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SXUS43 KARX 080901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2024

WIZ017-081945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                                                      WED 05/08/24       /
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 SW SW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   3  3  2  2  2  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  9  9  9 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST  9 10 10 10 11  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 12 13 14 16 16 18 17 17

1KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
1KFT WSPD  7  7  8  9 10 10 10  9  8  7  7  6  6  6  7  7  8  9 12 15 17 17 16 15
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 17 15 13 10  8  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 12 13 15 16 16
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  W SW  W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 25 23 21 18 16 16 19 24 27 26 24 20 17 14 11  9  7  6  5  3  2  4  6  7

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        14       |        1        |        25       |        25


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  27  1  1  1  1  0  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  4  4  4 26 26 26 19 19 19 17
 FOG      20 20 20 20 40 40 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   5:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:13 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   5:36 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:14 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 080724 AAA
KAUW 080723Z 0807/0906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120
      TEMPO 0808/0812 4SM BR SCT004
     FM081200 30005KT 3SM BR BKN050
     FM081500 34006KT P6SM SCT080
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-081945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                                                      WED 05/08/24       /
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 SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  3  3  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  7  7  8 10 12 12 13 12
SFC WGUST  9 11 12 11 10  9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11  9 11 11 13 15 18 20 19 21 21

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 14 17 19 20 20 19 16 14 11  9  9  8  7  7  6  6  6  8 13 18 23 24 24 23
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E
3KFT WSPD 21 23 24 25 26 26 26 24 22 20 18 16 13 10  8  7  9 10 10 10 11 11 12 13
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 33 35 36 36 36 35 33 31 28 25 22 19 16 12  9  8  7  7  7  8  8  8  7  7

SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        2        |        39       |        52


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  12  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  2  2  1  1  0  2  2  2 19 19 19 19 19 19 18
 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 080703 AAB
KMSN 080700Z 0807/0906 00000KT 3SM BR FEW002
     FM081300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
     FM081900 08006KT P6SM SCT250
     FM090000 09011KT 6SM -SHRA BR 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.

$$

MNZ087-081945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                                                      WED 05/08/24       /
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 SW  S  S  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   5  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  7  7  7  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9 10  9  9
SFC WGUST 10 10  9  8  7  6  8  9 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 13 13 14 15 16 16 15

1KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
1KFT WSPD  8  7  7  6  5  4  5  6  8  9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 19 18 17 15
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 15 15 14 11  8  6  5  5  6  7  9 11 12 12 13 15 16 18 19 19 19 18 17 15
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E
6KFT WSPD 27 26 25 23 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11  8  5  5  6 10 12 13 12 12 13 14 15

SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        7        |        50       |        54


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  4  4  4  9  9  9 21 21 21 39 39 39 26 26 26 33
 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 080521 RRD
KRST 080520Z 0806/0906 22005KT P6SM SCT200
     FM081100 15005KT P6SM SCT250
     FM081500 08007KT P6SM SCT200
     FM090000 04009KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-081945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                                                      WED 05/08/24       /
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 SW  S  S SW  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  9  9 10 11 12
SFC WGUST  9 10 10  9  8  5  6  7  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 16 19 20 20

1KFT WDIR SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 12 14 14 13 11  8  7  6  5  6  7  8  9  9 10 11 13 14 14 13 13 16 19 21
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 19 20 20 20 18 16 13 10  7  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 13 14 15 15 15 14 12 11
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S SE SE SE  E  E  E  E NE NE
6KFT WSPD 30 31 30 29 28 25 22 18 15 12 10  8  5  3  2  3  5  7  8  9  9 10 11 12

SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        3        |        51       |        54


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  4  3  2  2  1  1 11 11 11 29 29 29 20 20 20 29
 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 080521 RRC
KLSE 080520Z 0806/0906 16003KT P6SM SCT100
     FM081800 06007KT P6SM BKN100
     FM090000 07009KT P6SM VCSH BKN090
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-081945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                                                      WED 05/08/24       /
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  S  S SE SE  S SE  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   5  4  4  4  5  4  5  5  6  6  8  9  9 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 14
SFC WGUST  9  8  8  8  9  9  9  9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 18 18 17 18 18 21 22 22 22

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  S SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 10  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  9 11 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 19 22 24 23 21 18
3KFT WDIR  W SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  S SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 16 16 16 15 14 12  8  5  2  3  6  9 12 15 17 18 19 20 22 24 26 26 26 26
6KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E  E  E
6KFT WSPD 25 27 28 26 23 20 19 19 18 15 12  9  8  8  9 11 15 18 20 22 23 24 24 25

SKY COVER FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK
 POP6HR   |        24       |        15       |        77       |        77


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  1 11 12  3  3  3  5  5  5 10 10 10 27 27 27 52 52 52 46 46 46 44
 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 080521
KALO 080520Z 0806/0906 20006KT P6SM SCT150
     FM081200 12005KT P6SM BKN120
     FM082000 10011KT P6SM BKN090
     FM082300 07011KT P6SM VCTS OVC070CB
     FM090200 04011KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC060
     FM090400 01009KT P6SM BKN060
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-081945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                                                      WED 05/08/24       /
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 SW SW  S SW  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   4  4  3  3  2  3  3  4  5  5  6  7  7  8  9  9  9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WGUST 12 10  9  9  8  6  6  8  8  9 10 11 11 13 14 15 17 17 20 21 23 22 21 22

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 15 16 15 13 10  7  5  3  3  5  7 10 12 13 14 16 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 20
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 21 21 20 18 16 13 10  7  5  6  8 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 19 21 22
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E
6KFT WSPD 27 30 32 32 30 27 23 18 14 11  9  8  6  5  5  7 10 13 14 15 16 16 16 17

SKY COVER FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK
 POP6HR   |        13       |        20       |        72       |        75


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  4  2  9  4  4  4  5  5  4  3  3  2 20 20 20 42 42 42 42 42 42 38
 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  7 2024.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST
JANUARY  8 2024.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 080541
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 080541Z 0806/0906 28007KT P6SM BKN100
     FM081300 10007KT P6SM BKN200
     FM082300 07011KT P6SM -SHRA OVC070
     FM090200 08011KT 4SM TSRA OVC060CB=
&&

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.

$$