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SXUS43 KARX 030731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2025

WIZ017-031945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE                                                      THU 07/03/25       /
CDT       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 NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5
SFC WGUST  9  8  9  8  8  6  6  7  7  8  8  9  9  9  9  9 10  9  9 10 10 11 12 13

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

SKY COVER FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        6        |        3        |        4        |        14


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   7  7  4  5  5  2  2  2  1  0  2  4  4  5  9  6  6  8  9  4  7 12 17 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
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   5:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   5:18 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 030521 RRA
KAUW 030520Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070
      TEMPO 0306/0308 -SHRA
     FM031000 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT250
      TEMPO 0310/0312 2SM BR SCT005
     FM031200 07002KT P6SM SKC
     FM031600 13003KT 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.

$$

WIZ044-031945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE                                                      THU 07/03/25       /
CDT       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  SW SW  W  W  W SW NW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   2  3  3  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  4
SFC WGUST 10 11 10 10  9  5  4  5  6  7  8  9  9  9  9  9 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 11

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
1KFT WSPD 16 19 21 21 19 16 12  8  5  4  4  4  4  3  4  4  5  6 10 13 17 18 18 17
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 11  9  8  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  9 11 12 12 11 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 15 16 16 16 15 14 12 11  9  8  7  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 14 16 18 18 16 15

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        9        |        10       |        22       |        35


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  4  4  4  4  1  2  2  2  1  4 15 19 19 23 24 24 26 21 22 19 21 31 41
 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
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   523 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   523 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 030521 RRB
KMSN 030520Z 0306/0406 00000KT P6SM FEW060 FEW200
     FM031500 25008KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 0322/0402 4SM -TSRA
      BKN050CB
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-031945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE                                                      THU 07/03/25       /
CDT       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  SW SW SW SW  S  S SW  S  S SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  5  4  3  4  4  5  5  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  7  7  7
SFC WGUST 13 12 13 11 10  7  7  8 10 11 12 13 13 13 14 13 13 12 11 11 12 13 13 13

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
 POP6HR   |        7        |        4        |        20       |        17


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   7  6  7 16 14  2  2  6  2  0  2  5 16 18 21 17 16 16 19 14 18 17 16 11
 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
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 030536 RRB
KRST 030533Z 0306/0406 21005KT P6SM FEW250
     FM031400 17009KT P6SM FEW100
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-031945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE                                                      THU 07/03/25       /
CDT       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   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   2  3  3  3  3  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST 10  9  9  8  8  5  5  5  6  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  9 10 10 10 11

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

SKY COVER FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC
 POP6HR   |        6        |        5        |        22       |        35


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   5  4  6  6  6  1  1  3  1  0  2  5 16 16 22 20 18 25 20 20 22 36 36 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
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 030536 RRA
KLSE 030533Z 0306/0406 17006KT P6SM FEW100
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-031945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE                                                      THU 07/03/25       /
CDT       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   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   3  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  7  8  9  9  9  9  8  7  6  5  6  6  6  6  7
SFC WGUST 12 10 10  9  9  6  7  8 10 10 11 12 12 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 12

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 18 17 16 14 12 11  9  8  7  7  8  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 13 15 18 21 23 25
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  7  8  8  8  8  8  9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 22 22 21
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  6  6  7  8  8  9 10 10 11 12 14 15 15 14 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 14 14 13

SKY COVER FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
 POP6HR   |        20       |        12       |        23       |        15


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   8  8 19 24 24 15 14 15 12  2  4 11 15 23 23 23 17 16 19 13 14 11 10  3
 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
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 030521
KALO 030520Z 0306/0406 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
     FM031600 18007KT P6SM FEW045 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.

$$

WIZ061-031945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2025


DATE                                                      THU 07/03/25       /
CDT       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  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST  9  9  9  8  7  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10  9  9  9  9 10 10 10

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 17 18 18 17 15 13 10  8  6  6  7  8  8  8  8  9 10 11 11 10 11 12 14 16
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW
3KFT WSPD 10  9  8  6  4  3  5  8 10 10  9  9  8  8  8  9 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  9  8  7  7  6  6  6  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 11 13 15 17 16 15 13

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        14       |        7        |        25       |        24


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  4  5 14 14  5  5  5  2  0  3  6 18 20 23 26 26 26 25 24 25 27 25 30
 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
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT
JULY  4 2025..........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 030520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 030520Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT P6SM FEW200
     FM031600 19007KT P6SM FEW080=
&&

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.

$$