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SXUS43 KARX 222101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2025

WIZ017-230915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2025


DATE            THU 05/22/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   9  9  8  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 18 18 17 15 13 12 11 11 10 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 13

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 15 16 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 17 15 13 12 11 11 11 10
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 19 18 17 16 15 15 15 17 19 20 21 21 21 23 25 25 23 19 16 14 13 13 13 12
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 21 22 24 25 26 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 22 21 21 21 22 22 22

SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC
 POP6HR   |        3        |        1        |        1        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  2  4  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   5:22 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:29 PM CDT
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   5:21 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:30 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 221733
KAUW 221731Z 2218/2318 36011G18KT P6SM BKN050
     FM230100 36005KT P6SM BKN070
     FM230800 34007KT P6SM SCT070
     FM231500 34009G15KT P6SM SCT030
     FM231700 34009G15KT P6SM BKN035
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-230915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2025


DATE            THU 05/22/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

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

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 10
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  N
3KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 18 16 15 14 13 13 15 17 19 20 20 20 18 16 14 13 12 12 12 11
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
6KFT WSPD 22 24 25 26 27 28 28 27 26 26 27 28 30 32 33 34 33 31 29 28 26 25 23 22

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


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  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
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 221951 AAA
KMSN 221948Z 2220/2318 36009KT P6SM BKN045
     FM222300 35006KT P6SM BKN060
     FM230100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT090
     FM231400 36006KT P6SM SCT130
     FM231600 33006KT P6SM SCT050
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-230915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2025


DATE            THU 05/22/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
SFC WSPD  10 10  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6
SFC WGUST 17 16 15 14 11 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

1KFT WDIR  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 14 14 13 13 12 12 13 16 20 22 20 16 13 13 14 15 13 10  8  6  6  6  6  7
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 15 17 19 21 22 22 20 18 15 13 12 11  9  7  6  6  7
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
6KFT WSPD 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 17 15 14 15 16 18 20 23 24 24 22 20 18 16 14 12  9

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK
 POP6HR   |        3        |        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
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 221721 RRA
KRST 221720Z 2218/2318 02012G20KT P6SM BKN040
     FM230000 32008KT P6SM BKN050
     FM231200 02007KT P6SM SCT050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-230915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2025


DATE            THU 05/22/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   9  9  8  6  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 16 16 15 14 11 10  8  8  6  7  7  7  7  8  8  9  9  9 10 10 12 11 12 11

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NW  N  N
1KFT WSPD 15 14 13 12 10  9  8  9 10 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 11  9  8  8  8  9  9  9
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N
3KFT WSPD 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 15 13 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 10
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 19 20 22 22 20 18 16 16 16 17 20 23 26 28 29 30 29 27 25 23 21 20 19 19

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        3        |        5        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  1  2  4  4  4  4  4  1  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
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 221721 RRA
KLSE 221720Z 2218/2318 03011KT P6SM BKN050
     FM230200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN060
     FM231200 02005KT P6SM SCT060
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-230915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2025


DATE            THU 05/22/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
SFC WSPD  11 11 10  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 17 16 15 15 12 10 10  9  9  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 13 12 12 14 16 18 19 19 19 21 22 21 17 12  7  5  5  5  6  6
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 15 16 17 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 14 16 18 19 19 20 20 19 18 14  9  6  5  6
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 18 16 15 14 14 14 13 13 14 16 18 19 19 18 16 14 12

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC BK BK
 POP6HR   |        7        |        0        |        0        |        3


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
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 221736
KALO 221735Z 2218/2318 34011KT P6SM SCT040
     FM230300 28007KT P6SM SCT050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-230915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2025


DATE            THU 05/22/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD  10 10  9  8  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  6  6
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 15 13 11 10  9  8  8  8  7  8  8  9  9  9  9 10 10 11 11 12 12

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  N
1KFT WSPD 15 15 16 15 13 10  9  9 10 12 16 20 22 19 14  9  8  7  7  7  8  8  9 10
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 16 17 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 16 18 20 22 24 24 23 20 17 15 12 11 10 11
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 17 19 21 22 22 22 22 21 20 19 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 29 28 27 25 24 21

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        11       |        0        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  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
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   534 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 221730
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 221730Z 2218/2318 36010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040
     FM230100 31005KT P6SM SCT035=
&&

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.

$$