Narrative:

After departing runway xx in ZZZ; initial climb up to 3;000 feet; we performed a low altitude level off and were in the process of cleaning the airplane up. As we went through 2;000 feet; we started to encounter moderate downdrafts and wind-shear in addition to the turbulence we had encountered since departure. In the process of performing the low altitude level off; the auto throttles began to retard; as the speed mode had not engaged. I disengaged the auto throttles and took manual control; the airspeed was uncontrollable and along with the downdrafts we received a 'don't sink' aural very briefly. I followed the flight director throughout the climb procedure and overrode the automation in an attempt to rectify the problem. We had communication issues contacting departure on the climbout; that along with the down drafts causing us to descend had ATC inquire if everything was okay. We responded yes; just correcting. After the momentary 'don't sink' the aircraft began to climb once again and we were able to climb out normally. The taf showed ws for the area the entire day and day before of 45-55 kts. The crj ahead of us had not reported any adverse ride reports in our direction of flight. The wind shear and downdrafts were much worse than we had anticipated. The timing of the weather encounter being in the process of cleaning up as well as the auto throttles retarding led to an inability to climb; the problem was rectified by disengaging the auto throttles and pitching up to escape the weather.hindsight being 20-20; I wouldn't have taken off knowing the situation; or waited for a ride report from the preceding aircraft. ATC advised us that center cleared our route; and we took that into consideration in our decision to go.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 flight crew reported encountering strong wind shear and moderate turbulence during climbout which triggered an aural warning.

Narrative: After departing Runway XX in ZZZ; initial climb up to 3;000 feet; we performed a low altitude level off and were in the process of cleaning the airplane up. As we went through 2;000 feet; we started to encounter moderate downdrafts and wind-shear in addition to the turbulence we had encountered since departure. In the process of performing the low altitude level off; the auto throttles began to retard; as the speed mode had not engaged. I disengaged the auto throttles and took manual control; the airspeed was uncontrollable and along with the downdrafts we received a 'don't sink' aural very briefly. I followed the flight director throughout the climb procedure and overrode the automation in an attempt to rectify the problem. We had communication issues contacting departure on the climbout; that along with the down drafts causing us to descend had ATC inquire if everything was okay. We responded yes; just correcting. After the momentary 'don't sink' the aircraft began to climb once again and we were able to climb out normally. The TAF showed WS for the area the entire day and day before of 45-55 kts. The CRJ ahead of us had not reported any adverse ride reports in our direction of flight. The wind shear and downdrafts were much worse than we had anticipated. The timing of the weather encounter being in the process of cleaning up as well as the auto throttles retarding led to an inability to climb; the problem was rectified by disengaging the auto throttles and pitching up to escape the weather.Hindsight being 20-20; I wouldn't have taken off knowing the situation; or waited for a ride report from the preceding aircraft. ATC advised us that center cleared our route; and we took that into consideration in our decision to go.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.