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SXUS43 KARX 300902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2024

WIZ017-302115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2024


DATE                                                TUE 04/30/24       /
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 SW SW  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW
SFC WSPD   6  7  6  8  8  7  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  9 10 12 12 14 14 14 13
SFC WGUST 14 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 15 17 20 20 22 23 23 22

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SE SE SE  E SE SE  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 11 10 10 10  9  9  8  7  6  6  6  7  9 12 15 17 16 14 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SE  S  S SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 17 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 13 14 17 18 17 16 16 18 22 27 34 40 43 42 37
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD 20 20 20 22 28 34 39 42 43 43 42 41 39 37 34 33 34 37 40 43 45 46 45 42

SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW SC SC BK SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK
 POP6HR   |        4        |        2        |        56       |        96


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  2  2  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  3  2  5 17 42 68 85 98 84 62 49 37
 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 30 2024.........SUNRISE   5:49 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:03 PM CDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   5:47 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:05 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 300521
KAUW 300520Z 3006/0106 27008G16KT P6SM SCT011 BKN025
      TEMPO 3006/3010 BKN011
     FM301000 27007KT P6SM BKN014
     FM301700 27008KT P6SM BKN025
     FM302100 22006KT P6SM SCT035
     FM302300 16005KT P6SM SCT040
     FM010300 13007KT P6SM BKN050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-302115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2024


DATE                                                TUE 04/30/24       /
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 SW SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW
SFC WSPD   7  7  7  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  9  9 10 11 12 12 14 15 14
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 12 12 13 14 14 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 16 17 19 20 23 24 23

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 11  9  7  6  6  7 10 15 20 24 24 23 21 22 25
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 21 22 23 24 24 24 23 22 21 19 15 11  9  9 10 14 20 28 36 41 44 46 45 43
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD 31 34 36 37 39 41 41 40 37 35 33 32 31 30 30 32 36 41 45 46 44 41 38 34

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        1        |        0        |        36       |        93


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  2  2 11 15 15 31 31 32 29 29 28
 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 30 2024.........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 300900 AAA
KMSN 300858Z 3009/0106 26005KT P6SM SCT035
     FM301400 27007KT P6SM FEW250
     FM302100 20008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM302300 17008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM010300 16010G20KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC025 WS020/20050KT
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-302115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2024


DATE                                                TUE 04/30/24       /
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 SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  8 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 16 16 16 16 15
SFC WGUST 11 10  9  8  9  9  8  9 11 14 16 18 20 23 23 22 22 22 23 26 26 28 26 25

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 15 15 14 12  9  6  3  2  2  3  6  9 12 15 18 20 20 20 21 24 27 30 29 27
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW
3KFT WSPD 26 27 27 26 26 26 24 21 17 14 12 11 13 20 28 36 40 41 41 40 38 39 43 49
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
6KFT WSPD 39 40 40 39 36 33 30 29 29 30 31 33 35 38 43 46 47 47 45 40 34 30 32 36

SKY COVER BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        1        |        6        |        98       |        72


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  4  7  7 20 30 55 84 98 94 71 47 22 13  8  4
 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 30 2024.........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 300521 RRC
KRST 300520Z 3006/0106 25008KT P6SM SCT015 OVC035
      TEMPO 3006/3008 OVC025
     FM300800 25005KT P6SM BKN050
     FM301200 22004KT P6SM SCT050
     FM301800 16011KT P6SM BKN150
     FM302000 16015G24KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-302115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2024


DATE                                                TUE 04/30/24       /
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  W SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  W  W
SFC WSPD   4  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  5  6  7  8  9 10 10 12 12 12 13 14 17 17 16 15
SFC WGUST 11 11 10  9 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 13 15 15 17 20 21 21 23 25 28 29 27 26

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  W
1KFT WSPD 12 12 13 13 12 10  8  6  4  3  2  2  3  7 12 17 22 25 27 24 19 16 17 21
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 21 23 25 27 28 29 28 25 22 18 13  9  8 11 18 26 34 42 46 43 38 34 35 39
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD 36 39 41 41 40 37 35 33 32 32 30 29 29 30 33 37 45 52 56 51 42 34 33 34

SKY COVER BK BK SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK SC FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        2        |        80       |        95


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  6  9  9 41 63 77 71 48 36 33 27 14
 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 30 2024.........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 300521 RRB
KLSE 300520Z 3006/0106 25006KT P6SM OVC040
     FM301200 22004KT P6SM SCT050
     FM302100 17010KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-302115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2024


DATE                                                TUE 04/30/24       /
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  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   4  5  4  3  3  4  5  7  9 11 13 14 15 15 15 14 15 14 15 15 15 14 12 12
SFC WGUST  8  9  7  6  6  6  9 10 14 17 19 21 23 24 24 23 24 23 25 25 23 23 20 19

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W SW  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 10  8  6  5  5  5  6  8 10 12 12 11 12 15 19 23 26 29 31 31 30 28 26 24
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 32 31 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 17 16 16 17 23 30 36 40 43 44 43 41 40 41 44
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 36 34 31 29 26 24 24 25 27 29 30 31 33 36 40 44 46 47 46 41 34 30 30 32

SKY COVER CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW
 POP6HR   |        1        |        3        |        90       |        45


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  3  5  3  5 22 35 79 85 77 52 28 21  9  4  2
 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 30 2024.........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 300521
KALO 300520Z 3006/0106 VRB03KT P6SM FEW220
     FM301600 15008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM301800 16016G25KT P6SM BKN120
     FM010000 19014G22KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC070
     FM010400 24012G21KT P6SM VCSH BKN130
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-302115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2024


DATE                                                TUE 04/30/24       /
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  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W
SFC WSPD   4  5  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  7  9 10 10 11 11 11 12 14 14 14 15 16 14 12
SFC WGUST 11 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 18 19 20 23 24 25 25 26 23 21

1KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W
1KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 11  6  3  3  5  7  8  8 10 12 15 19 24 30 34 34 31 29 28 28
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 34 33 32 31 29 28 26 23 20 17 15 14 15 17 21 27 36 45 52 56 57 55 52 46
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD 42 41 39 36 33 30 28 27 28 28 28 29 29 30 31 34 40 46 51 51 49 46 42 37

SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC
 POP6HR   |        0        |        4        |        65       |        90


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  2  8  8  6 29 52 51 59 43 42 32 24 13
 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 30 2024.........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 300535
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 300535Z 3006/0106 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM301500 19007KT P6SM SKC
     FM301800 18014G23KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 PROB30 0103/0105 6SM
      -TSRA BR BKN035CB
     FM010500 23011KT P6SM BKN080=
&&

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.

$$