Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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SXUS43 KTOP 152326
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EVENING LOW LEVEL WIND FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
626 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

...SHAWNEE COUNTY...

.DISCUSSION...

AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 622 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING IN
COVERAGE THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE BY 02Z WITH
WINDS GRADUALLY BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY. WILL MAINTAIN POTENTIAL
FOR A FEW HOURS OF MVFR CIG/VIS AFTER 09Z...WITH THE BEST CHANCES
AT TOP/FOE ALTHOUGH IT COULD BUILD AS FAR WEST AS MHK. THERE IS
SOME POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO REMAIN SCATTERED...BUT ALSO SOME
POTENTIAL FOR THE BKN CIGS TO BUILD IN AS IFR. FOR NOW WILL HIT A
FEW HOURS OF LOW END MVFR...BUT ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NEEDED WITH THE
06Z TAF ISSUANCE.

.THIS EVENING...
    SUNSET:                          829 PM

    SURFACE WIND FORECAST:           7 PM  180/13 MPH
                                     8 PM  180/10 MPH

    TOP SND (AGL) (AT 610 PM):        200FT  201/20 MPH
                                      400FT  194/24 MPH
                                      600FT  194/24 MPH
                                      800FT  196/24 MPH
                                     1000FT  199/23 MPH
                                     1500FT  202/23 MPH
                                     2000FT  199/22 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 600 PM):      SURFACE 181/11 MPH
                                      104FT  181/13 MPH
                                      268FT  182/14 MPH
                                      549FT  182/14 MPH
                                      967FT  183/15 MPH
                                     1511FT  183/15 MPH
                                     2167FT  184/14 MPH
                                     2903FT  185/14 MPH
                                     3711FT  185/14 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 700 PM):        23 179/13 MPH
                                      110FT  179/16 MPH
                                      271FT  179/17 MPH
                                      552FT  180/17 MPH
                                      970FT  180/17 MPH
                                     1514FT  181/18 MPH
                                     2170FT  181/17 MPH
                                     2902FT  182/17 MPH
                                     3710FT  182/17 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 800 PM):      SURFACE 186/14 MPH
                                       98FT  186/18 MPH
                                      259FT  186/22 MPH
                                      538FT  187/24 MPH
                                      955FT  180/17 MPH
                                     1514FT  181/18 MPH
                                     2170FT  181/17 MPH
                                     2902FT  182/17 MPH
                                     3710FT  182/17 MPH

    DENSITY ALTITUDE:                7 PM  3355 FT
                                     8 PM  3109 FT

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    SUNRISE:        609 AM
    SURFACE WIND:   6 AM  160/03 MPH
                    8 AM  150/03 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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