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SXUS43 KARX 040902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2025

WIZ017-042115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2025


DATE                                                FRI 04/04/25       /
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  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E NW NW
SFC WSPD   1  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3
SFC WGUST  6  6  7  8  9 10 12 12 12 13 11 11 11 10  9  8  8  8  8  7  7  8  9 10

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

SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        1        |        8        |        22


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  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  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   6:33 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:30 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2025.........SUNRISE   6:31 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:32 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 040521
KAUW 040520Z 0406/0506 VRB03KT 6SM BR FEW250
     FM041500 12007KT P6SM SCT035 SCT200
     FM042300 10004KT P6SM BKN035
     FM050400 09005KT P6SM OVC030
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-042115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2025


DATE                                                FRI 04/04/25       /
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  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  N
SFC WSPD   2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 11 12 11 12 12 11 11 12 11 10  9  8  8  8  8  8

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E NE  N
1KFT WSPD 18 21 23 24 23 21 19 17 15 14 12 10 10 10 11 13 14 15 15 13  9  7  6  5
3KFT WDIR  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 11 10 10 10 11 13 15 15 15 14 13 11 10  9  9  8  7  6  5  6  8 10 11 12
6KFT WDIR NW  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  E  E NE  N
6KFT WSPD  5  4  3  3  5  9 12 13 13 13 15 17 18 15 12  8  6  4  3  3  3  4  4  4

SKY COVER FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        4        |        31       |        31


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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2025.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 040527 RRB
KMSN 040526Z 0406/0506 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM041400 12008KT P6SM BKN200
     FM050000 08005KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 0500/0503 4SM -SHRA
      OVC025
     FM050300 05005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-042115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2025


DATE                                                FRI 04/04/25       /
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 SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NW NW
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  6  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  9 10
SFC WGUST  7  7  8  8  9  9 10 10 11 10 10  9  9  8  8  9  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 16

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

SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        4        |        17       |        26


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  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  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2025.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 040521 RRX
KRST 040520Z 0406/0506 05004KT P6SM SCT020 BKN150
     FM041700 13007KT P6SM BKN020
     FM050200 33005KT P6SM BKN020
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-042115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2025


DATE                                                FRI 04/04/25       /
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  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  N NW
SFC WSPD   1  1  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4
SFC WGUST  7  7  8  9  9 10 12 11 11 11 10  9  9  9  8  9  8  8  8  8  8  8 10 11

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W NW NW NE  E NE  N  N  N NW
1KFT WSPD 15 18 21 22 23 22 20 18 15 12 10  8  6  4  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  4  7 13
3KFT WDIR  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  S SE SE  E  N  N NW NW
3KFT WSPD 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 13 11  9  7  5  2  1  0  1  2  5  8 11 13 14
6KFT WDIR  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD  3  4  5  8 10 12 14 14 13 13 14 16 16 14 10  8  7  7  7  6  5  4  6  8

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        5        |        17       |        16


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  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
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2025.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 040521 RRS
KLSE 040520Z 0406/0506 02005KT P6SM SCT150
     FM041500 13006KT P6SM BKN150
     FM050200 13003KT P6SM BKN025
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-042115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2025


DATE                                                FRI 04/04/25       /
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  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   5  6  6  6  6  7  8  8  8  8  7  7  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  9 11
SFC WGUST 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 12 11 11 11 10 10  9  9  9  9  9 10 11 11 13 15 17

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

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        1        |        17       |        33       |        22


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  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
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2025.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 040521 RRA
KALO 040520Z 0406/0506 03005KT P6SM BKN200
     FM041300 09006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200
     FM042100 09008KT P6SM OVC045 PROB30 0421/0424 4SM -RA OVC025
     FM050000 04006KT 6SM -RA OVC027 PROB30 0502/0503 4SM -RA
      OVC015
     FM050400 02006KT P6SM -RA BKN027
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-042115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2025


DATE                                                FRI 04/04/25       /
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  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  N  N
SFC WSPD   3  3  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        1        |        22       |        63       |        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  2  2  2  2  2  2  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  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2025.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 040528
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 040528Z 0406/0506 05006KT P6SM BKN200
     FM041500 11010KT P6SM BKN150
     FM041900 10007KT P6SM OVC050=
&&

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.

$$