279 FPUS73 KTOP 271334 NOWTOP SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 834 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2004 KSZ008>010-020-021-034-035-271500- REPUBLIC-CLOUD-OTTAWA-WASHINGTON-CLAY-DICKINSON-MARSHALL- 834 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2004 .NOW... FOG HAS BEEN GRADUALLY LIFTING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS HOWEVER AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL STILL PERSIST BETWEEN BELLEVILLE AND REPUBLIC...SOUTH ACROSS CONCORDIA...MINNEAPOLIS AND THE BENNINGTON VICINITIES. THE AREAS OF DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO LIFT BY AROUND 10 AM. MORNING MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAYS 36 AND 81 AND PARTS OF I 70 IN THIS AREA WILL NEED TO BE ALERT FOR THE DENSE FOG. $$ PF