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SXUS43 KARX 110901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025

WIZ017-112115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025


DATE                                                SAT 10/11/25       /
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 NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  6  7  7
SFC WGUST  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  8  9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 19 20

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

SKY COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK
 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
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE   7:09 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:20 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE   7:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:18 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 110521 RRB
KAUW 110520Z 1106/1206 35003KT P6SM SKC
     FM110800 01003KT P6SM SKC
     FM111400 10005KT P6SM FEW040
     FM112100 12005KT P6SM SCT100
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-112115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025


DATE                                                SAT 10/11/25       /
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   W  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST  7  6  6  6  6  7  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 13 14 14 13 14 14 14

1KFT WDIR  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 15 13 10  9 10 13 14 12  9  7  7  8  9 11 13 15 18 20 22 21 20 18 17 17
3KFT WDIR  E NE NE  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  8  6  5  4  5  7  9  8  7  6  6  7  8  9 11 12 13 14 14 13 11 11 11 11
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 17 16 15 13 11  9  7  5  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  7  8

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC 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
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   621 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   619 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 110521 RRC
KMSN 110520Z 1106/1206 01005KT P6SM SKC
     FM111700 07006KT P6SM SCT030
     FM112300 09004KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-112115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025


DATE                                                SAT 10/11/25       /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  4  4  5  5  6  8  8  8  9 10  9  9  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 11 12
SFC WGUST  7  7  8  8  9 10 11 12 12 13 15 17 17 17 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 22 23 24

1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 15 15 16 17 17 18 17 15 13 11 11 12 14 16 18 20 23 26 28 31 33 33 32 30
3KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  5  4  4  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 13 15 18 21 23 25 26 27 27 26 27 29 32
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD  6  6  6  6  4  2  1  2  4  5  7  8  9  9  8  7  5  3  2  5  9 13 15 16

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        1        |        2


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
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 110521 RRD
KRST 110520Z 1106/1206 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM111200 12007KT P6SM SCT250
     FM111800 14010KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-112115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025


DATE                                                SAT 10/11/25       /
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 NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  8  9  9  9 10 10 11 11 11 11 13 15 15 16 19 20 20

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 14 15 14 12  9  7  7  9 11 13 15 18 21 23 26 29 31 32 32 31
3KFT WDIR  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  4  3  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  7  8 10 12 14 16 17 19 20 20 20 19 18 18 18
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 14 12 10  8  7  6  5  3  2  1  2  4  6  7  9  9  7  6  5  6  8 10 11 12

SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC 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
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 110521 RRC
KLSE 110520Z 1106/1206 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
     FM111700 12007KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-112115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025


DATE                                                SAT 10/11/25       /
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  NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   3  4  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  8  8  9  9  9  8  7  7  8  9  9  9  9  9 10
SFC WGUST  9  9  9 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 12 13 12 12 12 13 15 15 16 16 19 20 20

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 19 18 17 14 12 10 10 12 14 15 17 20 22 25 27 30 32 33 32 31
3KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  3  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  7  9 11 12 14 16 19 21 22 24 25 25 25 26 28 30
6KFT WDIR NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  N SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD  8  8  8  8  6  4  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  4  3  2  3  4  6  8 10 12 14 15

SKY COVER CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        1


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
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 110521
KALO 110520Z 1106/1206 07005KT P6SM SKC
     FM111400 09006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM111800 11010KT 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.

$$

WIZ061-112115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025


DATE                                                SAT 10/11/25       /
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  NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   2  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 10  9  9  9  9  9 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 12 13 14 14 16 16 16

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 19 19 18 17 16 15 13 10  8  6  6  7  9 11 13 15 18 21 24 26 28 29 29 28
3KFT WDIR NE NE  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  2  3  4  6  5  4  3  4  4  5  6  8  9 10 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 12 12 13
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 13 12 11  9  9  9  8  6  3  1  2  3  4  4  5  5  4  3  3  4  5  6  7  8

SKY COVER CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC 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
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 110520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 110520Z 1106/1206 02005KT P6SM SKC
     FM112200 12006KT 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.

$$