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SXUS43 KARX 182102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

WIZ017-190915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE            SAT 05/18/24       /
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  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  W SW  W  W  W SW SW SW
SFC WSPD  11 10  9  9  8  7  7  7  6  6  5  4  4  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4
SFC WGUST 23 22 19 20 18 16 15 15 14 15 13 12 11 10  8  7  6  7  8  7  8  8  8  9

1KFT WDIR SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
1KFT WSPD 19 17 15 14 16 18 21 23 24 24 22 20 16 13  9  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  3
3KFT WDIR SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW
3KFT WSPD 29 28 26 25 26 28 30 32 33 32 31 28 25 22 19 16 13 11  9  7  6  5  4  3
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW
6KFT WSPD 33 30 28 26 27 28 31 33 34 34 33 31 30 31 32 31 28 23 18 14 10  9 10 12

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK
 POP6HR   |        54       |        0        |        0        |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  51 53 53 21  5  4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1
 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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:26 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:25 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   5:25 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:26 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 181730
KAUW 181727Z 1818/1918 18013G22KT P6SM SCT120
     FM182100 20014G22KT P6SM SCT045 BKN080
      TEMPO 1822/1824 3SM -TSRA SCT025 BKN045CB
     FM190000 23012G18KT P6SM VCSH FEW045 BKN120
     FM190200 28006KT P6SM SCT250
     FM190500 31005KT P6SM SKC
     FM191600 26006KT P6SM SCT250
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-190915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE            SAT 05/18/24       /
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 SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E SE  S  S
SFC WSPD  10 10 10 10  8  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  4  4  3  3  4  5  4  3  2  2  3
SFC WGUST 22 21 19 20 16 15 13 14 14 15 15 14 13 11  9  8 10  9  9  9  7  6  6  7

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E NE NW  W  W NW
1KFT WSPD 21 21 21 21 20 19 20 24 28 32 31 28 25 22 20 17 15 13 10  7  4  2  1  1
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE  N NW  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 23 25 26 26 25 22 21 22 23 25 27 27 27 25 21 17 14 10  8  6  4  3  2  1
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW
6KFT WSPD 24 27 29 30 27 22 19 19 21 23 25 27 28 29 29 28 25 20 16 13 11 10 11 12

SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        60       |        7        |        1        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  20 35 43 54 53 46 12  6  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1
 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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   529 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 182000 AAA
KMSN 181957Z 1820/1918 19013G22KT P6SM FEW070
     FM190000 21007KT P6SM SCT100
      TEMPO 1901/1903 4SM TSRA BR BKN080CB
     FM190300 26006KT P6SM BKN100
     FM190800 33006KT P6SM SKC
     FM191500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-190915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE            SAT 05/18/24       /
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   W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE
SFC WSPD  13 13 13 11  9  8  7  7  6  6  5  4  3  2  2  3  3  4  5  5  6  7  7  7
SFC WGUST 22 22 21 20 18 15 15 14 13 13 12 10  8  6  6  6  9  9 10 10 12 13 14 14

1KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
1KFT WSPD 19 20 21 22 24 26 28 29 28 26 22 18 14 12 12 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  5  3
3KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E SE SE  S SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 26 24 21 18 15 13 10  7  5  3  2  3  5  6  8
6KFT WDIR SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 20 18 17 17 19 21 24 26 27 28 30 31 30 28 24 19 15 11  8  9 12 15 17 19

SKY COVER SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        4        |        0        |        1        |        6


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   8  5  2  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1
 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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 181736 CCA
KRST 181734Z 1818/1918 23016G28KT P6SM SCT060
     FM182000 29014G20KT P6SM FEW070
     FM190000 30011KT 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.

$$

WIZ041-190915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE            SAT 05/18/24       /
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  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N SE  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S
SFC WSPD  10  9  9  9  8  7  6  5  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  3  4  4  5
SFC WGUST 21 19 18 18 15 15 13 12 12 12 12 10  9  7  6  5  8 10 10  8  8  8  9 10

1KFT WDIR SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E NE  E  E
1KFT WSPD 23 21 18 17 18 22 25 28 31 32 30 26 22 19 16 13 10  7  5  3  2  1  1  1
3KFT WDIR SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  N  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 26 24 22 20 21 24 26 27 27 27 26 25 23 20 17 13 10  6  4  3  3  3  3  4
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 29 27 24 22 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 28 25 20 15 11  9  9 11 13 15

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        37       |        1        |        1        |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  19 42 38 18  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1
 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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 181736 RRB
KLSE 181733Z 1818/1918 18011G20KT P6SM SCT110
     FM182100 22014G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT070
     FM182300 28009KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-190915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE            SAT 05/18/24       /
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   W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD  16 14 13 11 10  8  7  7  6  7  6  6  5  5  4  4  5  7  8  7  7  7  8  9
SFC WGUST 21 20 19 19 17 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 13 12 11 11 12 12 14 15

1KFT WDIR SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E
1KFT WSPD 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 28 31 32 30 27 24 24 24 23 19 14 10  7  5  4  3  2
3KFT WDIR SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW  W  W SW SW SW SW  S
3KFT WSPD 23 22 22 21 22 22 22 21 20 19 19 18 17 14 11  8  6  3  3  5  7  9  8  6
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 24 21 17 15 15 16 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 18 14 10  9  8  9 10 11 13 14 14

SKY COVER SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        12       |        1        |        1        |        7


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  15 22 12  1  1  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  2
 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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 181733
KALO 181731Z 1818/1918 20016G28KT P6SM SCT150
     FM182000 24016G24KT P6SM VCSH SCT060
     FM190000 31011KT P6SM SCT060
     FM191700 14007KT 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.

$$

WIZ061-190915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE            SAT 05/18/24       /
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 SW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE  S
SFC WSPD  11 11 10  9  7  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  5  4  4  4  5  6  7  6  6  4  3  4
SFC WGUST 20 19 18 17 15 13 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 13 13 12 11 11  9  9  9  9

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 20 20 20 20 19 18 19 22 27 31 32 31 29 27 25 23 19 15 11  7  3  1  1  2
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  N  W SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 22 23 24 25 23 21 20 21 22 24 23 22 20 19 18 15 10  5  2  3  6  9  8  5
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 22 24 26 26 24 20 17 17 18 20 21 23 23 23 22 19 14  9  5  5  7 10 11 11

SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC BK
 POP6HR   |        37       |        9        |        1        |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  18 30 33 47 47 26 18 10  5  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1
 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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 181720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 181720Z 1818/1918 20015G23KT P6SM SCT050
     FM190200 25008KT P6SM SCT070
     FM190500 34007KT P6SM SCT200=
&&

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.

$$