Chase Log: March 08th, 2006
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NO CHASE MAP EXISTS
Total Distance: 170 miles
Target Area: South-central OK / North-central TX
Chase Area: Ardmore (BUST)
Maximum SPC Risk category: Moderate
Watches:
Mesoscale Discussions (MCDs):
Not much of a log necessary. Surface-based convection never had a chance in the 60-80kts 0-6km shear environment and only ~1000j/kg sbCAPE. A nice supercell did develop after dark and tracked from near Throckmorton to Ada, but that was well after we had arrived back in Norman. The GFS had forecast a near-Armageddon type of outbreak days before, but as the event neared, the trough become progressively more positive-tilt and 57-60F dewpoints just couldn'd allow for significant CAPE to develop and for the CINH to diminish enough to provide for surface-based initiation on a weakly-convergent dryline.
