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

...SHAWNEE COUNTY...

.DISCUSSION...

AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1156 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

AN AREA OF STRATUS HAS DEVELOPED JUST EAST OF TOP/FOE AT 05Z AND
SHOULD INCREASE IN SIZE...AND EVENTUALLY BUILD DOWN TO MVFR THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. EXPECT INITIAL MVFR CONDITIONS TO
GRADUALLY BUILD DOWN TO IFR AT TOP/FOE WHILE MHK WILL REMAIN VFR
LONGER ON THE WESTERN FRINGE OF CLOUDS. QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY
IN THIS TAF REGARDING EVENTUAL CIG HEIGHTS AND VIS
RESTRICTIONS...AS WELL AS OVERALL COVERAGE AND PREVALENCE OF THE
FEATURES. HAVE TRIED TO HIGHLIGHT THE MOST LIKELY TIMES FOR
REDUCED CONDITIONS WITHIN THE TAF.

.THIS MORNING...
    SUNRISE:                         609 AM

    SURFACE WIND FORECAST:           6 AM  150/03 MPH
                                     8 AM  160/05 MPH

    TOP SND (AGL) (AT 605 PM):        200FT  158/11 MPH
                                      400FT  156/13 MPH
                                      600FT  159/13 MPH
                                      800FT  158/12 MPH
                                     1000FT  148/10 MPH
                                     1500FT  155/10 MPH
                                     2000FT  156/09 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 700 AM):      SURFACE 150/05 MPH
                                       91FT  156/09 MPH
                                      243FT  165/13 MPH
                                      513FT  175/16 MPH
                                      913FT  175/10 MPH
                                     1439FT  140/05 MPH
                                     2077FT  116/07 MPH
                                     2790FT  110/09 MPH
                                     3582FT  115/10 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 800 AM):      SURFACE 149/04 MPH
                                       91FT  153/06 MPH
                                      246FT  160/11 MPH
                                      515FT  176/13 MPH
                                      914FT  184/10 MPH
                                     1439FT  151/04 MPH
                                     2075FT  105/05 MPH
                                     2787FT  098/08 MPH
                                     3577FT  104/08 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 900 AM):      SURFACE 146/06 MPH
                                       94FT  146/07 MPH
                                      249FT  146/08 MPH
                                      518FT  165/12 MPH
                                      916FT  184/10 MPH
                                     1439FT  151/04 MPH
                                     2075FT  105/05 MPH
                                     2787FT  098/08 MPH
                                     3577FT  104/08 MPH

    DENSITY ALTITUDE:                6 AM  1663 FT
                                     8 AM  1874 FT

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    SUNSET:         830 PM
    SURFACE WIND:   6 PM  150/09 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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