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SXUS43 KARX 081002
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CST WED JAN 8 2025

WIZ017-082215-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST WED JAN 8 2025


DATE                                                WED 01/08/25       /
CST       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   W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST  8  8  8  8  8  8  9  9 10 10 10  9  9  8  7  7  8  9  9  9 10 11 11 12

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

SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC
 POP6HR   |        6        |        10       |        10       |        1


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
JANUARY  8 2025.......SUNRISE   7:36 AM CST   SUNSET   4:35 PM CST
JANUARY  9 2025.......SUNRISE   7:35 AM CST   SUNSET   4:37 PM CST

FTUS80 KAUW 080539
KAUW 080536Z 0806/0906 31004KT P6SM SCT080
     FM080900 29004KT P6SM BKN110
     FM081900 26004KT 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.

$$

WIZ044-082215-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST WED JAN 8 2025


DATE                                                WED 01/08/25       /
CST       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  NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  2  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10  7  7  6  6  6  5  6  7  8  8  9

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

SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        5        |        5        |        5        |        1


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
JANUARY  8 2025.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   440 PM CST
JANUARY  9 2025.......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST

FTUS80 KMSN 080848 AAA
KMSN 080844Z 0809/0906 VRB04KT P6SM FEW230
     FM081600 30005KT P6SM SCT240
     FM081800 29007KT P6SM SCT230
     FM082200 28005KT P6SM FEW240
     FM090000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-082215-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST WED JAN 8 2025


DATE                                                WED 01/08/25       /
CST       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   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  8  8
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
1KFT WSPD 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 10  9  9 10 11 12 13 15 19 23 25 25 23 21 21 22 23
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 20 20 20 19 17 16 17 18 20 23 25 27 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 13 12 13 14 16
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 22 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 26 27 29 30 29 28 25 22 18 15 13 12 12 12 13

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


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
JANUARY  8 2025.......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST
JANUARY  9 2025.......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST

FTUS80 KRST 080521 RRQ
KRST 080520Z 0806/0906 27007KT P6SM FEW250
     FM081900 22009KT P6SM FEW200
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-082215-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST WED JAN 8 2025


DATE                                                WED 01/08/25       /
CST       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  NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4
SFC WGUST  9 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  7  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 12 12

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 10 12 14 14 13 11 10  8  7  7  7  7  8  9 11 15 19 22 21 18 16 16 17 18
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 18 19 19 18 17 16 16 16 17 19 21 22 22 21 20 19 17 16 14 12 11 12 14 17
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 22 22 22 23 25 26 26 26 26 27 29 30 30 30 29 27 23 20 17 15 13 12 12 13

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


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
JANUARY  8 2025.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
JANUARY  9 2025.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST

FTUS53 KLSE 080521 RRB
KLSE 080520Z 0806/0906 31007KT P6SM FEW250
     FM081900 26006KT P6SM SCT200
     FM082300 19006KT P6SM SCT150
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-082215-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST WED JAN 8 2025


DATE                                                WED 01/08/25       /
CST       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  NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   4  4  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  7  7  7  6  5  5  5  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  8
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13

1KFT WDIR  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 11 10 10 12 13 14 15 16 19 21 23 23 22 21 21 20 20
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 19 21 22 21 20 19 18 18 19 21 24 26 27 26 25 23 21 19 17 15 14 15 17 20
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 25 27 29 30 31 30 29 27 24 21 18 16 16 16 17

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


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
JANUARY  8 2025.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST
JANUARY  9 2025.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST

FTUS53 KALO 080521
KALO 080520Z 0806/0906 33005KT P6SM SCT210
     FM081400 29006KT P6SM SKC
     FM082300 24005KT P6SM FEW250
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-082215-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST WED JAN 8 2025


DATE                                                WED 01/08/25       /
CST       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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  4
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 10  9  7  7  7  8  9  9 10 10 11 12

1KFT WDIR  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 11 12 13 14 14 14 12 10  9  9 10 11 10 10 10 13 17 20 20 18 17 16 16 15
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
3KFT WSPD 19 21 22 22 21 20 19 19 19 20 22 23 23 22 21 20 18 17 15 13 12 13 15 18
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 20 21 22 22 22 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 30 29 26 23 20 18 17 17 17 18

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


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
JANUARY  8 2025.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST
JANUARY  9 2025.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 080520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 080520Z 0806/0906 33006KT P6SM SKC
     FM081700 28012KT P6SM SCT250
     FM082300 23006KT P6SM BKN150=
&&

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.

$$