From today's MD:
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS WEAKENING SURFACE COLD FRONT EXTENDING
ROUGHLY FROM MHK-P28-GAG. SCATTERED LOW/MID CLOUDS EAST OF THE
BOUNDARY HAVE RETARDED DAYTIME HEATING SOMEWHAT. HOWEVER...STRONG
HEATING IS OCCURRING IMMEDIATELY WEST OF BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL KS
INTO THE NORTHERN TX PANHANDLE. THESE STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES
COUPLED WITH INCREASING SURFACE DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO HELP BREAK
CAP IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. LATEST RUC GUIDANCE SUGGESTS INITIATION
WILL OCCUR NEAR SURFACE FRONT/DRYLINE INTERSECTION NEAR P28. OTHER
STORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP NORTHEASTWARD ALONG FRONT INTO EASTERN
KS...AND PERHAPS SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN OK LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELL STORMS
CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
What does P28 mean?
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS WEAKENING SURFACE COLD FRONT EXTENDING
ROUGHLY FROM MHK-P28-GAG. SCATTERED LOW/MID CLOUDS EAST OF THE
BOUNDARY HAVE RETARDED DAYTIME HEATING SOMEWHAT. HOWEVER...STRONG
HEATING IS OCCURRING IMMEDIATELY WEST OF BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL KS
INTO THE NORTHERN TX PANHANDLE. THESE STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES
COUPLED WITH INCREASING SURFACE DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO HELP BREAK
CAP IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. LATEST RUC GUIDANCE SUGGESTS INITIATION
WILL OCCUR NEAR SURFACE FRONT/DRYLINE INTERSECTION NEAR P28. OTHER
STORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP NORTHEASTWARD ALONG FRONT INTO EASTERN
KS...AND PERHAPS SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN OK LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELL STORMS
CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
What does P28 mean?