and continue early next week in an effort to involve as many participants as possible. Happy Chasing!
Chase Positioning Map
EDIT: Do feel free to create a wayfaring account and add yourself to the map. It's pretty easy and saves me some time on updates. All you have to do is click the Log In button in the upper right corner of the Chase Map page and choose Sign Up. You'll be able to edit your own wayfaring marker (and disallow anyone else control), and even create your own maps. To edit your own marker, log in (upper right corner) and choose Edit Map. Then just click on your own marker to select it, click the Location tab, and type a new location or click the map. Make sure you click Done at the bottom and Save Map when you are finished. You might have to refresh the page to see the changes, but it's not a difficult process. It's just time-consuming for one person update.
Again, this is all data from 12/24 hrs ahead of the chase day (except the 3rd day outlook, which would be two days ahead of the event).
SPC 3rd Day Convective Outlook (two days prior to chase day)
12Z Observations 24 hrs Pre-Chase Day:
Upper Air:
850mb
700mb
500mb
300mb
0Z Observations 12 hrs Pre-Chase Day:
Upper Air:
850mb
700mb
500mb
300mb
Surface Analysis:
National
Soundings:
Amarillo, TX
Midland, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Norman, OK
Springfield, MO
Little Rock, AR
Birmingham, AL
Nashville, TN
Wilmington, OH
Lincoln, IL
Chanhassen, MN
Rapid City, SD
Aberdeen, SD
Denver, CO
North Platte, NE
Omaha, NE
Dodge City, KS
Topeka, KS
IR Satellite Imagery:
National
I'll post 12z data tomorrow afternoon or early evening and progress with major 3 hr updates daily. I might hold off Sunday for the Super Bowl and continue early next week in an effort to involve as many participants as possible. Happy Chasing!
Chase Positioning Map
EDIT: Do feel free to create a wayfaring account and add yourself to the map. It's pretty easy and saves me some time on updates. All you have to do is click the Log In button in the upper right corner of the Chase Map page and choose Sign Up. You'll be able to edit your own wayfaring marker (and disallow anyone else control), and even create your own maps. To edit your own marker, log in (upper right corner) and choose Edit Map. Then just click on your own marker to select it, click the Location tab, and type a new location or click the map. Make sure you click Done at the bottom and Save Map when you are finished. You might have to refresh the page to see the changes, but it's not a difficult process. It's just time-consuming for one person update.
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