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SXUS43 KARX 280901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2025

WIZ017-282115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2025


DATE                                                SAT 06/28/25       /
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   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
SFC WSPD   1  1  1  2  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  8  8  7  6  6  5  5  6  6  6  6  5  5
SFC WGUST  5  5  6  7  8 10 11 13 14 16 16 17 16 16 16 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 13

1KFT WDIR  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  3  4  5  7  7  8  8  8  9  9 11 14 15 15 13 12 12 12 12 11  9  9 10 12
3KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
3KFT WSPD 16 19 21 21 17 12  8  8 10 13 15 18 20 21 22 22 21 19 20 25 30 35 37 37
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 23 25 26 26 25 23 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 18 16 16 21 28 34 38 40

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        19       |        27       |        56       |        64


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   5  4  5  6  9  9 14 14 14 23 27 28 38 40 42 44 52 60 61 61 61 41 41 41
 FOG      40 40 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 28 2025..........SUNRISE   5:15 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:49 PM CDT
JUNE 29 2025..........SUNRISE   5:15 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:49 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 280521 RRB
KAUW 280520Z 2806/2906 30003KT P6SM BKN035
     FM280700 00000KT 3SM BR SCT250
     FM280900 00000KT 1SM BR SCT250
      TEMPO 2809/2812 1/2SM FG
     FM281200 21005KT P6SM SCT250
     FM281600 19010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
     FM290300 17004KT 6SM -SHRA BKN100
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-282115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2025


DATE                                                SAT 06/28/25       /
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   S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   0  0  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  6  6  6  7  6  6  6  5  4  5  4  4  5  4  4
SFC WGUST  4  4  4  4  5  7  8 10 12 14 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 11 11

1KFT WDIR  N NW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  7  8  9  9 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 20 24 26 27 27
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 18 18 17 16 14 13 11 10  9  9 10 11 13 15 17 18 18 19 19 22 25 27 28 29
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 24 25 26 26 25 23 21 19 18 17 18 19 20 20 18 17 15 13 12 14 17 20 21 22

SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC
 POP6HR   |        4        |        9        |        16       |        24


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  1  1  1  3  5  8  8  8 11 10  9  8 12 16 20 21 22 23 26 27 21 21 21
 FOG      20 40 40 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 28 2025..........SUNRISE   520 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT
JUNE 29 2025..........SUNRISE   521 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 280521 RRC
KMSN 280520Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM280900 00000KT 3SM BR FEW250
     FM281300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
     FM281700 21007KT P6SM SCT040
     FM290100 19005KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-282115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2025


DATE                                                SAT 06/28/25       /
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  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10  9  9  8  8  8  9  8  8
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 12 13 14 15 17 19 22 23 24 22 22 21 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 15

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

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        32       |        38       |        24       |        36


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  15 15 23 31 33 36 39 30 21 12 10  9  8 12 17 23 27 27 33 33 33 26 26 26
 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 28 2025..........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT
JUNE 29 2025..........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 280527 RRA
KRST 280524Z 2806/2906 12003KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
     FM281200 15010KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 2812/2815 4SM -TSRA
      OVC025CB
     FM281800 18012G22KT P6SM SCT250
     FM290200 21011KT P6SM SCT120
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-282115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2025


DATE                                                SAT 06/28/25       /
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  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S
SFC WSPD   1  1  2  2  2  3  4  5  6  9  9  9  9  8  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  6  4  4
SFC WGUST  6  6  6  7  8  9 11 12 14 16 17 17 17 16 16 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12

1KFT WDIR  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  2  5  8 11 11 11 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 18 20 24 28 30 30 28
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 19 19 19 18 14 10  8  9 12 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 22 26 30 32 32 30
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 21 20 20 19 17 16 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 17 15 14 13 13 13 16 20 23 23 21

SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        16       |        23       |        16       |        29


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  4  6  7 15 23 30 24 18 12 10  7  5  9 15 20 21 22 23 25 28 21 21 21
 FOG      20 20 20  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 28 2025..........SUNRISE   525 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JUNE 29 2025..........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 280527
KLSE 280524Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035
     FM280900 VRB03KT 4SM BR FEW006 BKN250
     FM281200 15006KT P6SM SCT120
     FM281500 19009KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 2815/2817 4SM -TSRA
      OVC025CB
     FM290300 17005KT P6SM SCT120
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-282115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2025


DATE                                                SAT 06/28/25       /
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  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   4  5  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 12 12 11 11 10  9  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7
SFC WGUST  8  9 10 11 11 12 13 14 16 19 19 20 19 19 18 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12

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

SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        21       |        25       |        6        |        15


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  11 13 16 17 19 25 30 24 17 11  8  7  5  4  3  5  6  8  9 12 15 16 16 16
 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 28 2025..........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JUNE 29 2025..........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 280536
KALO 280535Z 2806/2906 14004KT P6SM FEW200
     FM281500 18011KT P6SM SCT200
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-282115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2025


DATE                                                SAT 06/28/25       /
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 SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  6  7  7  8  9  8  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  5  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 14 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12

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

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        5        |        12       |        4        |        7


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  1  1  1  6 15 17 14 11  8  6  3  1  2  4  5  6  6  6  8 10 11 11 11
 FOG      20 40 40 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 28 2025..........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT
JUNE 29 2025..........SUNRISE   529 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 280520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 280520Z 2806/2906 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
     FM280800 VRB03KT 6SM BR SKC
      TEMPO 2810/2811 3SM BR SCT008
     FM281300 16006KT P6SM FEW020=
&&

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.

$$