STATUS: IOP on 12-14 March

We will commence the first IOP of VORTEX-SE Saturday, 12 March.  Observations will ramp up during the day, with boundary layer evolution observations underway by evening.  We are anticipating the passage of two marginal systems during the weekend and Monday, the first on early Sunday morning associated with the remnants of the current deep system over Texas, and the second associated with a sharp mid-level wave on Monday morning.  Potentially, we may stay through Wednesday to observe convection associated with a cold front passage.  Thereafter, long-range guidance is hinting at a quieter pattern through the end of the month.