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MORNING LOW LEVEL WIND FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
739 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...SHAWNEE COUNTY...

.DISCUSSION...

AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 625 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

TOP/FOE BOTH HAVE LOW CLOUDS AND REDUCED VISBY MOVING INTO THE
AREA ATTM. THINK IT WILL WARM UP ENOUGH AS THE SUN COMES UP TO
RAISE THE CIGS UP AND SCATTER IT OUT...ALTHOUGH A FEW MODELS
SUGGEST IT STAYS CLOUDY MUCH OF THE DAY. THINK THE DECK IS TOO
SHALLOW AND SUN TOO STRONG FOR THIS AND WILL SCATTER OUT AROUND
14/15Z.

.THIS MORNING...
    SUNRISE:                         608 AM

    SURFACE WIND FORECAST:           8 AM  190/05 MPH

    TOP SND (AGL) (AT 620 AM):        200FT  178/05 MPH
                                      400FT  182/07 MPH
                                      600FT  188/10 MPH
                                      800FT  196/12 MPH
                                     1000FT  201/10 MPH
                                     1500FT  169/05 MPH
                                     2000FT  155/03 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 700 AM):      SURFACE 153/05 MPH
                                       91FT  158/08 MPH
                                      246FT  168/13 MPH
                                      515FT  177/14 MPH
                                      915FT  180/11 MPH
                                     1441FT  179/09 MPH
                                     2079FT  182/08 MPH
                                     2790FT  178/08 MPH
                                     3580FT  171/10 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 800 AM):      SURFACE 173/06 MPH
                                       85FT  176/07 MPH
                                      240FT  176/07 MPH
                                      513FT  192/12 MPH
                                      911FT  198/10 MPH
                                     1435FT  190/08 MPH
                                     2072FT  192/07 MPH
                                     2784FT  198/07 MPH
                                     3572FT  195/08 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 900 AM):      SURFACE 183/04 MPH
                                       85FT  185/05 MPH
                                      241FT  187/05 MPH
                                      511FT  190/07 MPH
                                      912FT  198/10 MPH
                                     1435FT  190/08 MPH
                                     2072FT  192/07 MPH
                                     2784FT  198/07 MPH
                                     3572FT  195/08 MPH

    DENSITY ALTITUDE:                8 AM  1918 FT

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    SUNSET:         831 PM
    SURFACE WIND:   6 PM  150/08 MPH
                    8 PM  150/08 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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