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SXUS43 KARX 192101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2025

WIZ017-200915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2025


DATE            SAT 07/19/25       /
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  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   6  5  6  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  3  3
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 13 11 11 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10  9 10

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

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        4        |        0        |        0        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   6  4  2  1  1  1  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
JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE   5:31 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:39 PM CDT
JULY 20 2025..........SUNRISE   5:32 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:38 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 191945 AAA
KAUW 191943Z 1920/2018 35006KT P6SM BKN035
     FM200200 03004KT P6SM SCT040
     FM200800 06003KT P6SM SKC
      TEMPO 2008/2012 3SM BR
     FM201500 08007KT P6SM SCT025
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-200915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2025


DATE            SAT 07/19/25       /
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  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   6  5  5  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 13 12 12 11 10 10  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12

1KFT WDIR  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD  9  9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10
3KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 10  8  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  6  6  7  8  9  9  9 10
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 17 17 19 20 20 19 20 22 24 26 25 22 19 16 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10  9

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        44       |        5        |        2        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  45 46 41 19 18  7  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  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
JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
JULY 20 2025..........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 191730
KMSN 191728Z 1918/2018 25007KT P6SM FEW018 BKN150
     FM192300 30007KT P6SM SCT060 PROB30 2000/2003 6SM -TSRA
      OVC025CB
     FM200300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050
     FM200800 07006KT P6SM BKN015
      TEMPO 2011/2013 BKN007
     FM201700 08007KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-200915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2025


DATE            SAT 07/19/25       /
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  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   6  7  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  7  8  8  8  8  8
SFC WGUST 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 16

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 11 10 10 11 12 11 10
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 10 11 11 11 10  8  7  7  6  6  6  5  5  4  3  2  3  4  6  8 10 11 11 10
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 16 15 14 14 16 18 21 23 25 25 25 24 22 20 18 16 14 13 12 11 10  9  9  9

SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
 POP6HR   |        3        |        4        |        5        |        5


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  2  2  1  1  1  4  3  3  2  4  5  7  7  8  8  8  7  7  6  6  5  5  4
 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 19 2025..........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 PM CDT
JULY 20 2025..........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 191721 RRS
KRST 191720Z 1918/2018 VRB05KT P6SM SCT025
      TEMPO 1918/1920 BKN020
     FM192000 36007KT P6SM SCT040
     FM201000 09006KT P6SM SCT006 BKN010
     FM201700 10010KT P6SM SCT030
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-200915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2025


DATE            SAT 07/19/25       /
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  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 10  9  9  9 10  9 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD  6  7  8  9 11 13 15 15 14 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 10  9
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 10 11 11 11 10  9  8  8  7  7  7  6  6  5  3  3  3  4  5  6  8  9  9  9
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 19 18 17 17 17 19 20 22 24 25 24 23 20 18 15 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW
 POP6HR   |        18       |        3        |        4        |        4


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  27 17 12  4  3  2  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  7  7  6  6  5  5  4  4  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
JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT
JULY 20 2025..........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 191721 RRA
KLSE 191720Z 1918/2018 25005KT P6SM FEW020 SCT035
      TEMPO 1918/1920 BKN030
     FM192100 36005KT P6SM SCT050
     FM201000 10005KT P6SM SCT008 BKN010
     FM201700 09007KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-200915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2025


DATE            SAT 07/19/25       /
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  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  8  8  9  9  9  9 10 10
SFC WGUST 10 10  9  9  8  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 15

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

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        4        |        14       |        20       |        14


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  3  2  1  1  1 10 11 12 13 16 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 16 14 13 11 13 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 19 2025..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT
JULY 20 2025..........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 191806 AAA
KALO 191805Z 1918/2018 30006KT P6SM SCT022
      TEMPO 1918/1921 BKN022
     FM200800 09005KT P6SM BKN023 OVC050 PROB30 2008/2011 4SM
      -TSRA
      OVC015CB
     FM201100 08005KT P6SM BKN017 BKN045
     FM201400 09007KT P6SM BKN008 BKN035
     FM201700 09009KT P6SM BKN013 BKN016
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-200915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2025


DATE            SAT 07/19/25       /
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 NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  5  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  6  7  7  8  8  8  8
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 10  8  8  7  7  8  8  8  8  9 10 11 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 11 13 16 17 17 15
3KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 11 11 10  9  8  7  6  6  6  6  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  7  9  9  9
6KFT WDIR NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
6KFT WSPD 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 21 22 23 22 21 19 18 16 15 15 16 15 11  7  4  3  3

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        5        |        15       |        25       |        18


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   5  6  8 11 11  6 12 16 19 23 25 27 25 25 25 23 23 23 22 20 17 14 13 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
JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT
JULY 20 2025..........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 191734
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 191734Z 1918/2018 23007KT P6SM BKN100
     FM192000 27007KT P6SM BKN100
     FM200200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 OVC060
     FM200700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 2008/2012 3SM TSRA OVC010CB
     FM201300 09008KT P6SM BKN012=
&&

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.

$$