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SXUS43 KARX 180731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

WIZ017-181945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE                                                      SAT 05/18/24       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 11 11 10  9  8  6  6  5  5  4  4  4
SFC WGUST 16 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 21 20 19 17 16 15 15 14 14 13 13

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 16 16 16 17 18 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 19 18 16 14 13 16 19 22 24 24 23
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 29 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 30 29 28 27 28 29 29 28 26 25 26 28 29 28 27 25
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 25 24 24 24 26 27 28 30 31 33 35 36 36 35 33 30 26 24 25 27 28 29 29 30

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK FW SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        13       |        44       |        58       |        11


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  14 14 10  5  5  8  8  8 15 15 15 40 40 40 50 50 50 23 23 23  7  7  7  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 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

FTUS53 KAUW 180521
KAUW 180520Z 1806/1906 15004KT P6SM FEW100
     FM181600 19012G22KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150
      TEMPO 1822/1824 -TSRA SCT020 BKN040CB
     FM190300 24008KT 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.

$$

WIZ044-181945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE                                                      SAT 05/18/24       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  8  9 10 11 11 11 10  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 17 18 20 20 20 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 12 13 13

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 21 21 22 23 24 24 21 17 15 15 17 19 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 19 20 22 25 28
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 25 25 25 25 25
6KFT WDIR SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  9  9  9 10 12 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 26 27 28 26 23 21 23 26 29

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC FW CL CL
 POP6HR   |        2        |        1        |        54       |        54


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   3  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  2 37 37 37 46 46 46 14 14 14  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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   529 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 180545
KMSN 180543Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM181300 19006KT P6SM SKC
     FM181800 21010KT P6SM BKN250
     FM190200 25006KT P6SM BKN150
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-181945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE                                                      SAT 05/18/24       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   9 10 10 11 11 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  6  5
SFC WGUST 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 23 22 21 19 17 16 14 13 12 11 10

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
1KFT WSPD 26 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 24 23 21 19 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 26 25
3KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 34 34 34 34 35 35 36 37 37 35 31 27 23 20 19 19 21 23 24 26 26 25 24 22
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 20 20 21 22 24 27 30 33 36 38 39 38 31 24 18 16 17 20 22 23 25 26 27 28

SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL
 POP6HR   |        16       |        17       |        17       |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  3  3  7  6 12 12 12 13 10 10 19 19 19  8  8  8  5  5  5  0  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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 180521 RRE
KRST 180520Z 1806/1906 18012G22KT P6SM FEW250
     FM181500 20017G26KT P6SM FEW220
     FM181900 24017KT P6SM VCSH SCT060
     FM182300 30007KT P6SM FEW100
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-181945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE                                                      SAT 05/18/24       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   4  5  6  6  7  6  7  9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10  9  8  6  5  5  5  4  4  3
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 13 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 19 19 17 16 14 13 13 12 12 11 10

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N
1KFT WSPD 26 26 27 28 28 27 25 23 21 22 23 24 23 22 20 17 14 13 17 23 28 30 31 30
3KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 25 26 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 28 27 27 26 26 25 23 21 20 21 23 24 24 23 22
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 16 16 17 18 20 22 22 23 23 26 28 30 31 31 30 27 24 21 21 21 23 25 28 29

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        4        |        14       |        49       |        10


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  2  2  1  2  4  3  4 11 11 11 20 20 20 42 42 42 33 33 33  8  8  8  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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 180521 RRD
KLSE 180520Z 1806/1906 17007KT P6SM SCT230
     FM181500 19010G20KT P6SM FEW230
     FM182000 22014G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT070
     FM190000 30009KT P6SM FEW240
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-181945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE                                                      SAT 05/18/24       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
SFC WSPD   7  8  8  8  8 10 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 12 11  9  9  8  7  7  6  6
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 18 18 18 20 21 22 23 23 23 22 22 20 19 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 11

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 26 26 26 27 27 27 25 23 21 21 23 23 21 19 17 16 16 17 20 24 27 29 30 30
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 27 27 27 26 26 26 27 28 29 28 27 26 24 22 20 19 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 16 17 18 19 21 23 24 25 26 28 30 31 29 25 22 18 15 14 15 17 20 22 24 25

SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC BK BK BK SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        2        |        19       |        19       |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  1  1  4  4  4  2  2  2 20 20 20 22 22 22  6  6  6  0  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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 180521
KALO 180520Z 1806/1906 17007KT P6SM SKC
     FM181300 19011KT P6SM VCSH SCT250
     FM181600 22015G23KT P6SM SCT250
     FM182300 29012KT 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.

$$

WIZ061-181945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024


DATE                                                      SAT 05/18/24       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N
SFC WSPD   4  4  5  5  5  5  6  8  9 10 11 11 11 11 11  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  4  5
SFC WGUST 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 20 19 19 17 15 14 12 11 11 11 11 11

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N
1KFT WSPD 18 18 19 21 22 23 21 18 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 16 17 20 24 27
3KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 22 22 23 22 22 21 20 19 18
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  9 10 10 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 21 22 23 24 24 21 17 14 15 17 20

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW
 POP6HR   |        1        |        1        |        41       |        41


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  4  4  4 34 34 34 41 41 41 14 14 14  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 18 2024...........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 180520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 180520Z 1806/1906 19007KT P6SM SKC
     FM181700 20014G22KT P6SM FEW050
     FM190000 25008KT P6SM SCT200
     FM190500 32007KT 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.

$$