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SXUS43 KARX 170731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024

WIZ017-171945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024


DATE                                                      FRI 05/17/24       /
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  SE  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   1  1  1  2  2  1  2  2  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  7  7  7  6  6  6  7  9 10 12 13 14 14 14 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 14

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

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        1        |        11       |        17       |        12


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  2  2  1  1  3  3  4  6 13 18 19 20 19 18 14 13 11 11 11  9  6
 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
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   5:27 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:24 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:26 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:25 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 170554
KAUW 170552Z 1706/1806 28010KT P6SM BKN250
     FM171000 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN012
      TEMPO 1710/1713 1/4SM FG SCT002 BKN006
     FM171500 22004KT 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.

$$

WIZ044-171945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024


DATE                                                      FRI 05/17/24       /
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   E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   1  1  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  3  3
SFC WGUST  6  6  5  5  5  4  5  6  7  9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 11  9  9  9  9  9  9

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
 POP6HR   |        0        |        1        |        5        |        3


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  4  4  6  8  6  4  4  4  4  3  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
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 170539
KMSN 170536Z 1706/1806 00000KT P6SM FEW250
      TEMPO 1709/1711 3SM BR
     FM171500 20004KT P6SM SKC
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-171945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024


DATE                                                      FRI 05/17/24       /
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  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  3  4  5  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST  8  8  9  9 10 11 13 13 15 16 18 19 19 20 20 20 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 18

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  9 11 13 16 19 20 18 16 14 15 16 18 19 20 20 19 17 17 19 21 24 26 27 28
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  9 11 13 15 17 19 22 24 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 21 21 22 24 27 29 30 31 31
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 14 15 15 13 12 11 14 18 21 23 23 23 21 20 18 18 18 18 16 15 13 12 12 12

SKY COVER FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        3        |        13       |        9        |        4


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  7  7  7 12 10  8  9  9  9  7  5  4  4  3  3  5
 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
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 170524 RRE
KRST 170521Z 1706/1806 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM171400 20012G21KT P6SM FEW230
     FM180200 19010KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-171945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024


DATE                                                      FRI 05/17/24       /
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  SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   1  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  5
SFC WGUST  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 12

1KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  7  7  7  9 10 11 10  7  6  7  9 11 13 15 15 15 14 13 14 15 17 20 23 25
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 11 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 15 17 19 18 17 16 17 20 22 24 25 26
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
6KFT WSPD 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 14 13 14 16 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 13  9  7

SKY COVER CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        4        |        7        |        4


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  2  6  8  8  9  8  7  6  5  4  4  4  3  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
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 170524 RRD
KLSE 170521Z 1706/1806 00000KT P6SM SKC
     FM171500 19009KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-171945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024


DATE                                                      FRI 05/17/24       /
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   W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   1  2  3  4  4  4  5  5  7  9  9 10 11 11 11 10 10  9  8  8  8  8  7  8
SFC WGUST  6  6  7  6  7  8 10 10 12 14 15 17 17 17 18 17 17 15 15 14 14 14 14 14

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

SKY COVER FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        1        |        4        |        4        |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  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
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 170521
KALO 170520Z 1706/1806 00000KT P6SM SKC
     FM171900 20010G17KT 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.

$$

WIZ061-171945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024


DATE                                                      FRI 05/17/24       /
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 SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST  5  4  5  5  4  6  6  7  8  9 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 11  9  9 10 10  9 10

1KFT WDIR  W  W SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
1KFT WSPD  8  7  6  6  6  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  7  9 10 11 10 11 13 15 17 17 17 17
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD 10  9  9 11 14 16 16 14 11  9  7  7  8 10 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16
6KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
6KFT WSPD 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 16 14 12  9  8  9 10 12 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  6  6

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


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  2  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
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 170537
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 170537Z 1706/1806 00000KT P6SM SKC
     FM171800 18006KT P6SM SKC=
&&

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.

$$