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SXUS43 KARX 062102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025

WIZ017-070915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025


DATE            TUE 05/06/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   7  6  6  5  4  4  3  4  5  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  9  8  9  9  9  9  9  9
SFC WGUST 13 13 12 11  9  9  8 10 15 19 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 18 17 16 16 16 15

1KFT WDIR NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 10 10  9  9  9  9 10 15 21 26 26 25 23 22 22 21 20 19 16 11  5  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11  9  6  5  5  6  9 14 19 20 15  7  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 10  9 10 11 14 15 16 15 15 16 16 15 10  5  0  0  0

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW
 POP6HR   |        2        |        2        |        10       |        8


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  1  1  2  5  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0
 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
MAY  6 2025...........SUNRISE   5:40 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:10 PM CDT
MAY  7 2025...........SUNRISE   5:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:12 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 061724
KAUW 061721Z 0618/0718 33009KT P6SM SKC
     FM070100 35006KT P6SM SKC
     FM070600 01005KT P6SM SCT100
     FM071000 03009G15KT P6SM BKN080
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-070915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025


DATE            TUE 05/06/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   7  7  6  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  7  7  8  9  9 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 14 13 13 11  9 10 11 11 10 10 10 12 15 16 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 10  9  9  9 12 16 19 19 17 16 15 14 15 18 21 24 23 21 17 11  5  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 12 11 10 10 11 13 15 15 14 13 10  8  6  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  1  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 15 14 13 11 12 13 14 14 14 12 10  8  6  6  7  8 10 11 11  8  4  0  0  0

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        1        |        1        |        4        |        3


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
 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
MAY  6 2025...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT
MAY  7 2025...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 061721 RRM
KMSN 061720Z 0618/0718 29006KT P6SM FEW150
     FM070000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW220
     FM071200 03006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM071500 05009KT P6SM FEW080
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-070915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025


DATE            TUE 05/06/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   N  N  N  N  N NW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   5  5  4  4  3  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 10 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST  8  8  7  6  5  5  5  6  7  8  9 10  9 11 12 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD  8  7  6  4  3  3  4  5  6  8 10 11 13 16 20 22 22 20 17 11  5  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD  9  8  7  5  4  5  5  5  5  6  8 10 11 11 11 10 10  9  8  5  2  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 10  9  8  7  8 10 12 13 14 14 10  5  2  1  2  3  4  6  6  4  2  0  0  0

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        0        |        1        |        3        |        3


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  2  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  3  3  3
 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
MAY  6 2025...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT
MAY  7 2025...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 061721 RRP
KRST 061720Z 0618/0718 32008KT P6SM SKC
     FM071300 04010KT P6SM SCT100
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-070915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025


DATE            TUE 05/06/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   6  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  6  7  8  8  9  9  9  9
SFC WGUST 12 11 10  8  7  7  7  8  7  7  8  8  8  9 10 12 14 13 14 15 15 15 14 15

1KFT WDIR  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 10  9  7  6  7  8 10 12 14 15 14 12 11 14 18 21 21 19 16 11  5  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 12 11  9  8  9 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 14 12 11 11 11 10  7  3  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 12 12 13 13 13 12 10  7  5  4  4  5  7  9  9  7  3  0  0  0

SKY COVER FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        1        |        0        |        4        |        3


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  1  1  0  0  1  2  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
 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
MAY  6 2025...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT
MAY  7 2025...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 061721 RRK
KLSE 061720Z 0618/0718 32006KT P6SM SKC
     FM070200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM071400 04008KT P6SM SCT100
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-070915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025


DATE            TUE 05/06/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   N  N  N  N NE  E  S SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   4  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 10 11 12
SFC WGUST  7  6  6  6  4  5  5  5  6  7  7  7  8 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 15 15 15

1KFT WDIR  N NE NE NE NE  N NW NW  W SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD  6  5  2  1  0  1  2  5 10 14 17 19 20 20 18 16 15 14 12  8  4  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD  7  6  3  2  3  5  7  6  5  4  4  5  7  8 10 11 12 12 11  8  3  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD  8  7  6  5  8 11 13 13 11 10 11 11 12 12 10  9  7  6  4  3  1  0  0  0

SKY COVER CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        3        |        7


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  1  1  1  2  1  1  9 10 11
 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
MAY  6 2025...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY  7 2025...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 061736
KALO 061733Z 0618/0718 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM071400 04007KT P6SM SCT250
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-070915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025


DATE            TUE 05/06/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  6  6  7  8  9 10 10
SFC WGUST 10  9  9  7  5  6  7  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9  9 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 15

1KFT WDIR  N NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD  7  6  5  5  6  8 10 12 14 16 20 23 25 23 20 16 13 11  8  5  2  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD  9  8  7  6  7  8 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 12 12 12 10  8  5  2  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 12 11 10 10 11 12 14 14 14 13 11 10  8  7  6  6  6  6  6  4  2  0  0  0

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        1        |        0        |        3        |        4


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  5  8 11
 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
MAY  6 2025...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT
MAY  7 2025...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 061722
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 061722Z 0618/0718 33006KT P6SM SCT050
      TEMPO 0618/0620 BKN050
     FM070000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200=
&&

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.

$$