Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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MORNING LOW LEVEL WIND FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1222 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SHAWNEE COUNTY...

.DISCUSSION...

AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1136 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

LATEST OBS SHOW SOME MVFR CIGS TO THE NORTH ACROSS NEB. MODELS
CONTINUE TO SHOW THESE CIGS REMAINING JUST NORTH OF THE TERMINALS
WITH THE 00Z OBJECTIVE MOS GUIDANCE KEEPING CONDITIONS VFR.
THEREFORE WILL MAINTAIN PREV VFR FORECAST. THE RAP AND GFS SUGGEST
SOME DECENT MIXING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SFC WIND GUSTS
THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A STRATOCU DECK
FORMING ABOVE 3 KFT.

.THIS MORNING...
    SUNRISE:                         605 AM

    SURFACE WIND FORECAST:           6 AM  290/08 MPH
                                     8 AM  290/10 MPH

    TOP SND (AGL) (AT 615 PM):        200FT  279/08 MPH
                                      400FT  267/14 MPH
                                      600FT  269/15 MPH
                                      800FT  270/16 MPH
                                     1000FT  272/15 MPH
                                     1500FT  284/13 MPH
                                     2000FT  289/15 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 700 AM):      SURFACE 281/08 MPH
                                      102FT  282/11 MPH
                                      252FT  285/15 MPH
                                      516FT  290/19 MPH
                                      909FT  293/21 MPH
                                     1420FT  297/22 MPH
                                     2038FT  299/22 MPH
                                     2729FT  296/18 MPH
                                     3495FT  289/19 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 800 AM):        22 280/09 MPH
                                      104FT  281/12 MPH
                                      255FT  284/16 MPH
                                      521FT  289/21 MPH
                                      911FT  292/23 MPH
                                     1423FT  292/24 MPH
                                     2040FT  293/22 MPH
                                     2731FT  291/20 MPH
                                     3498FT  285/22 MPH

    RAP WINDS (AGL)(AT 900 AM):        28 295/16 MPH
                                      110FT  296/20 MPH
                                      261FT  296/22 MPH
                                      524FT  297/23 MPH
                                      916FT  292/23 MPH
                                     1423FT  292/24 MPH
                                     2040FT  293/22 MPH
                                     2731FT  291/20 MPH
                                     3498FT  285/22 MPH

    DENSITY ALTITUDE:                6 AM  1064 FT
                                     8 AM  1202 FT

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    SUNSET:         834 PM
    SURFACE WIND:   6 PM  320/10 MPH
                    8 PM  330/09 MPH

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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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