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SXUS43 KARX 020901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2025

WIZ017-022115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE                                                WED 07/02/25       /
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  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NE NE
SFC WSPD   1  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  6  7  7  7  7  6  5  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1
SFC WGUST 11 10  9  9 10 11 11 12 13 14 13 14 14 13 13 10  8  8  7  6  6  6  5  5

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        4        |        29       |        26       |        21


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  4  4  3  3  3  6  7  8 17 29 33 38 32 26 19 20 18 17 15 15 10 10 10
 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  2 2025..........SUNRISE   5:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   5:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 020521
KAUW 020520Z 0206/0306 27004KT P6SM SKC
     FM021700 29008KT P6SM SCT060
     FM022000 30009KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 0220/0223 -SHRA BKN045
     FM022300 27004KT P6SM SCT070 PROB30 0303/0306 -SHRA 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.

$$

WIZ044-022115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE                                                WED 07/02/25       /
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  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W
SFC WSPD   2  3  3  4  5  5  6  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  7  4  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
SFC WGUST 10 11 11 10 12 11 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 10  8  7  6  6  6  5  5  5

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        3        |        6        |        19       |        11


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  1  1  3  4  2  4  4  5  9 15 22 23 17 18 17 15 12 17  6  8 15
 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  2 2025..........SUNRISE   522 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   523 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 020521 RRB
KMSN 020520Z 0206/0306 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM021500 28007KT P6SM FEW050
     FM021800 28010KT P6SM SCT060
     FM030200 VRB04KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-022115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE                                                WED 07/02/25       /
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  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  5  6  6  7  6  6  7  6  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 12 13 12 15 13 13 11 12 12 12 12 12  8  7  7  7  6  7  7  7  7

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        2        |        6        |        22       |        24


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  7 13 18 14 19 20 24 27 26 24 23 17 18
 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  2 2025..........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 020521 RRC
KRST 020520Z 0206/0306 24007KT P6SM FEW100
     FM030100 20005KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-022115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE                                                WED 07/02/25       /
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   N SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   2  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
SFC WGUST 10  9  9  8 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12  8  6  5  5  6  6  5  5  5

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
 POP6HR   |        1        |        4        |        18       |        21


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  2  3  3  5 16 18 14 19 17 19 19 18 13 17  9 17
 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  2 2025..........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 020521 RRB
KLSE 020520Z 0206/0306 24006KT P6SM FEW100
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-022115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE                                                WED 07/02/25       /
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  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  3  4  5  5  5  6  6  7  8  7  7  7  7  6  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST  9  9  9  9 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11  8  6  6  7  6  7  7  7  7

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 SW
1KFT WSPD  8  9 10 11 11 11 10  8  6  5  6  7  9  9 10 10 10 10 12 18 24 29 30 29
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 14 13 12  9  7  5  6  8 10 11 11 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 22 25
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 16 17

SKY COVER FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        1        |        4        |        26       |        41


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  1  2  2  3  5  5  5  5  7  9 17 20 23 29 33 34 38 39 39 44
 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  2 2025..........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 020521
KALO 020520Z 0206/0306 24002KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250
     FM021700 22011KT P6SM SCT150 PROB30 0302/0306 4SM -TSRA
      BKN070CB
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-022115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE                                                WED 07/02/25       /
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  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   2  2  3  3  4  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST  9  9  9  9 10 10 11 11 13 12 13 12 12 12 11  9  7  7  6  6  6  5  5  5

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        0        |        3        |        15       |        26


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  4  3  6  7  9 16 16 17 19 19 16 21 22 30
 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  2 2025..........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 020520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 020520Z 0206/0306 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM021500 27007KT P6SM SCT060=
&&

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.

$$