Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 171931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
WIZ017-180745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 8 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 9 11 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 17 16 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 19 20 22 24 24
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 15 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 21 22
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 12 12 13 14 15 17 20 22 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 27 29 31 30 29 28
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 14 14 14 15 16 17 19 21 22 21 19 18 17 17 18 19 20 22 24 27 29 31 33 34
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 10 | 7 | 4 | 52
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 8 8 11 11 12 12 7 6 6 8 8 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 10 8 7 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 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:24 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:25 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 171736
KAUW 171735Z 1718/1818 18009KT P6SM SCT050
FM180100 14005KT P6SM SKC
FM181600 19011G16KT P6SM SKC
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-180745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 3 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12
SFC WGUST 14 14 15 14 14 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 14 17 18 19 20 20
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 4 5 6 7 7 9 10 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 22 22 20 19 17 14 13 14 17 19
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
3KFT WSPD 4 5 6 7 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 16 18 19 20 20 21
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW
6KFT WSPD 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 21
SKY COVER FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 530 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 171721 RRC
KMSN 171720Z 1718/1818 VRB04KT P6SM FEW040
FM180100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM181500 19010KT P6SM FEW200
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-180745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 11 12 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 16
SFC WGUST 24 24 24 23 23 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 25 25 25 26 28 28 27
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 15 16 17 16 15 15 17 20 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 27
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 16 18 18 18 18 19 21 24 27 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 29 32 36 38 37 34 30
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 17 19 20 21 22 24 24 24 25 27 30 33 36 38 37
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 6 8 7 6 5 5 3 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 17
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 17 2024...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 171721 RRC
KRST 171720Z 1718/1818 19014G24KT P6SM SCT100
FM180100 19011KT P6SM SKC
FM181300 20017G27KT P6SM SCT150
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-180745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 7 8 10 9 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 10 12 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 17 16 14 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 13 14 14 15 17 17 19 21 21 22 22
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 23 21 20 21 22 24
3KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
3KFT WSPD 10 12 13 14 16 17 19 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 22 22 22 24 27 29 28 27 26
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 11 9 8 10 13 15 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 28
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 5 | 2 | 3 | 43
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 5 7 5 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 25
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 171721 RRB
KLSE 171720Z 1718/1818 18011KT P6SM SCT150
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-180745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
SFC WSPD 8 10 12 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 16 16 16
SFC WGUST 21 21 21 21 20 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 19 21 23 23 24 23
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 25 23 22 23 24 25
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 12 13 15 17 19 20 21 21 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 27 29 30 30 29 28
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 11 10 11 13 15 16 16 17 17 18 19 21 24 26 28 29 29
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 5 5 21
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 17 2024...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 171727
KALO 171724Z 1718/1818 17011KT P6SM SCT120
FM172000 17012G19KT P6SM SCT120
FM180100 17007KT P6SM SKC
FM181600 20014KT P6SM SCT120
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-180745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 4 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 9 10 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 14 14 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 19 19 20
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S
1KFT WSPD 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 17 18 20 21 21 21 19 17 15 16 18 20
3KFT WDIR W SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
3KFT WSPD 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 20 21 22 22 22 21
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 8 8 6 3 1 2 5 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 16 17 18
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 14
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 171731
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 171731Z 1718/1818 18006KT P6SM SKC
FM181400 19011KT P6SM FEW060=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$