Well, it looks as though the ridge that has capped most of the severe weather across the plains states as of lately, is finally forecast to move along by this weekend.  In its wake, the potential for severe weather will start to increase, too.  This is making the prospects of an aerial chase during the 23rd to the 28th of May look a lot better now.  Now, this forecast is also based off of the GFS models, which means that most information beyond a certain point is considered "wish-casting" or "la-la land".  The last of the T's have been crossed....the i's dotted.  Time to wait......... Winds aloft forecast profile for H5 shows a very nice trough present across the tornado alley region. CAPE values (which is a measure of how unstable the air will be) are favorable for thunderstorms, too. And when surface level winds and winds aloft blow the right way, it makes for hodographs that support rotating thunderstorms that can produce large hail and tornadoes. All the ingredients seem to be coming together with the system forecast to affect the plains during the 25th timeframe.  It is not perfect, but it will be continued to be monitored and should this forecast verify, it will make for a nice weekend for chasing the plains in a plane. Stay tuned!