INSTRUMENT STATUS: Instruments all working as they should! The 41st tower is being set up by Steve, and that will be the final tower installed for the project.
WEATHER INFO: Today was warmer and dominated by cumulus clouds. We expect a stable boundary layer to form tonight. Would have been a good supersonde night, but the CU TLS needed tonight for testing. Tomorrow will be warmer with a high near 28C and an overnight low of 14C. We expect another stable boundary layer to form Monday night into Tuesday, and have called a supersonde IOP. The synoptically predicted wind direction overnight is NWerly, but winds will be weak and local flow will dominate. Tuesday will be warmer with a high near 30C. A weak front passes through Wednesday bringing some precip chances ahead of and with the front, but not behind it. Winds will pick up and temperatures will drop but quickly return as the weather clears behind the front.
PREVIOUS DAY OPS: None for us today. TLS flights at George and Orange (test) sites.
SITE PHOTOS: None today. Cumulus clouds and alto-cumulus
NEXT DAY OPS: Supersonde releases will start at 3pm tomorrow. Schedule for tomorrow into Tuesday:
06:15am launch – Nominal time
12:15pm launch – Nominal time
03:15pm launch – SUPERSONDE LAUNCH
06:15pm launch – Nominal time
09:15pm launch – SUPERSONDE LAUNCH
12:15am launch – Nominal time
03:15am launch – SUPERSONDE LAUNCH
AUTHOR: Liz