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SXUS43 KARX 050831
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CST WED FEB 5 2025

WIZ017-052045-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CST WED FEB 5 2025


DATE                                                      WED 02/05/25       /
CST       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
SFC WSPD   2  2  3  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  7  7  8  8  7  8  8  8  8  8  7  6  6
SFC WGUST  8  8  9  9  9  9 10 12 13 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 18 18 17 16

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  S
1KFT WSPD  7  7  8  9 11 12 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 18 17 15 14
3KFT WDIR NE NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 11  9  7  6  6  7  9 12 15 17 20 23 25 27 28 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 32 31
6KFT WDIR NW  W NW NW NW  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 11 10  9  7  6  5  5  6  9 14 18 23 27 31 33 35 36 36 36 35 33 32 31 32

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        8        |        84       |        79


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  1  1  1  1  1  0  0
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20 20 20 20

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY  5 2025......SUNRISE   7:13 AM CST   SUNSET   5:13 PM CST
FEBRUARY  6 2025......SUNRISE   7:11 AM CST   SUNSET   5:14 PM CST

FTUS80 KAUW 050521 RRA
KAUW 050520Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
     FM051800 13008KT P6SM BKN020
     FM052100 13008G15KT P6SM BKN023
     FM060200 13011G17KT 2SM -SN BR OVC019
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-052045-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CST WED FEB 5 2025


DATE                                                      WED 02/05/25       /
CST       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR   N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
SFC WSPD   2  3  3  4  2  3  4  5  6  8  8  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  7  6  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 11  9  9  9  9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 14 13 12 12

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
1KFT WSPD 12 13 13 13 13 15 17 18 17 15 14 15 17 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 18 16 15
3KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
3KFT WSPD 10 10  9  9  9 10 12 14 16 19 21 23 25 26 27 27 27 28 29 30 31 31 31 30
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW  N  N NE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD  7  6  4  2  2  2  3  6  9 13 17 20 24 27 28 29 29 30 30 30 28 26 25 27

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        1        |        11       |        42       |        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  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20 20 20

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY  5 2025......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST
FEBRUARY  6 2025......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST

FTUS53 KMSN 050521 RRE
KMSN 050520Z 0506/0606 05006KT P6SM OVC180
     FM050800 VRB03KT P6SM OVC200
     FM051400 09005KT P6SM OVC200
     FM051700 12009KT P6SM OVC190 PROB30 0518/0520 4SM -SN OVC030
     FM052000 13010KT P6SM OVC080 PROB30 0520/0522 4SM -SN OVC025
     FM060000 12009KT 6SM -SN OVC040 PROB30 0602/0604 4SM -FZDZSN
      OVC020
     FM060400 13006KT 6SM -SN OVC015 PROB30 0604/0606 4SM -FZDZSN
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-052045-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CST WED FEB 5 2025


DATE                                                      WED 02/05/25       /
CST       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR   E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW
SFC WSPD   6  5  5  6  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  8  8  9
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 12 12 12 14 16 16 18 19 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 16

1KFT WDIR  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD 17 18 18 18 19 21 22 23 22 21 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 17 16 16
3KFT WDIR  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 17 18 17 17 17 18 19 21 23 26 28 29 28 28 28 29 29 31 32 33 33 32 31 31
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  2  2  2  3  5  7  9 12 14 17 20 24 27 30 31 31 30 28 27 27 28 30 33 35

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        31       |        49       |        51


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  1  1  1  1  1  0  0
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20 20 20

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY  5 2025......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST
FEBRUARY  6 2025......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST

FTUS53 KRST 050521 RRF
KRST 050520Z 0506/0606 09008KT P6SM BKN250
     FM051400 14011KT P6SM BKN200
     FM052300 14011KT 6SM -FZDZ OVC025
     FM060200 15011KT P6SM OVC015
     FM060400 17011KT P6SM OVC008
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-052045-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CST WED FEB 5 2025


DATE                                                      WED 02/05/25       /
CST       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  2  3  4  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  6  6  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 14 14

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD 15 16 16 17 17 19 21 22 21 19 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16
3KFT WDIR  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 14 15 17 19 21 23 25 26 27 28 28 27 27 29 31 32 32 31 30 29
6KFT WDIR  W  W SW  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
6KFT WSPD  2  2  2  3  4  5  7  9 12 15 18 22 25 28 30 31 31 31 30 29 28 28 29 32

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        13       |        49       |        65


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  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY  5 2025......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST
FEBRUARY  6 2025......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST

FTUS53 KLSE 050521 RRD
KLSE 050520Z 0506/0606 13009KT P6SM BKN250
     FM060100 14008KT 6SM -FZDZ OVC025
     FM060400 15008KT P6SM OVC015
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-052045-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CST WED FEB 5 2025


DATE                                                      WED 02/05/25       /
CST       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW
SFC WSPD   6  7  8  8  8  9  9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10  9  9  9  8  7  8
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 16 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 14 14 13 14

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD 15 15 16 18 20 21 22 22 21 19 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 17 17
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 18 18 17 17 17 18 20 22 24 25 27 27 27 26 26 27 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 30
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  7  5  5  6  7  8  9 11 13 15 17 18 19 21 24 27 30 29 28 28 31 36 40 42

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV
 POP6HR   |        3        |        25       |        52       |        48


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  1  1  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 20  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY  5 2025......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST
FEBRUARY  6 2025......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   530 PM CST

FTUS53 KALO 050545
KALO 050542Z 0506/0606 07009KT P6SM FEW070 OVC150
     FM051500 11012KT P6SM OVC130 PROB30 0519/0521 6SM -FZDZ
      OVC040
     FM052100 13011KT 6SM -FZDZ OVC015
     FM060000 12009KT 6SM -FZDZ BR OVC008
     FM060300 13008KT 6SM BR OVC007 PROB30 0603/0606 5SM
      -FZDZ BR
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-052045-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CST WED FEB 5 2025


DATE                                                      WED 02/05/25       /
CST       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
SFC WSPD   5  5  6  6  5  6  6  8  9  9 10 10 11 10 10  9  9  8  8  8  7  6  5  5
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 14 13 14 14 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 15 14 13 13

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 22 20 18 16 16 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 16
3KFT WDIR  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 13 14 15 17 20 22 24 24 23 23 24 25 27 29 30 31 31 30 29 29
6KFT WDIR  W NW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  9  7  6  5  5  5  5  7 10 13 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 28 27 27 30 33 37 39

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        3        |        16       |        45       |        63


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  1  1  1  1  1  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 20 20

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY  5 2025......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST
FEBRUARY  6 2025......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 050533
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 050533Z 0506/0606 08009KT P6SM BKN100
     FM052100 12011KT P6SM OVC035 PROB30 0521/0523 6SM -FZDZ OVC025
     FM052300 13010KT 6SM -FZRA BR OVC015
     FM060400 15009KT 4SM -FZDZ BR OVC009=
&&

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.

$$