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SXUS43 KARX 032101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT THU APR 3 2025

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


DATE            THU 04/03/25       /
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   W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  S SE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   8  7  6  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  4  4
SFC WGUST 18 17 14 12 10  9  8  7  7  6  6  5  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 12 12 11 11

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

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
APRIL  3 2025.........SUNRISE   6:35 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:29 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   6:33 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:30 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 031730
KAUW 031727Z 0318/0418 28011G19KT P6SM BKN025
     FM032300 29007KT P6SM BKN035
     FM040100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035
     FM040800 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020
     FM041400 12003KT P6SM BKN035
&&

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 APR 3 2025


DATE            THU 04/03/25       /
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   W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E  E
SFC WSPD  10  8  6  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 18 16 13 11  9  8  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12

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

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        4


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
APRIL  3 2025.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 032042 AAA
KMSN 032039Z 0321/0418 30010G18KT P6SM BKN040 OVC250
     FM032300 30006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
     FM041500 11007KT P6SM SCT040
&&

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 APR 3 2025


DATE            THU 04/03/25       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  E
SFC WSPD  10  8  6  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 16 14 12 10  9  8  8  7  7  6  6  6  7  7  8  9  9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11

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

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
APRIL  3 2025.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 031733 RRF
KRST 031732Z 0318/0418 31014KT P6SM OVC025
     FM032200 34005KT P6SM BKN028
     FM040600 05004KT P6SM OVC015
     FM041500 13007KT P6SM BKN025
&&

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 APR 3 2025


DATE            THU 04/03/25       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  E
SFC WSPD   8  6  5  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST 16 14 12 10  8  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  7  7  8  9  9 10 12 12 11 12 11 11

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

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        3


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
APRIL  3 2025.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 031733 RRD
KLSE 031732Z 0318/0418 30012KT P6SM OVC035
     FM032100 32005KT P6SM OVC035
     FM040400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN029
     FM041500 13005KT P6SM BKN035
&&

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 APR 3 2025


DATE            THU 04/03/25       /
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  NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E  E
SFC WSPD  10  8  6  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  7  7  8  9  9  9  8  8
SFC WGUST 14 11 10  9  7  7  8  8  8 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 12 13 12 11

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

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        9


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
APRIL  3 2025.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 031915 AAA
KALO 031912Z 0319/0418 30010KT P6SM BKN035
     FM040100 36005KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250
     FM040900 06006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
     FM041500 10009KT P6SM OVC200
&&

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 APR 3 2025


DATE            THU 04/03/25       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   8  6  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  6  7  7  7  7  7
SFC WGUST 15 13 10  9  7  6  6  7  7  8  8  9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 13

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 13 11  9  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  8 10 13 15 17 18 17 16 15 13 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE SE  S  W  W SW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 15 13 11  9  7  6  5  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  7  9 11 14 17 18 16 13
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 30 28 27 25 22 20 17 15 13 11  8  5  3  3  4  6  7 10 12 14 16 17 18 18

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        18


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
APRIL  3 2025.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 031740
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 031740Z 0318/0418 26015KT P6SM BKN027
     FM032200 32010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250
     FM040600 05004KT P6SM BKN150
     FM041500 09009KT P6SM BKN100=
&&

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.

$$