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SXUS43 KARX 261931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2025

WIZ017-270745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2025


DATE                  THU 06/26/25       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   6  7  7  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 12 13 13

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 12 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 22 21 19 17 14 12 12 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 17
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  7 10 13 16 19 22 27 31 34 35 36 34 30 26 22 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 23
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 20 20 21 23 25 27 29 31 32 33 33 33 32 31 30 28 26 25 24 24 24 26 28 30

SKY COVER OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
 POP6HR   |        83       |        84       |        38       |        7


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  40 40 44 44 44 44 44 44 40 40 40 21 21 21  4  4  4  6  6  6  8  8  8  7
 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
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   5:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:49 PM CDT
JUNE 27 2025..........SUNRISE   5:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:49 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 261748
KAUW 261747Z 2618/2718 06012KT P6SM OVC009
     FM261900 07009G15KT P6SM OVC012
     FM262200 09010G18KT 5SM SHRA OVC012
      TEMPO 2700/2704 2SM +TSRA BKN006 OVC012CB
     FM270400 12009KT 2SM BR OVC003
     FM271400 27007KT P6SM OVC007
     FM271700 29011G17KT P6SM BKN015
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-270745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2025


DATE                  THU 06/26/25       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  8  8  8
SFC WGUST 13 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 18 20 21 21 21 20 20 19 19 19 19 19
3KFT WDIR SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 12 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 26 28 29 29 28 26 24 24 24 24 23 22 21
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 21 21 22 23 25 26 26 26 25 26 26 27 29 31 32 31 29 27 26 26 26 27 28 29

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        70       |        81       |        30       |        10


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  24 43 63 66 65 60 59 60 41 41 39 16 16 16 13 13 12  9  9  9  4  4  4  7
 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
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   519 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT
JUNE 27 2025..........SUNRISE   520 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 261930 AAA
KMSN 261927Z 2619/2718 17010G15KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 PROB30
      2619/2623 4SM -TSRA BKN050CB BKN080
     FM262300 18007KT 4SM -TSRA SCT050CB
     FM270300 19006KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050
     FM270600 21006KT P6SM BKN021 PROB30 2709/2711 4SM -SHRA
      OVC008
     FM271200 24007KT P6SM BKN009
     FM271600 28009KT P6SM BKN013
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-270745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2025


DATE                  THU 06/26/25       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR   E  E SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   8  8  8  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  6  7
SFC WGUST 14 14 15 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 13 13

1KFT WDIR  E  E SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  9 10 11 13 15 17 18 18 18 17 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 11
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 18 19 22 26 28 28 26 24 22 20 19 19 19 20 21 23 23 22 21 19 17 16 14
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 25 27 29 31 32 32 32 31 30 29 27 26 26 26 26 26 25 24 24 24 23 22 21 20

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
 POP6HR   |        92       |        47       |        9        |        3


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  73 75 70 70 70 41 41 40 13 13 13  7  7  7  5  5  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  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
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   529 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT
JUNE 27 2025..........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 261930 AAA
KRST 261929Z 2619/2718 11009KT 3SM -TSRA BKN008CB
      TEMPO 2620/2621 27020G33KT 1/2SM +TSRA BKN003 OVC012CB
     FM262300 17008KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007
     FM270100 22008KT P6SM OVC007
     FM270500 28010KT 5SM BR OVC005
     FM271500 30010KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-270745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2025


DATE                  THU 06/26/25       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR  NE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6
SFC WGUST 11 12 13 13 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 13 13

1KFT WDIR  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  7  8  8  8 10 11 13 15 16 18 18 19 18 18 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 17 17 16
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 15 15 15 16 16 18 21 24 27 28 28 26 25 23 21 21 21 22 23 23 23 21 19 18
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 22 23 24 25 27 28 30 32 32 32 31 30 30 29 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 25 25

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV BK OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV BK
 POP6HR   |        88       |        82       |        19       |        4


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  47 63 62 72 80 58 58 58 29 29 29 11 11 11  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
 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
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   524 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT
JUNE 27 2025..........SUNRISE   525 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 261721 RRA
KLSE 261720Z 2618/2718 VRB04KT P6SM SCT015
     FM261900 12005KT P6SM SCT020
     FM262200 17006KT 2SM -TSRA BKN008CB
     FM270300 21005KT P6SM OVC007
     FM270900 30007KT 3SM BR OVC007
     FM271400 30009KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-270745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2025


DATE                  THU 06/26/25       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR   S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD  10 11 11 11 11 10  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  8  8  8
SFC WGUST 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 12

1KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 13 12 11 10
3KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 19 20 21 23 25 27 28 28 26 22 20 20 22 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 15 14 12
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 24 25 26 28 30 32 31 30 29 27 26 25 26 27 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 21 20

SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        88       |        64       |        11       |        4


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  27 33 47 71 78 44 44 44 22 22 20 12 12 12  7  7  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
 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
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   534 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JUNE 27 2025..........SUNRISE   534 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 261930 AAA
KALO 261929Z 2619/2718 19012KT P6SM FEW030 SCT100
      TEMPO 2622/2624 4SM TSRA BKN035CB
     FM270100 20012KT 4SM TSRA SCT035CB BKN080
     FM270300 24009KT 6SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC050
     FM270500 31005KT 6SM BR BKN007
     FM271400 29008KT P6SM BKN015
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-270745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2025


DATE                  THU 06/26/25       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W
SFC WSPD   8  9  9  9  9  8  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7
SFC WGUST 15 15 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 13

1KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 19 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 15 14 14
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 27 26 25 25 25 25 23 22 20 18 16 15
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 24 25 25 26 26 26 27 28 29 29 28 28 28 29 29 28 28 27 26 24 23 23 23 23

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        41       |        75       |        35       |        8


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  18 21 29 44 52 55 60 63 45 45 45 29 29 29 22 22 17 12 12 12  7  7  7 14
 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
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT
JUNE 27 2025..........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 261722
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 261722Z 2618/2718 21010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN050 PROB30 2621/2624
      4SM -TSRA BKN040CB
     FM270200 24009KT 5SM -TSRA BKN050CB
      TEMPO 2703/2706 VRB15G35KT 2SM TSRA OVC040CB
     FM270600 22007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN060
     FM270800 23007KT P6SM OVC040
     FM271000 26006KT P6SM OVC025=
&&

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.

$$