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SXUS43 KARX 180902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024

WIZ017-182115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE                                                THU 04/18/24       /
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 SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   4  5  5  6  8  8  9  9 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 11 12 13 15 16 16 17 17 18 19 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19

1KFT WDIR NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 15
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W
3KFT WSPD 29 26 21 17 15 15 16 17 20 22 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 27
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W
6KFT WSPD 33 33 32 31 28 25 23 23 24 26 28 30 31 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 22 23 24 25

SKY COVER SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        30       |        25       |        6        |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  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 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:08 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:48 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:06 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:50 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 180521 RRB
KAUW 180520Z 1806/1906 28015G23KT P6SM OVC025
     FM180800 29011KT P6SM SCT018 BKN120
     FM181300 25009G15KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN050
     FM181800 25013G22KT P6SM -RA OVC015
     FM190000 26009KT P6SM SCT030
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-182115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE                                                THU 04/18/24       /
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  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W
SFC WSPD   3  4  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  8  8  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 12 12 11  9 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 15 15 14 15 15 16 16 17 19 18 18

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 20 17 14 11 11 10 10  9  9  8  9 10 12 13 16 18 21 24 26 27 27 27 27 28
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 22 20 18 15 11  7  5  6  8 11 12 13 15 17 19 22 24 26 27 28 29 29 30 30
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 31 28 24 20 19 19 19 17 15 14 15 16 18 18 17 17 19 21 23 23 24 24 26 28

SKY COVER FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        76       |        76       |        47       |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  2  2  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 180900 AAA
KMSN 180858Z 1809/1906 29005KT P6SM FEW070
     FM181300 31005KT P6SM VCSH OVC060
     FM181600 30005KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC029
     FM182100 VRB04KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015
     FM190000 29005KT P6SM OVC015
     FM190400 30008KT P6SM SCT070
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-182115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE                                                THU 04/18/24       /
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  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   6  7  8  9  9  9  9 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 14 15 14 15 16 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 21 20 20 20 19 18 18 19 18

1KFT 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
1KFT WSPD  8 10 12 13 12 11 10 11 13 16 18 20 22 23 23 23 24 25 25 24 24 23 24 25
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 15 13 11 10  9 10 12 14 16 19 22 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 31 29 28 29 32
6KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 21 21 21 22 24 25 26 27 29 32 33 31 29 29 33 39

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        90       |        64       |        3        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 180724 AAA
KRST 180723Z 1807/1906 26008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050
     FM181700 28010KT P6SM OVC021
     FM182000 28014KT P6SM BKN040
     FM190200 29010KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-182115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE                                                THU 04/18/24       /
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 SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   3  4  6  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 10 10 10
SFC WGUST  8  9 10 12 12 11 12 12 12 14 14 15 15 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 17 17

1KFT WDIR NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 15 16 15 12  8  5  6  8 11 13 16 18 19 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 26 27 28
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 20 17 13  9  7  6  6  8 10 13 15 16 18 21 23 25 27 28 29 29 28 27 28 29
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 33 27 20 15 15 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 29 30 32

SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        92       |        84       |        24       |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  2  1  1  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 180521 RRS
KLSE 180520Z 1806/1906 26008KT P6SM BKN040
     FM180900 26005KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035
     FM182100 28009KT P6SM BKN035
     FM190400 29010KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-182115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE                                                THU 04/18/24       /
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 NW NW  N NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
SFC WSPD   4  6  7  7  6  5  5  6  7  8  9  9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10  9  9
SFC WGUST 14 15 14 12  9 10 10 11 12 12 14 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 16 16 15 12  9  7  7  9 12 13 15 16 18 20 22 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 25
3KFT WDIR NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 19 18 16 14 11  7  5  4  6  8 11 15 19 22 24 26 29 31 33 31 30 28 29 30
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 13 11 10 11 14 17 20 21 21 20 19 18 18 19 21 23 25 28 30 31 31 32 34 36

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        97       |        90       |        15       |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  2  2  2  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 180521 RRA
KALO 180520Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100
     FM181000 34007KT 5SM -SHRA OVC035
     FM181200 34008KT 3SM -SHRA OVC012
     FM181800 33011KT P6SM VCSH OVC022
     FM182100 32011KT P6SM BKN035
     FM190000 31010KT P6SM FEW045
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-182115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE                                                THU 04/18/24       /
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 NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   2  3  4  5  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  7  8  7  7  8  9  9  9 11 10  9
SFC WGUST  7  7  8 10 10 10  9  8  9  9 10 10 11 12 13 12 12 14 16 16 16 19 18 16

1KFT WDIR NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 14 12 10  9  8  8  7  5  4  3  4  7 10 12 16 19 23 26 29 30 30 29 29 29
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 17 15 13 10  7  4  4  4  5  6  8 10 14 18 22 26 29 31 30 29 28 28 28
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 23 22 22 22 21 21 20 19 18 16 14 13 12 12 13 15 17 19 21 23 26 28 30 32

SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW CL CL
 POP6HR   |        91       |        88       |        56       |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  4  4  6  6  6  7  7  7  9  9  9  5  5  5  6  6  6  1  1  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 180528
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 180528Z 1806/1906 30005KT P6SM SKC
     FM181200 01006KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC035
     FM181500 02006KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015
     FM182000 35007KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC010 PROB30 1820/1822 2SM SHRA
      BR OVC009
     FM182200 34007KT 5SM -SHRA BKN012
     FM190100 32007KT P6SM SCT035=
&&

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.

$$



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