• Strong veering of the wind profile indicate warm advection from the surface to 500 mb
  
• A very moist layer from the surface to about 750 mb
• 50 knots of deep layer shear (0-6km) indicate potential risk for tornados

A subjective surface analysis at 22 UTC reveals the following features:

• A low pressure system in the Texas pan handle
  
• A stationary front extending from the low through west Texas and New Mexico
• A warm front extending from the low through parts of Kansas, and Missouri
• A cold front stretches from Missouri, through parts of Kentucky and West Virginia
• East of a dry line, dark green indicates dew points 70 deg F and greater

A deep trough moves into the Pacific Northwest. The following features can be detected:

• Trough axis exstends from central Idaho through parts of Nevada and California
  
• A pool of cold air surounds most of Idaho and parts of Montana
• 50 knot wind over central Kansas indicate supercellular shear favorable for producing tornados

An excellent tool for operational meteorologists is the hodograph seen in the upper right. From a hodograph, the following features can be detected:

• A strong veer of the shear vector indicates splitting supercells
  
• The right mover of the split usually explodes into a monsterous thunderstorm
• The left mover usually dissipates