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SXUS43 KARX 130901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2025

WIZ017-132115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2025


DATE                                                SUN 07/13/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR   W  W SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  8  8  8  7  7  6  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  4
SFC WGUST 10 10  9 10 12 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 14 14 15 14 14 13 13 14 15 13 13

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
1KFT WSPD 14 14 13 12 11 10  9  9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 17 16
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 17 20 22 25 29 32 32 29 23
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 10 11 13 15 16 18 18 18 18 18 20 23 25 25 23

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        0        |        3        |        12       |        15


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  7  7  9 11 14 15 16 16 16 10 10  9
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 13 2025..........SUNRISE   5:25 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:43 PM CDT
JULY 14 2025..........SUNRISE   5:26 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:43 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 130521 RRB
KAUW 130520Z 1306/1406 25005KT P6SM SCT250
     FM131300 26005KT 4SM FU SCT250
     FM131600 25009G17KT 4SM FU SCT050
     FM132300 22006KT 3SM FU SKC
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ044-132115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2025


DATE                                                SUN 07/13/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  3  3  4  4  4  5  4  5
SFC WGUST  9  8  7  7  7  8  9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10  9  9 10 12 11 11

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 20 17 13  9  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  7  7  7  9 12 15 18 20 22 24 25
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 20
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 19 20 22 22 20 18 15 13 11 10 12 14 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 15 14 14 14 15

SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        4        |        4


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  4  5  3  2  3  3  4  4  4
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 13 2025..........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
JULY 14 2025..........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 130521 RRB
KMSN 130520Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM131400 26007KT 6SM FU SCT250
     FM140100 24005KT P6SM FEW250
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

MNZ087-132115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2025


DATE                                                SUN 07/13/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  4  5  6  7  7  8  8  8  9  9  8  8  7  6  6  7  7  8  8  8  7
SFC WGUST  8  8  9 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 15 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 14 14 15 14 14

1KFT WDIR NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
1KFT WSPD  6  7 10 13 13 12 11 10  9  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 21 25 28 30 31 30
3KFT WDIR NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 18 16 13 12 12 12 13 12 10  9 10 11 13 14 16 18 20 22 24 27 29 29 27 22
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 17 15 14 14 15 17 18 21

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        1        |        9        |        13


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  5  6  6  8 11 11 12 12 12 12  7  7
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 13 2025..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JULY 14 2025..........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 130533 CCA
KRST 130532Z 1306/1406 VRB04KT 3SM FU BKN150
      TEMPO 1306/1308 6SM FU
     FM131800 23010KT P6SM BKN250
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ041-132115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2025


DATE                                                SUN 07/13/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  7  6  7  7  8  8  9 10 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 11 12

1KFT WDIR NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 14 11  9  7  7  8  9  9  8  8  8  9  9  9 10 11 12 15 17 19 22 24 26 29
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 15 14 12 10  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 11 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 19 19 20 21
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
6KFT WSPD 21 22 22 22 20 18 15 13 12 11 12 13 15 16 16 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 16 17

SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        1        |        5        |        7


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  4  5  6  4  4  4  4  3  3  3
 FOG      20 40 40 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 13 2025..........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT
JULY 14 2025..........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 130521 RRB
KLSE 130520Z 1306/1406 VRB04KT 6SM FU BKN150
     FM130800 VRB04KT 3SM FU BKN150
     FM131800 22008KT P6SM BKN250
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

IAZ019-132115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2025


DATE                                                SUN 07/13/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
SFC WSPD   2  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  7  7  8  8  7  6  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  6  5
SFC WGUST  6  6  5  6  6  9  9 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 10  8  9 10 11 11 11

1KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  3  4  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  9 10 10 10 11 13 15 17 19 22 24 25
3KFT WDIR NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 13 11  9  8  8  9 10  9  8  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 20 21 22 24
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 13 11 10 11 12 13 13 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 14 15

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        2        |        7        |        7


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  3  4  8  7  4  4  4  6  4  5
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 13 2025..........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT
JULY 14 2025..........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 130521 RRA
KALO 130520Z 1306/1406 24003KT P6SM SCT100
     FM131000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW020 FEW250
     FM131300 23007KT P6SM FEW070 FEW250
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ061-132115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2025


DATE                                                SUN 07/13/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
SFC WSPD   3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST  7  6  6  5  6  7  9  9  9 10 11 11 11 11 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 13 11  9  7  6  5  5  5  6  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 18 17 14 12 11 10 10  9  8  7  7  8  9 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 13 14 15
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW
6KFT WSPD 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 13 14 15 15 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 14

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        3        |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  1  2
 FOG      20 40 40 40 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 13 2025..........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT
JULY 14 2025..........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 130520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 130520Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
      TEMPO 1309/1312 4SM BR
     FM131700 25007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
     FM140100 20005KT P6SM SKC=
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$