Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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MORNING LOW LEVEL WIND FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1210 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

...SHAWNEE COUNTY...

.DISCUSSION...

AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1142 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

VFR CONDITIONS STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. MAIN
UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL AND TIMING.
MONITORING POTENTIAL FOR STORMS OVER TAF SITES AS EARLY AS 09Z...
BUT FEEL MOST LIKELY TIME IS AFTER SUNRISE. IF STORMS INDEED
DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING...WEAK OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MAY SERVE AS A
FOCUS FOR ISOLATED BUT STRONG AFTERNOON TS...SO KEPT VCTS FOR MUCH
OF THE DAY GIVEN THE PERSISTENT POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED TS. COULD
ALSO SEE SOUTH WINDS GUST TO 25 KTS OR BETTER DURING DAYLIGHT
HOURS.

.THIS MORNING...
    SUNRISE:                         557 AM

    SURFACE WIND FORECAST:           6 AM  160/10 MPH
                                     8 AM  170/13 MPH

    TOP SND (AGL) (AT 605 PM):        200FT  176/16 MPH
                                      400FT  169/19 MPH
                                      600FT  167/19 MPH
                                      800FT  165/19 MPH
                                     1000FT  170/19 MPH
                                     1500FT  163/20 MPH
                                     2000FT  158/18 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 700 AM):      SURFACE 119/10 MPH
                                       62FT  122/13 MPH
                                      220FT  128/14 MPH
                                      493FT  148/18 MPH
                                      904FT  170/25 MPH
                                     1436FT  186/29 MPH
                                     2086FT  198/32 MPH
                                     2810FT  209/37 MPH
                                     3620FT  215/38 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 800 AM):      SURFACE 134/10 MPH
                                       56FT  135/14 MPH
                                      214FT  140/16 MPH
                                      487FT  156/20 MPH
                                      895FT  177/27 MPH
                                     1429FT  191/35 MPH
                                     2078FT  196/39 MPH
                                     2805FT  200/38 MPH
                                     3610FT  205/36 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 900 AM):      SURFACE 131/12 MPH
                                       53FT  131/15 MPH
                                      211FT  132/17 MPH
                                      484FT  144/21 MPH
                                      895FT  177/27 MPH
                                     1429FT  191/35 MPH
                                     2078FT  196/39 MPH
                                     2805FT  200/38 MPH
                                     3610FT  205/36 MPH

    DENSITY ALTITUDE:                6 AM  2238 FT
                                     8 AM  2437 FT

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    SUNSET:         851 PM
    SURFACE WIND:   6 PM  170/20G28 MPH
                    8 PM  170/16G25 MPH

&&

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF
SCHEDULED ISSUANCES. A METEOROLOGIST WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT PHONE
NUMBER 1-785-234-2592.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TOPEKA

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