Sitting in Abilene, TX on what will likely be the last chase day for the next week or so. Not terribly excited at today's prospects, but am encouraged that things look much better today than they did yesterday. We're looking to drift just south of here by about an hour or so and set up midafternoon down there. We're minus one vehicle as one of our mesonets took on a deer near Mineral Wells last night and we're having to swap out the ride. Not sure they'll make it back here in time.
Looks as if I'll end up home sometime Friday and through the weekend into some point next week. The northwest flow setting up looks starved of moisture and probably won't do us much in terms of storms close to home that we could see in this type of pattern. Hailers are usually pretty good with this type of flow, but models aren't doing much to encourage storm development. I'm thinking I'll go into campus and work a full day on Saturday just so I can catch up on my website, turn in my final timesheets, and do other computer-related items before then. Sunday through the next chase will be spent getting organized for the summer and having all my gear setup, installed, and finalized before I head out again.
So with that, today will be the final chase day for a bit. Hopefully it'll end on a good note.
