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SXUS43 KARX 120901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2025

WIZ017-122115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2025


DATE                                                WED 03/12/25       /
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 SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   4  4  5  5  5  5  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
SFC WGUST 14 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 10  9  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6

1KFT WDIR  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 12 10  8  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  5  4  3  2  2  2
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 12 16 21 25 25 23 19 15 11  8  7  8  9 10 10 10 11 12 12 11  9  8  7  6
6KFT WDIR SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 23 23 23 22 20 17 16 17 18 20 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 23 23 23 24 25 25 26

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


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
MARCH 12 2025.........SUNRISE   7:16 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:01 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2025.........SUNRISE   7:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:02 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 120521
KAUW 120520Z 1206/1306 11005KT P6SM BKN090
     FM121300 12007G15KT P6SM SCT250
     FM121800 16005KT P6SM 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.

$$

WIZ044-122115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2025


DATE                                                WED 03/12/25       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
SFC WGUST 17 14 13 12 12 12 12 11 10  9  8  8  8  7  5  5  4  4  5  5  4  5  4  4

1KFT WDIR  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W
1KFT WSPD 19 21 22 22 20 16 12  9  7  5  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  7  8  8  6
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
3KFT WSPD 20 23 25 26 23 19 15 11  8  5  5  5  6  7  9 10 11 11 11 10  9  8  6  5
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 20 21 22 24 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 33 32 31 29 26 24 22 21

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


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
MARCH 12 2025.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2025.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 120839 AAA
KMSN 120838Z 1209/1306 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
     FM121500 12006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM121900 VRB04KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-122115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2025


DATE                                                WED 03/12/25       /
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 SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  6  5  5  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST 15 13 12 11 11 11 11 10  9  8  8  9  8  8  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6

1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 18 18 18 17 14 11  8  5  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  6  7  8  8  7  6  6  5
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW
3KFT WSPD 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10  9  8  7  7  6  5  5  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  2
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 25 24 23 23 24 25 27 26 25 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 21 18 15 12 10  9

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0


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
MARCH 12 2025.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2025.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 120521 RRX
KRST 120520Z 1206/1306 16008KT P6SM FEW200
     FM121800 20007KT P6SM SCT250
     FM130000 VRB04KT P6SM 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.

$$

WIZ041-122115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2025


DATE                                                WED 03/12/25       /
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  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
SFC WGUST 15 11 11 11 10 10 10 10  9  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  4  4  5  5  4  5  5  5

1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NW  S  S  S  E
1KFT WSPD 18 18 19 18 16 13  9  6  3  1  1  3  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  4  3  2
3KFT WDIR  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
3KFT WSPD 23 23 22 20 17 14 11  9  7  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  9  9  9  8  6  4  4  4
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 24 23 22 21 23 25 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 27 26 26 26 25 23 20 17 15 14

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


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
MARCH 12 2025.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2025.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 120521 RRQ
KLSE 120520Z 1206/1306 12006KT P6SM FEW200
     FM121700 17005KT P6SM FEW150
     FM130000 11006KT P6SM 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.

$$

IAZ019-122115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2025


DATE                                                WED 03/12/25       /
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  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   3  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  5  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  4  4
SFC WGUST 14 13  9  9  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  8  7  8

1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW  W  W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 21 19 17 14 11  8  5  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  7  9 10 12 12 12 10
3KFT WDIR SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE  E  E SE
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 12 11  9  7  5  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  2  4
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 19 17 15 14 15 16 17 16 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 13

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


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
MARCH 12 2025.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2025.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 120521
KALO 120520Z 1206/1306 12006KT P6SM SCT250
     FM122300 05005KT P6SM 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.

$$

WIZ061-122115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2025


DATE                                                WED 03/12/25       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S NW NW  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST 14 14 12 10 10  9  9  8  7  6  6  5  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  7  7  7  6

1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 26 24 21 18 14 11  8  5  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  8  7  6
3KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE  E
3KFT WSPD 13 12 12 11 10  9  7  6  5  4  4  4  5  6  7  7  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  4
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 18 17 16 16 16 17 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16

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


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
MARCH 12 2025.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2025.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 120520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 120520Z 1206/1306 09008KT P6SM 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.

$$