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SXUS43 KARX 020902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2024

WIZ017-022115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2024


DATE                                                THU 05/02/24       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   4  5  6  9  9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 11 10  9  8  8  9  9 10
SFC WGUST  9 10 12 15 16 17 19 20 22 27 25 26 26 23 22 20 19 16 14 13 14 16 16 16

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 17 18 18 17 14 12 10 11 14 17 18 20 21 21 21 20 19 18 16 13 10  8  8 10
3KFT WDIR  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  6  7  8  9 10 12 14 17 21 25 29 31 34 36 38 39 39 37 33 27 21 18 20 26
6KFT WDIR SE  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  5  8 12 16 16 15 16 23 31 38 41 42 42 43 42 42 41 39 38 36 34 34 34 36

SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        67       |        97       |        71       |        29


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  9  9  9 11 11 11 20 20 20 21 21 21 24 24 24 12 12 12 17 11  7
 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  2 2024...........SUNRISE   5:46 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:06 PM CDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   5:44 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:07 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 020521
KAUW 020520Z 0206/0306 06003KT P6SM BKN120
     FM021300 09007KT P6SM OVC070
     FM021500 09011KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC040
     FM021700 10012G18KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC020
     FM021900 10012G20KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC010
     FM030100 10008KT 5SM BR OVC006
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-022115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2024


DATE                                                THU 05/02/24       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   6  7  8 11 12 12 13 15 16 16 16 15 15 13 12 11 10  9  8  9  9 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 11 12 13 19 19 19 21 23 25 26 25 25 24 23 21 19 17 14 13 14 16 17 16 16

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 18 22 25 26 26 24 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 23
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  6  8 10 13 18 24 28 31 33 33 33 32 30 28 26 26 29 33 36 36 35 34 35 35
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 19 21 23 26 28 31 34 39 45 49 49 48 45 38 31 26 26 28 30 28 27 26 28 31

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        54       |        91       |        56       |        45


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   6  6  6 13 13 13 17 17 17 26 26 26 32 32 32 38 38 38 29 29 29 25  9  7
 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  2 2024...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 020857 AAA
KMSN 020856Z 0209/0306 VRB04KT P6SM BKN110
      TEMPO 0209/0211 -SHRA BKN050
     FM021100 08009KT P6SM BKN100
     FM021500 11014G22KT P6SM -SHRA OVC070
     FM021700 11014G23KT P6SM -SHRA OVC019 PROB30 0218/0223 2SM
      TSRA BR OVC008CB
     FM022300 13009KT P6SM -SHRA BKN022 PROB30 0223/0305 2SM TSRA
      BR OVC015CB
     FM030500 19009KT P6SM -SHRA OVC011 PROB30 0305/0306 4SM TSRA
      BR OVC008CB
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-022115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2024


DATE                                                THU 05/02/24       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   8  9 10 12 13 15 17 17 15 14 12 10  9  9  9  8  9  9 10 10 10  9  9  8
SFC WGUST 15 17 17 19 22 25 27 27 25 24 21 18 16 15 14 13 14 16 16 16 16 16 15 14

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 20 21 20 20 19 19 19 20 21 21 17 12  8  8  9 11 13 15 17 18 18 18 18 19
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW
3KFT WSPD 20 20 20 21 25 29 32 31 29 27 26 26 25 22 19 17 18 21 24 27 30 32 34 34
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 24 25 26 27 31 35 39 42 43 43 42 40 37 35 33 31 29 29 29 30 32 34 35 36

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |       100       |       100       |        24       |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  14 14 14 23 23 23 24 24 24 28 28 28 33 27 22 10  5  3  3  3  2  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  2 2024...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 020521 RRD
KRST 020520Z 0206/0306 10006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC090
     FM021200 10011G19KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC050
     FM021500 10016G25KT 1 1/2SM SHRA BR OVC015
     FM021800 12011G20KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC006
     FM022000 16010KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC005
     FM030100 26009KT 4SM BR OVC007
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-022115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2024


DATE                                                THU 05/02/24       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   7  8  9 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 11 11 10  9  9 10 10 10 10  9  8
SFC WGUST 14 16 18 21 21 26 27 28 28 27 25 23 22 20 21 19 17 16 16 17 18 18 16 15

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 21 24 26 26 25 22 20 21 23 24 23 22 21 22 22 23 22 21 20 20 21 22 22 22
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 15 15 16 17 22 29 34 35 35 35 36 37 37 36 35 33 29 25 22 22 24 26 27 29
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 21 23 24 26 30 34 39 43 46 48 48 47 44 40 35 30 28 26 26 28 31 34 36 38

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        99       |       100       |        56       |        11


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  11 11 11 20 20 20 25 25 25 31 31 31 39 39 39 37 37 32 15 12  9  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  2 2024...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 020757 AAA
KLSE 020754Z 0208/0306 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH OVC090
     FM021000 05003KT 5SM -SHRA OVC050
     FM021500 11012G20KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC015
     FM030200 24006KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC009
     FM030400 29007KT P6SM OVC025
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-022115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2024


DATE                                                THU 05/02/24       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD  11 13 14 16 17 18 20 18 16 15 16 16 15 12 11 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  8
SFC WGUST 20 22 24 26 27 30 33 30 28 24 26 27 24 21 19 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 12

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 22 24 26 26 26 26 25 23 22 21 23 25 26 24 20 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 18
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 25 29 33 36 39 42 43 40 36 33 35 37 38 32 24 18 18 20 23 25 28 30 31 32
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 30 31 32 34 39 45 50 50 49 46 43 39 36 32 29 27 26 25 26 28 30 32 32 32

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC
 POP6HR   |       100       |        85       |        45       |        3


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  27 27 27 38 38 38 37 37 37 39 39 39 45 45 33 20 11 10  5  3  1  4  4  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
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 020521
KALO 020520Z 0206/0306 07006KT P6SM VCSH BKN090
     FM020900 08011KT 6SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC070CB
     FM021300 11016KT 3SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC035CB WS020/14040KT
     FM021600 13015G24KT 5SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC008CB
     FM022200 20011KT P6SM VCTS OVC011CB
     FM030200 28009KT P6SM OVC050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-022115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2024


DATE                                                THU 05/02/24       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW
SFC WSPD   9 10 11 13 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 12 11 10  9  9 10 10  9  8
SFC WGUST 17 18 19 23 24 26 27 26 26 25 25 26 25 23 23 21 19 18 16 16 16 17 16 15

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 25 28 31 32 31 29 27 24 22 20 19 18 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 21
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
3KFT WSPD 16 20 23 27 31 34 37 37 37 36 32 29 26 27 28 30 29 28 27 27 28 28 29 29
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 23 25 28 31 33 36 38 44 49 51 46 39 33 32 33 34 32 29 27 24 22 21 23 27

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
 POP6HR   |        81       |        98       |        64       |        52


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  24 25 25 35 35 35 33 33 33 32 32 32 47 47 47 46 46 46 33 33 33 20 14 11
 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  2 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 020842 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 020842Z 0209/0306 05008KT P6SM BKN080
     FM021200 12014G24KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC050 PROB30 0213/0219 3SM
      TSRA BR OVC010CB
     FM021900 19012G24KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC020=
&&

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.

$$