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SXUS43 KARX 032102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024

WIZ017-040915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE            FRI 05/03/24       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W  W
SFC WSPD   9  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  8
SFC WGUST 18 16 14 12 10  9 10  9  9 10 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 16 14 14 14

1KFT WDIR  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SW SW  W
1KFT WSPD 16 14 12 11 10  9  9 10 10 12 13 14 16 19 21 22 22 20 18 14 10  8  8  9
3KFT WDIR  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 18 17 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 25 28 31 32 32 31 32 32 31 28 25
6KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD 25 23 22 22 23 25 26 26 26 25 24 24 24 24 26 28 31 35 38 43 46 46 41 33

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK
 POP6HR   |        1        |        1        |        36       |        62


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  8  8  8  7  7  7 11 11 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  3 2024...........SUNRISE   5:44 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:07 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   5:43 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:08 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 031736
KAUW 031733Z 0318/0418 27012G20KT P6SM SKC
     FM032200 22008KT P6SM SCT250
     FM040200 13004KT P6SM SCT120
     FM041400 15009KT P6SM BKN120
     FM041600 17008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC060
     FM041700 19008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-040915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE            FRI 05/03/24       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  5  4  5  4  5  5  6  5  5  5  6  6  7  9  9 10 10  9 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 10  9  8  8  8  8  8 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 13 15 17 19 17 17 17 17 16

1KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W
1KFT WSPD  6  5  4  5  6  8 11 15 19 22 23 24 25 26 28 28 25 21 18 18 20 20 18 15
3KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  7  6  6  6  6  7  8 10 13 15 18 21 23 25 26 27 26 25 26 30 35 38 36 31
6KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD  8  8  8  9  9 10 11 12 13 15 15 16 18 21 26 28 29 28 28 30 33 35 36 36

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        21       |        59


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  5  8  8 19 19 19 27 27 27
 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  3 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 032006 AAA
KMSN 032003Z 0320/0418 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM041100 12007KT P6SM SKC
     FM041500 16010KT P6SM BKN150
     FM041700 19011KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-040915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE            FRI 05/03/24       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  W NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   7  8  8  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  6  6  7  8  7  8  9  8  8  8  9 11 11 12
SFC WGUST 14 13 12 12 10 11 11 10 10  9 10 12 15 15 13 17 17 15 14 14 16 18 18 19

1KFT WDIR SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10 11 13 16 19 20 20 20 18 16 15 17 20 22 19 15 12 14 17 19 19 18
3KFT WDIR SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 13 12 12 13 15 18 21 22 23 23 23 22 22 24 27 28 27 25 24 26 28 29 29 28
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 17 18 19 20 19 18 18 21 24 26 27 27 27 29 32 35 39 42 42 38 31 25 24 23

SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        1        |        7        |        80       |        52


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  5  9 15 15 15 18 18 18 12 12 12 14 14  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  3 2024...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 031733
KRST 031731Z 0318/0418 21011KT P6SM FEW100
     FM041000 14006KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
     FM041100 14012KT 5SM -SHRA OVC020
     FM041600 31012KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-040915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE            FRI 05/03/24       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  SW  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W NW
SFC WSPD   5  6  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  5  6  7  7  7  7  7  8  9  8  8  8  9 10
SFC WGUST 10 10  9  9  8  7  6  8  9 10 11 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 19 18 15 14 14 16

1KFT WDIR SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW
1KFT WSPD  7  7  7  7  7  8  9 13 18 23 26 29 30 31 30 29 28 27 25 23 20 19 18 17
3KFT WDIR SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW
3KFT WSPD  8  8  8  9 10 11 13 15 17 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 31 31 30 28
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 17 20 24 27 27 27 28 32 37 41 42 41 39 35 30

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        2        |        54       |        60


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  5  9 10 22 22 22 22 22 22 28 28 27
 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  3 2024...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 031733
KLSE 031731Z 0318/0418 19005KT P6SM FEW100
     FM041100 19007KT P6SM VCSH BKN100
     FM041300 19010KT 5SM -SHRA 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.

$$

IAZ019-040915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE            FRI 05/03/24       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   5  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  7  8 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10  9 10 12 13 14
SFC WGUST 11 11 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 16 17 19 19 20 20 20 20 18 17 17 18 20 20

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  8  9 11 13 15 16 18 20 22 24 26 29 31 32 33 32 30 26 23 19 17 15 15 16
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  8 10 13 15 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 29 30 31 31 31 33 35 35 31 26 21 20 20
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
6KFT WSPD  9 10 12 14 14 14 15 18 23 26 27 27 28 32 36 40 40 39 36 34 31 27 25 23

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        1        |        9        |        80       |        55


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  3  6 10 22 29 29 31 31 31 19 19 19 28 17  9
 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  3 2024...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 031730
KALO 031728Z 0318/0418 12005KT P6SM SKC
     FM040700 13009KT P6SM SCT130
     FM041100 15009KT 6SM -SHRA OVC060
     FM041400 18010KT P6SM VCSH OVC008
     FM041600 24009KT P6SM OVC009
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-040915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2024


DATE            FRI 05/03/24       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W
SFC WSPD   4  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  9  9 10 11 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST  8  8  8  9  9 10 11 12 13 14 13 13 13 14 16 16 17 18 20 19 18 18 17 17

1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
1KFT WSPD  4  5  7 10 12 14 16 21 25 29 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 23 22 20 18 16 14 13
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD  3  5  7 10 11 12 13 15 18 20 21 23 23 23 22 21 22 23 25 27 28 28 26 22
6KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD  5  5  6  7  6  6  7  9 12 16 19 22 25 26 27 27 27 27 27 28 30 30 30 29

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        1        |        26       |        47


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  5  7 11 22 25 25 26 26 26 34 34 34
 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  3 2024...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 031720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 031720Z 0318/0418 VRB06KT P6SM FEW250
     FM040100 12007KT P6SM SKC
     FM041200 15012KT P6SM OVC100
     FM041400 17013KT P6SM OVC050
     FM041600 20011KT 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.

$$