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SXUS43 KARX 082102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2025

WIZ017-090915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2025


DATE            TUE 07/08/25       /
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   W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3
SFC WGUST 14 13 16 11  9  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  9  8  8  8  8  8  9  9  9

1KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE  N
1KFT WSPD 14 13 11 10 11 13 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 11  9  7  5  3  2  2  2
3KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
3KFT WSPD 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 13 12 10  8  5  3  3  3
6KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW
6KFT WSPD 15 14 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 17 17 17 14  9  6  5  5

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        20       |        2        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  22 21 19 13 12 11  1  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
JULY  8 2025..........SUNRISE   5:21 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:46 PM CDT
JULY  9 2025..........SUNRISE   5:22 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:46 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 081721 RRA
KAUW 081720Z 0818/0918 25006KT P6SM SCT035
     FM082000 25007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
     FM090000 33004KT P6SM SCT100
     FM091100 01004KT P6SM SCT010
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-090915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2025


DATE            TUE 07/08/25       /
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   W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
SFC WSPD   5  5  6  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 10  9  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  8  9  9  9  9

1KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 10 11 11 12 12 13 12 12 10  9  8  8  7  8  9  9  8  6  5  4  3  3  3  4
3KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  8  7  6  6
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 21 20 19 18 16 15 14 12  9  6  4  4  4

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        33       |        16       |        2        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  30 33 33 20 27 21 17 17  9  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  2  3  2  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
JULY  8 2025..........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT
JULY  9 2025..........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 082006 AAA
KMSN 082002Z 0820/0918 22007KT P6SM BKN040
     FM090300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080
     FM091500 01006KT P6SM FEW070
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-090915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2025


DATE            TUE 07/08/25       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   5  6  8  7  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST 14 14 15 12 10  9  9  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD  9  9  9  9 10 11 12 12 12 12 10  9  7  8  9  9  8  7  5  4  3  2  2  1
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  9 10 10  9  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  1  0
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 13 12 11 11 10 11 12 13 16 18 21 23 24 24 23 21 19 17 14 11  7  5  5  7

SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        19       |        0        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  19 19 19 11  6  1  1  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
JULY  8 2025..........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 PM CDT
JULY  9 2025..........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 082018 AAA
KRST 082015Z 0820/0918 30009KT P6SM FEW050
      TEMPO 0821/0822 5SM -SHRA SCT040
     FM090100 31006KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-090915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2025


DATE            TUE 07/08/25       /
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   W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   4  6  7  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3
SFC WGUST 13 14 13 10  9  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  9  9  9

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

SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
 POP6HR   |        24       |        8        |        1        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  28 25 23 15 19 16  9  8  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  1  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
JULY  8 2025..........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 PM CDT
JULY  9 2025..........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 081721 RRC
KLSE 081720Z 0818/0918 28006KT P6SM SCT045 PROB30 0821/0902 5SM
      -SHRA BKN040
     FM090200 31003KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-090915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2025


DATE            TUE 07/08/25       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
SFC WSPD   5  7  9  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  4  4
SFC WGUST 13 14 15 10  9  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  8  8

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 10  9  7  6  5  5  4  4  4  4  4
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  6  7  8  9  9  8  8  9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 10  7  4  4  4
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD  7  6  6  7  9 11 13 15 18 20 22 23 24 25 25 25 26 27 26 21 15 10  9 10

SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        19       |        1        |        3        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  19 19 19 11  6  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  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
JULY  8 2025..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 PM CDT
JULY  9 2025..........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 081721
KALO 081720Z 0818/0918 34006KT P6SM SCT045
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-090915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2025


DATE            TUE 07/08/25       /
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  SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   5  6  7  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 15 14 14 10  9  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  8  9  9  9  9

1KFT WDIR SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  5  5
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW
3KFT WSPD  6  6  7  7  8  8  8  6  5  4  5  8  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  6  4  4  4
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 17 20 22 23 24 24 24 22 16 10  5  3  4

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        33       |        17       |        2        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  30 33 32 29 26 22 13 13 10  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  3  2  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
JULY  8 2025..........SUNRISE   534 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT
JULY  9 2025..........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 081903 AAB
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 081903Z 0819/0918 VRB04KT P6SM FEW025 BKN120
     FM090300 33004KT P6SM BKN120
     FM091000 33004KT 4SM BR FEW007 BKN120
     FM091400 33005KT P6SM BKN120=
&&

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.

$$