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SXUS43 KARX 231931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024

WIZ017-240745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024


DATE                  THU 05/23/24       /
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 SW SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   7  6  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  6  7  8 10 11 12 13 13 14 13
SFC WGUST 14 14 12 11  9  9  9 10 10 10 11 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 26 26 27 27

1KFT WDIR  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD  8  7  7  8  8  9 10 10 11 12 12 13 16 19 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 22
3KFT WDIR  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 10 10  9  9 10 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 13 16 20 25 31 35 37 38 39 40 40 40
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 16 15 13 11 10  8  5  3  2  3  6  9 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 39 42 44

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        17       |        1        |        3        |        46


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  17 21 21 21 12  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 39 56 48 49 53
 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 23 2024...........SUNRISE   5:21 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:30 PM CDT
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   5:20 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:31 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 231733
KAUW 231731Z 2318/2418 27010G17KT P6SM SCT070
     FM232200 21004KT P6SM VCSH SCT080
     FM240100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM240900 10007KT P6SM BKN200
     FM241500 11011G18KT P6SM -SHRA BKN070 WS020/15035KT
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-240745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024


DATE                  THU 05/23/24       /
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 SW SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   4  5  5  6  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  6  6  7  9  9 10 11 12 13
SFC WGUST 15 14 13 12 11  9  8  8  8  8  9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 20 21 22 23 25

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 10 11 11  9  7  6  6  6  8 11 15 18 21 22 23 25 25 24 22 19 17 18 20 22
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 11 12 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 29 30 31 31 31 31 31
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 13 13 13 12 12 11  8  5  3  4  7  9 10 12 13 15 17 20 23 26 29 31 32 34

SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
 POP6HR   |        29       |        1        |        3        |        53


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  30 30 25 20 11  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 59 58 53 46
 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 23 2024...........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   525 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 231739 RRF
KMSN 231735Z 2318/2418 23008KT P6SM BKN060
     FM232300 22005KT P6SM SCT060
     FM241200 13006KT P6SM SCT230
     FM241500 16010G18KT 6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT050CB 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.

$$

MNZ087-240745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024


DATE                  THU 05/23/24       /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   8  8  8  9  9  8  7  7  7  7  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 14 14
SFC WGUST 15 15 13 14 15 15 14 15 15 17 17 18 18 19 22 22 24 24 26 26 23 25 25 24

1KFT WDIR SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S
1KFT WSPD  8  9 10 12 14 16 19 22 24 25 26 26 27 29 29 28 26 24 23 22 21 22 23 24
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD  9 10 11 13 15 18 20 22 23 25 26 28 30 33 34 36 36 36 35 34 33 34 35 35
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 11 10  9  8  9 10 11 13 15 17 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 32 36 39 41 41 40

SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
 POP6HR   |        3        |        1        |        80       |        75


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 47 65 71 71 71 54 56 62 65
 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 23 2024...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 231751
KRST 231748Z 2318/2418 21011KT P6SM SCT250
     FM232300 17008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM240900 18013KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2409/2412 -TSRA OVC050CB
     FM241200 15015KT P6SM -RA VCTS OVC035CB
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-240745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024


DATE                  THU 05/23/24       /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
SFC WSPD   7  7  7  7  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  7  8  9 10 10 10 12 13 13 14
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 12 12 11 10  9 10 10 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 22 23 23 23 24 25 24

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE
1KFT WSPD 12 12 13 12 12 12 13 14 15 17 20 23 26 29 30 31 30 28 26 23 21 21 21 22
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 13 14 15 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 33 34 34 34 35 35
6KFT WDIR SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 15 14 13 11  9  7  5  4  4  6  9 12 14 16 17 19 21 24 28 32 35 36 37 37

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        14       |        0        |        44       |        66


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  15 18 15 13  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 57 71 70 66 59 53 58
 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 23 2024...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 231751
KLSE 231748Z 2318/2418 20008KT P6SM SCT200
     FM240300 13005KT P6SM BKN150
     FM241200 15008KT P6SM BKN150 PROB30 2412/2415 -TSRA OVC070CB
     FM241500 15010G20KT P6SM -RA VCTS OVC050CB
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-240745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024


DATE                  THU 05/23/24       /
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   W SW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   9  9 10 10  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15
SFC WGUST 17 17 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 24 24 25 25

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD 13 12 12 13 14 16 18 20 23 25 27 29 30 31 30 27 23 21 21 22 23 24 24 24
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD 14 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 24 28 31 33 35 36 35 35 34 33 33 33 34 34 33
6KFT WDIR SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 12 11 10  9  8  8  8  9 10 12 15 18 20 22 25 27 29 32 34 36 38 40 41 40

SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
 POP6HR   |        1        |        1        |        84       |        80


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 57 70 71 71 71 60 59 59 59
 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 23 2024...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 231906 CCA
KALO 231904Z 2318/2418 17010G20KT P6SM SCT070
     FM232200 16009KT P6SM SKC
     FM240600 12012KT P6SM SCT250
     FM241100 13013KT 5SM -SHRA VCTS BKN050CB
      TEMPO 2411/2413 VRB25G38KT 2SM TSRA BKN020CB
     FM241300 16014KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-240745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024


DATE                  THU 05/23/24       /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  6  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  7  8  9  9 10 11 11 12 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 14 14 12 10  9  8  8  8  9 10 12 14 15 16 18 18 18 19 21 22 22 23 23 24

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  9  8  7  6  5  5  7  9 13 18 23 27 30 32 32 30 27 23 21 19 18 20 22 24
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD 10  9  8  8  8  8 10 12 15 17 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 30 29 28 29 30 31
6KFT WDIR SW 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  9  9  9  8  6  5  6  6  7  7  7  8 10 13 16 17 18 20 23 26 30 33 35 36

SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK
 POP6HR   |        8        |        0        |        27       |        79


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  10 13 13 12  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 55 66 71 71 70 70 56
 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 23 2024...........SUNRISE   534 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 231723
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 231723Z 2318/2418 20010G18KT P6SM SCT050
     FM240000 15006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM240700 14011KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 PROB30 2412/2416 5SM -TSRA
      BR BKN030CB=
&&

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.

$$