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Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
000 SXUS43 KTOP 172324 RECTOP EVENING LOW LEVEL WIND FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 624 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...SHAWNEE COUNTY... .DISCUSSION... AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 623 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 MODELS SHOW THE BOUNDARY LAYER REMAINING CAPPED WITH RAISING MID LEVEL HEIGHTS OVERNIGHT. SO THERE SHOULD BE NO CHANCE FOR PRECIP. THINK FOG FORMATION IS PROBABLE DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS SHOULD ALLOW THE BOUNDARY LAYER TO COOL NEAR THE DEWPOINT TEMP BEFORE THE STRATUS HAS A CHANCE TO MOVE INTO THE TERMINALS. AND WITH DEWPOINTS UPSTREAM IN THE LOWER 60S...DO NOT EXPECT MUCH DRYING IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. THEREFORE HAVE INCLUDED SOME IFR VSBY RESTRICTIONS BETWEEN 10Z AND 14Z. THE BOUNDARY LAYER IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE MIXED BY 14Z ALLOWING CONDITIONS TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY. .THIS EVENING... SUNSET: 831 PM SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 7 PM 150/09 MPH 8 PM 140/08 MPH TOP SND (AGL) (AT 603 PM): 200FT 127/10 MPH 400FT 123/12 MPH 600FT 127/11 MPH 800FT 132/10 MPH 1000FT 147/09 MPH 1500FT 163/10 MPH 2000FT 160/11 MPH RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 600 PM): SURFACE 135/09 MPH 95FT 135/10 MPH 256FT 135/11 MPH 531FT 136/11 MPH 945FT 137/11 MPH 1480FT 137/11 MPH 2131FT 137/11 MPH 2853FT 138/11 MPH 3654FT 142/10 MPH RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 700 PM): SURFACE 139/11 MPH 98FT 139/13 MPH 256FT 139/13 MPH 535FT 140/13 MPH 946FT 140/14 MPH 1484FT 141/14 MPH 2133FT 141/14 MPH 2856FT 142/14 MPH 3658FT 147/11 MPH RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 800 PM): SURFACE 141/10 MPH 101FT 140/13 MPH 262FT 141/15 MPH 540FT 142/15 MPH 951FT 140/14 MPH 1484FT 141/14 MPH 2133FT 141/14 MPH 2856FT 142/14 MPH 3658FT 147/11 MPH DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 PM 2911 FT 8 PM 2724 FT .OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING... SUNRISE: 607 AM SURFACE WIND: 6 AM 130/06 MPH 8 AM 130/09 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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