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SXUS43 KARX 030902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024

WIZ017-032115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE                                                FRI 05/03/24       /
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   W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   5  4  3  6  7  9 10 11 11 12 11 11 11  9  9  7  6  5  5  6  6  7  7  6
SFC WGUST 18 14 10 11 12 16 18 17 17 18 17 17 17 16 13 11 10  9 10  9 10 11 12 11

1KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 11  9  9 10 12 13 13 13
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  S
3KFT WSPD 25 25 25 25 25 26 25 23 21 19 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 15 17 17 17 16
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 36 35 32 30 29 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 28 25 22 19 20 21 22 22 22 21 21 22

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        2        |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2
 FOG      20 40 40 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   5:44 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:07 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   5:43 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:08 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 030633 AAA
KAUW 030632Z 0307/0406 27006KT P6SM SCT006 BKN015
     FM031100 27004KT 5SM BR BKN004
     FM031300 26005KT P6SM SCT007
     FM031500 27009G17KT P6SM SKC
     FM032300 20005KT 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.

$$

WIZ044-032115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE                                                FRI 05/03/24       /
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   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   6  5  4  4  5  5  6  7  7  8  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  5
SFC WGUST 18 16 13  9  9  9 10 12 12 13 12 12 10  9  8  8  8  8  9  9  9 10  9  9

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 12 10  8  7  7  8  8  6  6  5  4  5  6 12 17 21 19 15 12 12 13
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 25 24 23 21 21 20 19 17 14 12  9  7  6  5  5  6  8 10 12 13 13 13 14 15
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 26 28 30 30 27 21 16 15 14 14 12 10  8  7  7  7  8  9 10 10  9  9 11 14

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
 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  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
 FOG       0  0 20  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  3 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 030533
KMSN 030532Z 0306/0406 29007KT P6SM OVC035
      TEMPO 0306/0308 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015
     FM030800 30008KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040
     FM031100 31006KT P6SM FEW050 BKN180
     FM031600 33006KT P6SM FEW200
     FM032300 09005KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-032115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE                                                FRI 05/03/24       /
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  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S SE SE  S
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  6  7  8  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  8  7  6  6  6  7  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 11 10 10 11 12 11 11 12 12

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        14


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  5  5
 FOG      70 70 70 40 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 030827 AAA
KRST 030825Z 0308/0406 28004KT 1/4SM FG VV002
     FM031200 22009KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-032115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE                                                FRI 05/03/24       /
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   W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  7  6  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  5  6  7  7  6
SFC WGUST  7  6  7  7  8  9 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10  8  8  9 10 12 12 12 12

1KFT WDIR NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD 14 11  9  6  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  6  6  6  7  8  9 11 12 13 14 15 17 20
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 26 24 22 20 20 19 18 15 12  9  7  7  7  7  9 10 12 14 16 16 17 18 20 22
6KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 33 31 29 26 24 22 21 21 20 19 17 14 12 11 11 12 14 16 17 17 16 16 17 19

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


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  1
 FOG      20 40 70 40 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 030833 AAA
KLSE 030830Z 0309/0406 VRB03KT 1SM BR SKC
     FM031300 VRB04KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-032115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE                                                FRI 05/03/24       /
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   W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   3  3  2  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  7  8  8  8  7  6  6  6  6  7  8  9  9
SFC WGUST  6  4  4  5  6  8  9  9  9  8 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 14

1KFT WDIR NW NW  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD  6  5  3  3  4  6  7  7  6  6  7  8  9 12 14 16 15 15 15 17 19 23 25 28
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 19 18 17 16 15 13 11  9  6  4  5  6  8 11 15 18 20 21 22 23 24 26 29 33
6KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 30 29 28 27 25 23 21 18 16 14 11  9  8  9 11 14 17 19 21 24 27 29 30 31

SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        1        |        10


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  0  0  0  0  0  0  7  7
 FOG      70 70 70 70 70  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 030836 AAA
KALO 030834Z 0309/0406 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002
     FM031200 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG SCT002 BKN005
     FM031300 27003KT 5SM BR FEW250
     FM031800 13005KT P6SM FEW140
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-032115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE                                                FRI 05/03/24       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   4  4  3  3  4  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  5  6  7  8  7  7
SFC WGUST  9  7  6  6  8  7  9  8  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10  9  9 10 12 12 14 13 12

1KFT WDIR NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 15 13 12 10  8  6  4  3  3  3  2  2  3  5  8 12 16 20 22 21 19 18 19 22
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE
3KFT WSPD 23 22 20 19 19 19 18 15 12  9  6  4  3  5  8 12 14 14 15 16 16 18 21 25
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 35 35 32 29 25 20 16 14 12 10  9  7  6  5  4  5  6  9 11 11 10 11 14 18

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
 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  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
 FOG      20 20 40 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 030520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 030520Z 0306/0406 31008KT P6SM SCT007 BKN035
      TEMPO 0306/0307 BKN007
     FM030900 31005KT 4SM BR SCT120
     FM031200 01005KT P6SM SKC
     FM031800 13008KT 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.

$$