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SXUS43 KARX 032102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2025

WIZ017-040915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE            THU 07/03/25       /
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  SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  7  8  8  9  9
SFC WGUST  9 10 10  9  9 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 17 17

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  3  3  4  5  8 11 14 16 17 18 17 15 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 13
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  5  6  7  9 10 11 12 14 16 18 19 20 20 21 23 23 22 22 21 21 22 22 22 20
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
6KFT WSPD 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 20 22

SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        11       |        36       |        52       |        9


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   9 10 11 12 12 12 15 19 29 40 41 41 36 37 37 23 22 12 12 11 10  9 11 12
 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  3 2025..........SUNRISE   5:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   5:18 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 031736
KAUW 031735Z 0318/0418 14005KT P6SM SCT040
     FM040200 13006KT P6SM SCT150
     FM040800 14005KT P6SM -RA BKN070 PROB30 0409/0412 5SM -TSRA
      BKN035CB
     FM041400 17006KT P6SM BKN050
     FM041700 18008KT P6SM BKN110
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-040915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE            THU 07/03/25       /
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   S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  7  8  9  9  9
SFC WGUST  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 15 15 16 17 17

1KFT WDIR SW  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  5  5  5  6  9 11 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 16 18 18 17
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  6  7  7  8  9 11 12 14 16 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 21 22
6KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  9 11 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 18 19 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 19 19 19 18

SKY COVER SC SC SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        38       |        59       |        57       |        16


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  15 17 19 21 31 38 41 41 41 47 47 47 47 47 47 36 30 23 17 11 11 11 12 13
 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  3 2025..........SUNRISE   523 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   523 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 032027 AAA
KMSN 032024Z 0320/0418 25005KT P6SM SCT050
     FM040100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT110
     FM040600 15005KT 6SM -TSRA BKN045CB
     FM041300 21005KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 0413/0416 4SM TSRA
      OVC040CB
     FM041600 20007KT P6SM BKN110
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-040915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE            THU 07/03/25       /
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   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
SFC WSPD   7  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  9  9  9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 23 23 24

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  9  9  9 10 13 16 18 20 20 21 23 25 26 26 25 24 21 17 14 15 18 20 21 22
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 11 12 14 17 19 22 23 24 24 25 25 25 24 22 21 22 22 23 23 23 23 24 24
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 14 16 18 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 17 15 15 15 17 18 18 19 20 22 24

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        41       |        49       |        8        |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  15 17 19 22 31 36 33 33 33 28 25 20 13  6  5  4  4  3  3  3  2  1  1  1
 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  3 2025..........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 031727 RRA
KRST 031725Z 0318/0418 17012KT P6SM FEW040 SCT100
     FM040100 18006KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-040915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE            THU 07/03/25       /
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  SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   4  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  8  8  9  9 10
SFC WGUST 11 10 11 10  9  9 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 17

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  7  6  6  7 10 12 14 13 11 10 11 13 15 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 15 16 17 18
3KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  8  9 10 11 12 13 15 18 21 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 21
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 10 12 14 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 18 20

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
 POP6HR   |        41       |        56       |        38       |        5


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  15 19 23 27 34 37 48 52 52 48 48 48 39 36 28 19  9  7  6  6  5  4  3  3
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 031727
KLSE 031725Z 0318/0418 20006KT P6SM SCT040
     FM040100 18004KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0401/0407 4SM -TSRA
      BKN040CB
     FM041300 19006KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-040915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE            THU 07/03/25       /
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   S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   7  8  8  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  9  9 11 12 12 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 14 14 13 12 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 18 18 19 20 20

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
1KFT WSPD  8  9 10 12 14 17 19 22 24 26 27 26 26 26 25 24 21 17 14 14 16 18 19 20
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
3KFT WSPD 10 11 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 23 22 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 21 22
6KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 15 13 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 20 23

SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
 POP6HR   |        14       |        9        |        6        |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  15 15 16 16 14 12 12 12 12 13 11  9  7  5  4  2  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  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
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 031721
KALO 031720Z 0318/0418 18010KT P6SM FEW050 FEW210
     FM040100 19008KT P6SM FEW045 FEW210
     FM041300 19010KT 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.

$$

WIZ061-040915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE            THU 07/03/25       /
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   S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  9  9 10 10
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 16 16 16 17 17

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

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        21       |        30       |        23       |        4


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  15 17 19 22 31 41 42 42 42 44 44 44 39 31 24 18 11  9  7  5  5  5  3  2
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 031729
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 031729Z 0318/0418 19008KT P6SM FEW060=
&&

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.

$$