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SXUS43 KARX 090901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025

WIZ017-092115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025


DATE                                                THU 10/09/25       /
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  SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   3  4  4  4  5  5  6  7  8  8  8  9  9  8  7  6  6  7  8  8  8  8  8  8
SFC WGUST 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 16 15 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD 16 18 21 23 24 24 23 20 18 16 15 15 16 17 19 21 24 27 28 25 21 18 17 18
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 13 12 10 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 21 23 26 27 29 31 31 32 33 37 42
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD  6  6  7  7  8  9 10 12 14 16 16 17 17 18 20 22 22 21 22 25 29 32 33 31

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        15       |        66


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 10 22 22 22 22 18 18 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
OCTOBER  9 2025.......SUNRISE   7:07 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:24 PM CDT
OCTOBER 10 2025.......SUNRISE   7:08 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:22 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 090521
KAUW 090520Z 0906/1006 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM100300 17007KT P6SM SCT150
     FM100400 18007G15KT P6SM BKN110
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-092115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025


DATE                                                THU 10/09/25       /
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  SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  6  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  7
SFC WGUST  8  8  8  9  9 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD 16 17 17 18 19 19 19 17 14 12 11 11 12 13 15 17 20 23 26 28 30 32 32 31
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 13 12 10  8  7  7  8  9 10 11 12 12 13 14 16 18 20 21 22 21 19 19 23 28
6KFT 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
6KFT WSPD  6  6  6  7  7  8  9 11 12 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 22 25 29

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        64


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  7 22 15 15 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
OCTOBER  9 2025.......SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   624 PM CDT
OCTOBER 10 2025.......SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   622 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 090533
KMSN 090530Z 0906/1006 00000KT P6SM SKC
     FM091900 17007KT P6SM SKC
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-092115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025


DATE                                                THU 10/09/25       /
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  SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   7  7  7  7  8  9 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 23 23 23 22 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD 22 22 22 22 23 24 24 23 21 19 18 19 20 21 23 26 28 31 33 35 36 36 35 33
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD  9  9  9  9  9 10 11 14 17 20 21 21 22 24 26 29 32 34 37 41 45 46 43 37
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  9  8  7  7  9 12 14 14 13 13 16 19 22 23 22 23 26 29 32 33 33 32 30 28

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        40       |        30


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 10 22 22 22 22 16 23 23 23
 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
OCTOBER  9 2025.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 PM CDT
OCTOBER 10 2025.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 090521 RRU
KRST 090520Z 0906/1006 15009KT P6SM SKC
     FM091600 17014G24KT P6SM SCT070
     FM100100 19014KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 PROB30 1001/1006 2SM -TSRA
      OVC035CB
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-092115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025


DATE                                                THU 10/09/25       /
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  SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  9  9  9  9  8  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  8
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 11 11 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 16 16 15 15 15 17 17 18 18 18 20 20

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD 21 23 25 26 27 26 25 22 19 16 15 15 16 17 18 20 24 28 31 34 36 37 37 36
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 13 11  9  8  8  8 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 25 27 30 34 37 40 42
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  6  6  7  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 15 17 19 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 29

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        2        |        54


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  2  6 22 22 22 20 20 20
 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
OCTOBER  9 2025.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT
OCTOBER 10 2025.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 090521 RRO
KLSE 090520Z 0906/1006 12005KT P6SM SKC
     FM091600 17011KT P6SM FEW070
     FM100300 16010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC060 PROB30 1004/1006 2SM -TSRA
      OVC045CB
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-092115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025


DATE                                                THU 10/09/25       /
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  SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 11 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 19 18 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 18

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 21 19 17 17 17 18 19 20 22 25 28 31 33 34 34 33 31
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  7  7  7  7  7  7  8 11 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 28 30 32 35 36 38 38
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  7  6  5  5  6  8  9  9  9  9 12 15 18 20 22 24 26 28 29 29 28 27 27 28

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        32


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  1  8 22 22 22 22 22 22
 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
OCTOBER  9 2025.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 PM CDT
OCTOBER 10 2025.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 090521
KALO 090520Z 0906/1006 11005KT P6SM SKC
     FM091800 17010G18KT P6SM FEW250
     FM100000 15010KT 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.

$$

WIZ061-092115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025


DATE                                                THU 10/09/25       /
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  SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   4  3  4  4  4  5  6  7  8  9  9  9  9  8  8  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  8
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 17

1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD 22 22 21 21 21 21 20 18 15 13 12 12 13 14 15 17 19 22 25 27 29 31 32 33
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  9  8  8  7  6  6  6  7  9 11 12 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 22 25
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  4  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 15 18 20 21 21 21 22 23

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        38


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  1  9 22 18 18 18
 FOG      20 20 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  9 2025.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 PM CDT
OCTOBER 10 2025.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 090520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 090520Z 0906/1006 10005KT P6SM SKC
     FM091500 15009KT P6SM SKC=
&&

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.

$$