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SXUS43 KARX 040902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2024

WIZ017-042115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2024


DATE                                                SAT 05/04/24       /
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   S SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   3  4  5  5  6  7  8  8  7  7  5  7  8  9 10 10  9  8  7  6  6  7  6  6
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 12 12 14 15 15 13 13 12 13 15 16 18 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 12

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 12 12 12 11 11 10  9  7  5  3  5  7 10 13 15 17 17 17 17 16 14 13 12 11
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 22 24 25 25 24 23 20 17 13 10  9 10 12 14 18 21 23 24 25 25 25 24 23 22
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 27 27 27 26 26 25 26 30 33 34 30 24 19 17 17 18 20 23 25 23 21 18 17 17

SKY COVER SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        30       |        86       |        25       |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  6  6  6  9 12 13 11  8  5  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
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   5:43 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:08 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   5:42 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:10 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 040521
KAUW 040520Z 0406/0506 13004KT P6SM SCT120
     FM041400 15009KT P6SM BKN120
     FM041600 17008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC060
     FM041700 19008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035
     FM041800 18009G17KT 6SM -SHRA OVC024
     FM042200 28010G16KT P6SM BKN022
     FM050100 32009G15KT P6SM SCT035
     FM050300 32009KT P6SM SCT110
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-042115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2024


DATE                                                SAT 05/04/24       /
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  SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   4  4  5  6  8  9  9 10 11  9  9 10 10 11 11 11 11 10  9  9  9  9  8  7
SFC WGUST 10 10 10  9 14 16 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 17 16 15 15 15 13 12

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 17 19 21 22 20 17 15 17 20 22 21 19 17 18 20 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 20
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 26 29 30 27 23 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 23 21 19 19 19
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 14 18 23 28 30 31 32 35 38 39 37 33 29 28 28 28 27 25 23 22 20 19 18 17

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL FW
 POP6HR   |        7        |        80       |        56       |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  2  3  3 15 23 26 26 23 18 15 16 11  8  7  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
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 040900 AAC
KMSN 040856Z 0409/0506 14004KT P6SM SKC
     FM041600 17010G19KT P6SM SCT220
     FM041800 21010G19KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 0419/0422 6SM -TSRA BR
      OVC025CB
     FM050000 31011G19KT P6SM BKN020
     FM050100 33009KT P6SM BKN024
     FM050300 33008KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-042115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2024


DATE                                                SAT 05/04/24       /
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  SE  E  E  E SW SE  E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   3  4  5  5  5  7  7  8  8 13 13 13 13 12 11 10  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 15 17 20 20 21 21 21 19 17 13 12 11 10  9  9  9  9

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 18 17 15 12  9  7  7 10 15 19 21 21 21 20 17 15 13 12 12 14 16 18 17 16
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 23 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 24 23 24 24 24 24 23 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 17
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
6KFT WSPD 27 28 28 29 34 40 43 37 28 20 18 17 18 20 22 23 22 21 19 17 15 13 12 11

SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        98       |        78       |        3        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  10 10 10 13 13 13  8  7  9 11  9  5  2  1  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
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 040521 RRE
KRST 040520Z 0406/0506 16006KT P6SM BKN100
     FM041100 14006KT 6SM -SHRA BKN035
     FM041300 01008KT 4SM -SHRA SCT008 BKN015
     FM041600 32011KT P6SM BKN012
     FM042000 33013KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035
     FM042300 33009KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-042115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2024


DATE                                                SAT 05/04/24       /
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  SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   3  5  6  6  6  8  9  9  9  8  8 10 12 12 12 11  9  8  7  6  6  6  5  5
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 16 15 17 17 17 15 15 15 17 19 19 19 19 18 16 15 14 12 11 10  9

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 28 29 28 27 25 23 21 18 15 14 16 19 21 21 20 19 19 19 20 22 23 24 24 22
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 25 25 24 24 26 28 30 29 27 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 23 23 24 24 23 22 22 21
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 22 24 26 28 31 35 39 42 43 42 37 30 23 20 19 19 19 20 20 18 17 15 15 15

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        68       |        95       |        17       |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  4  4 18 18 18 17 16 15 13 11  9  7  6  5  0  0  0  0  0  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
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 040521 RRD
KLSE 040520Z 0406/0506 14005KT P6SM SCT120
     FM041300 17008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC070
     FM041700 23007KT P6SM VCSH BKN020
     FM042100 32011KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035
     FM050100 33005KT P6SM SCT040
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-042115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2024


DATE                                                SAT 05/04/24       /
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  SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   6  8 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 12 14 15 14 14 13 12  9  8  7  6  6  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 17 18 18 20 19 19 19 20 17 19 22 24 25 22 21 19 16 14 13 12 11 10  9  9

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 28 29 29 28 27 25 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 20 18 16 15 15 16 18 21 23 22 20
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 28 29 30 31 34 36 36 32 26 22 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 23 22 22 22 22 21 20
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 25 27 29 32 38 43 45 43 38 32 27 23 20 18 18 18 18 17 17 15 12 10 10 10

SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC FW CL CL CL CL FW
 POP6HR   |        99       |        63       |        4        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  12 23 23 25 25 25 13 10 12 14 12  8  5  2  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
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 040521
KALO 040520Z 0406/0506 11005KT P6SM SKC
     FM040900 13010G18KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050
     FM041200 15009KT 4SM -SHRA VCTS OVC030CB
     FM041400 18010KT P6SM VCSH OVC008
     FM041700 24009KT P6SM OVC020
     FM042100 33012G21KT P6SM BKN050
     FM050000 34013KT P6SM SCT050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-042115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2024


DATE                                                SAT 05/04/24       /
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  SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   5  6  6  7  9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 11 10  9  8  8  8  7  7
SFC WGUST 12 13 13 15 17 17 19 20 20 20 19 19 20 19 20 20 19 19 16 16 15 15 14 12

1KFT WDIR SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 23 24 25 26 25 23 20 18 16 15 16 18 20 21 22 22 22 21 21 22 23 24 23 21
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 20 20 21 22 24 26 27 27 25 23 21 18 16 17 19 21 22 23 23 22 21 19 19 19
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW
6KFT WSPD 22 24 26 27 29 30 31 34 37 38 35 30 26 25 24 24 22 21 19 18 17 16 15 15

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        27       |        85       |        52       |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  3  4 22 22 22 22 25 29 33 32 28 25 28 11 11  1  0  0  0  1  1  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
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 040520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 040520Z 0406/0506 11006KT P6SM BKN150
     FM041400 17011KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT025 BKN050
      TEMPO 0415/0418 5SM -TSRA BR OVC025CB
     FM041800 23012KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 OVC030
     FM042000 30012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
     FM042300 33012G20KT 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.

$$