^[1] Observe that the wording of this outlook may be confusing. The intended meaning is that the boundary layer mixing ratios in eastern New Mexico had been pushed southward earlier and were at that time in the process of returning.

^[2] In our case, the evolution of the mesoscale thermal boundaries is complex; even 3-h surface analyses are not sufficient to give a clear picture of the evolution. For brevity, we are not showing hourly surface analyses.

^[3] That is, the AMA sounding is slightly cooler (~1C) than the MAF sounding above 600 hPa, so if the MAF ascent curve is compared to the AMA sounding above 600 hPa, additional CAPE is produced.