Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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SXUS43 KTOP 221245
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MORNING LOW LEVEL WIND FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
745 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SHAWNEE COUNTY...

.DISCUSSION...

AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 637 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

MVFR CEILINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE EARLY PORTIONS
OF THIS FORECAST. A PATCH OF STRATUS RECENTLY PASSED OVER KTOP AND
A MORE EXTENSIVE FIELD IS UPSTREAM IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
GIVEN RECENT TRENDS...CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING AND PERSISTENCE OF
THE STRATUS IS NOT HIGH. DAYTIME HEATING MAY GIVE RISE TO FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT...BUT SHOULD ALSO SERVE TO RAISE CLOUDS TO VFR LEVELS
BY 20Z.

.THIS MORNING...
    SUNRISE:                         604 AM

    SURFACE WIND FORECAST:           8 AM  290/13 MPH

    TOP SND (AGL) (AT 605 AM):        200FT  285/11 MPH
                                      400FT  284/17 MPH
                                      600FT  289/18 MPH
                                      800FT  293/19 MPH
                                     1000FT  295/16 MPH
                                     1500FT  295/14 MPH
                                     2000FT  284/17 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 700 AM):      SURFACE 299/12 MPH
                                      102FT  300/15 MPH
                                      255FT  301/18 MPH
                                      518FT  303/22 MPH
                                      909FT  304/23 MPH
                                     1417FT  310/26 MPH
                                     2037FT  313/22 MPH
                                     2725FT  300/21 MPH
                                     3496FT  289/24 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 800 AM):        22 295/15 MPH
                                      107FT  296/20 MPH
                                      258FT  296/22 MPH
                                      520FT  297/23 MPH
                                      911FT  297/25 MPH
                                     1421FT  299/27 MPH
                                     2039FT  309/28 MPH
                                     2728FT  299/26 MPH
                                     3494FT  288/29 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 900 AM):      SURFACE 292/15 MPH
                                      105FT  292/19 MPH
                                      255FT  292/21 MPH
                                      519FT  293/22 MPH
                                      911FT  297/25 MPH
                                     1421FT  299/27 MPH
                                     2039FT  309/28 MPH
                                     2728FT  299/26 MPH
                                     3494FT  288/29 MPH

    DENSITY ALTITUDE:                8 AM  1415 FT

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    SUNSET:         835 PM
    SURFACE WIND:   6 PM  320/12 MPH
                    8 PM  320/08 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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