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SXUS43 KARX 050902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2025

WIZ017-052115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2025


DATE                                                FRI 09/05/25       /
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  NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD  10 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11  9  8  7  7  6  6  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 26 25 25 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 25 24 22 20 19 18 18 17 16 16 15 14

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 15 15 14 13 14 15 16 18 19 21 21 22 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 17 14 13 12 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 34 32 30 28 27 26 26 27 28 30 31 33 34 35 34 34 34 34 33 32 30 28 25 21
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
6KFT WSPD 33 31 29 28 29 31 32 32 32 32 35 38 40 40 39 37 36 34 32 27 23 20 19 20

SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        24       |        17       |        19       |        19


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   3  3  3  9  9  9  7  7  7  9  9  8  3  3  3  3  3  3  0  0  0  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
SEPTEMBER  5 2025.....SUNRISE   6:26 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:28 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  6 2025.....SUNRISE   6:27 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:26 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 050642 AAA
KAUW 050639Z 0507/0606 25012G24KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC035
      WS020/24040KT
      TEMPO 0507/0508 BKN020
     FM050800 25017G30KT P6SM OVC015
     FM051000 29014G27KT P6SM OVC012
     FM051600 29015G25KT P6SM OVC020
     FM052000 28015G24KT P6SM BKN035
     FM060100 27010G16KT P6SM BKN040
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-052115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2025


DATE                                                FRI 09/05/25       /
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  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD  14 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 11  9  8  7  6  6  6  6  6  5
SFC WGUST 33 33 30 28 27 26 25 25 25 25 26 26 25 24 22 19 18 17 16 14 15 14 14 12

1KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 29 28 26 24 22 21 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 24 23 22 22 23 23 23 22 21 21 21
3KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 43 40 36 31 28 26 25 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 29 29 30 29 28 26 24 21 18
6KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 47 45 42 38 36 34 33 31 29 29 29 31 32 33 34 34 34 32 30 26 21 17 16 17

SKY COVER BK OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        11       |        11       |        15       |        17


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  4  4  6  6  6  4  4  4  3  3  4  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  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
SEPTEMBER  5 2025.....SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  6 2025.....SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 050851 AAA
KMSN 050850Z 0509/0606 25015G25KT P6SM BKN035
     FM051100 27016G28KT P6SM BKN025
     FM051700 28014KT P6SM BKN070
     FM060300 27005KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-052115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2025


DATE                                                FRI 09/05/25       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD  15 16 15 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 13 11  9  8  7  7  7  7  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 32 29 27 25 25 24 24 25 25 24 25 25 24 22 20 17 16 14 13 13 14 13 13 12

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 24 22 21 19 20 21 22 22 21 21 21 22 22 21 19 18 18 18 19 21 23 24 24 23
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 34 31 28 26 25 25 25 24 23 23 23 24 24 24 25 24 24 23 23 24 25 25 23 21
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 41 38 35 33 33 33 33 30 27 25 25 26 27 29 31 31 28 25 22 21 22 22 22 21

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        11       |        14       |        17       |        15


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  6  6  6  5  5  5  3  3  3  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
SEPTEMBER  5 2025.....SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  6 2025.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 050521 RRE
KRST 050520Z 0506/0606 29018G30KT P6SM BKN035
      TEMPO 0508/0511 BKN020
     FM051100 30016G27KT P6SM OVC022
     FM051600 29017G24KT P6SM BKN040
     FM060000 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.

$$

WIZ041-052115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2025


DATE                                                FRI 09/05/25       /
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 NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD  12 15 15 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 12 11  9  7  6  6  6  5  5  4  4
SFC WGUST 33 31 28 26 25 23 22 22 22 22 22 23 22 21 19 17 16 14 14 12 13 12 12 11

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W
1KFT WSPD 29 27 23 20 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 22 20 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 22 22
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 39 36 31 27 24 23 22 22 23 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 22 20 17
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 44 42 39 35 33 31 30 28 27 26 26 27 28 29 29 29 29 29 27 25 22 20 19 19

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        11       |        13       |        17       |        17


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  2  2  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  2  2  2  0  0  0  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
SEPTEMBER  5 2025.....SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  6 2025.....SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 050521 RRC
KLSE 050520Z 0506/0606 29019G29KT P6SM BKN035
      TEMPO 0508/0511 BKN025
     FM051100 30016G26KT P6SM BKN025
     FM051400 29013G21KT P6SM BKN050
     FM060000 27008KT P6SM SCT070
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-052115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2025


DATE                                                FRI 09/05/25       /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD  12 15 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 13 11  9  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 32 31 28 25 25 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 20 17 15 12 12 11 10  9  9  9  9

1KFT WDIR  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 28 26 23 21 21 21 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 19 17 15 14 14 15 17 19 20 20 18
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 45 41 34 29 27 26 25 24 23 23 24 24 24 23 21 20 19 18 18 19 21 21 21 20
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 47 44 40 36 34 33 32 30 27 26 27 28 29 29 29 28 25 22 20 21 23 25 26 27

SKY COVER FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        9        |        7        |        17       |        14


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  2  2  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  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
SEPTEMBER  5 2025.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  6 2025.....SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 050800 AAA
KALO 050758Z 0508/0606 28014KT P6SM FEW040 SCT060
     FM051200 29012G21KT P6SM FEW030 SCT050
     FM052100 29011KT P6SM SCT100
     FM060300 29005KT 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.

$$

WIZ061-052115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2025


DATE                                                FRI 09/05/25       /
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  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD  13 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 10  8  6  5  5  4  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST 32 30 28 26 25 23 23 23 22 22 22 23 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 10 10  9  9

1KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 28 27 24 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 23 22 20 18 17 17 18 19 20 20 19 18
3KFT WDIR  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 43 40 35 31 28 25 24 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 20 19
6KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 46 45 44 42 40 37 34 30 27 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 29 28 26 24 22 22 23

SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        10       |        7        |        13       |        16


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  3  3  3  2  3  3  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  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
SEPTEMBER  5 2025.....SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  6 2025.....SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 050520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 050520Z 0506/0606 25013G20KT P6SM SCT060
     FM050700 29012G22KT P6SM SCT060
     FM052300 30008KT P6SM SCT200=
&&

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.

$$