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SXUS43 KARX 231001
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2025

WIZ017-232215-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2025


DATE                                                SUN 02/23/25       /
CST       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   S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   2  2  3  3  3  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  6  6  7  7  8  8  9 10 10
SFC WGUST  9  8  9  9  9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 14 16 16 17 18 19 19 22 23 24

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 14 12 10  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  9  9 11 12 14 15 17 17 14 11  9  8  9 10
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 18 18 17 15 14 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 21 24 28 33 37 41 44 45 45 44
6KFT 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
6KFT WSPD 22 22 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 19 22 25 29 34 38 41 44 47 50 54 57

SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        11       |        8        |        11       |        17


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
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   6:46 AM CST   SUNSET   5:38 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   6:44 AM CST   SUNSET   5:40 PM CST

FTUS80 KAUW 230521 RRA
KAUW 230520Z 2306/2406 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090 BKN200
     FM231400 15003KT P6SM -SHSN BKN050
     FM231800 17007KT P6SM SCT070 BKN200
      TEMPO 2318/2322 BKN070
     FM240500 20008G16KT P6SM BKN060 WS020/25035KT
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-232215-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2025


DATE                                                SUN 02/23/25       /
CST       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   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   2  3  3  3  3  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  8  9 10 10
SFC WGUST  9  8  8  9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 15 15 17 18 20 21 22 23

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 22 16 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 16 19 22 25 27 27 26 24 24 24 23
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 13 14 16 18 20 22 23 24 26 29 32 36 40 45 51
6KFT 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
6KFT WSPD 19 19 18 17 17 17 20 24 26 25 23 21 22 24 26 27 29 31 33 35 38 41 44 47

SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        12       |        9        |        6        |        10


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
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   539 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   541 PM CST

FTUS53 KMSN 230848 AAA
KMSN 230845Z 2309/2406 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
     FM231600 20006KT P6SM SCT100
     FM240500 21010KT P6SM BKN170
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-232215-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2025


DATE                                                SUN 02/23/25       /
CST       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  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  9  9 10 11 12 13 13 13 14 14
SFC WGUST 14 13 13 13 12 13 13 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 18 17 17 19 21 23 24 24 25 25

1KFT WDIR SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 12 11 10  9 10 12 15 18 22 25 27 26 24 22 21 20 20
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
3KFT WSPD 18 16 14 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 21 23 26 30 34 37 41 44 44 43 40 35
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 20 24 26 27 27 27 26 25 25 25 25 26 26 27 28 30 32 35 38 41 44 46 47 48

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        9        |        1        |        3        |        7


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
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST

FTUS53 KRST 230521 RRC
KRST 230520Z 2306/2406 20010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150
     FM231500 23009KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-232215-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2025


DATE                                                SUN 02/23/25       /
CST       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   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  4  4  4  4  5  6  7  7  7  7  8  7  6  5  6  6  7  8  9  9 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 18 18 19 21 23 25

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 19 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 10 10  9 10 12 14 17 21 24 27 28 28 28 27 26 25
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 15 15 15 14 12 11 13 16 18 19 19 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 32 33 35 39 44 49
6KFT 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
6KFT WSPD 20 18 18 21 25 28 27 24 22 23 24 26 27 27 28 29 31 33 35 38 40 42 44 46

SKY COVER BK BK OV BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        13       |        5        |        4        |        12


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
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   547 PM CST

FTUS53 KLSE 230521 RRC
KLSE 230520Z 2306/2406 15005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150
     FM231500 21006KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-232215-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2025


DATE                                                SUN 02/23/25       /
CST       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   S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   5  6  6  6  6  7  7  8  9  8  8  9  8  8  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 14 13 13 13 14 17 16 17 18 19 19 19 20

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 16 16 16 15 14 13 14 14 15 14 13 13 15 17 21 24 28 29 27 23 20 19 19 19
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 19 21 22 22 22 22 23 24 25 25 26 26 27 28 30 30 31 32 36 40 45
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 23 26 29 31 32 31 30 28 27 27 28 29 28 27 26 27 28 30 32 35 37 39 41 43

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        4        |        1        |        1        |        6


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
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST

FTUS80 KALO 230521
KALO 230520Z 2306/2406 19006KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-232215-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2025


DATE                                                SUN 02/23/25       /
CST       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   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  7  8  8  8  8  7  6  6  6  7  8  8  9  9  9 10
SFC WGUST 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 20 20 21

1KFT WDIR  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 18 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 17 21 26 29 30 30 29 28 26 24
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 16 18 20 23 25 27 28 29 29 28 29 31 33 36 38 41 43
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 21 21 21 23 25 27 27 26 26 26 27 28 28 29 29 28 29 29 30 32 34 36 38 40

SKY COVER BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        6        |        1        |        2        |        8


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
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   547 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 230520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 230520Z 2306/2406 22005KT P6SM SCT200
     FM231700 21009KT P6SM SKC
     FM240000 20007KT P6SM BKN200=
&&

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.

$$