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SXUS43 KARX 160901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025

WIZ017-162115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  7  7  8  8  7  7  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 14 16 16 17 16 17 17 17 16 17 18 17 17 17

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 17 17 16 15 13 10  9  8  8  8  9 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 19 18 18 17 15 13 11 10  9  9  9 11 13 16 19 23 26 29 33 39 44 46 44 37
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  9 10 11 11  9  7  5  4  5  6  7  9 12 16 21 25 27 29 32 36 40 43 44 43

SKY COVER OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        27       |        54       |        76       |        86


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  14 18 19 23 25  8 10 10 10 36 46 49 50 50 50 57 57 57 64 64 64 31 31 31
 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
JUNE 16 2025..........SUNRISE   5:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:47 PM CDT
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE   5:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 160521 RRB
KAUW 160520Z 1606/1706 12005KT P6SM BKN025 BKN050
     FM161200 15005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
      TEMPO 1612/1616 5SM -SHRA BR BKN025
     FM161600 19010G17KT P6SM BKN040 BKN080
     FM170100 16008KT P6SM BKN035 BKN070
      TEMPO 1702/1704 4SM TSRA BKN025CB
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-162115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
SFC WSPD   2  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  6  6  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  7
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 12 12 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 14 14 13 14 14 15 13 15

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 17 18 19 18 15 12  9  8  8  9  9 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 16 21 26 30 29 27
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 15 16 17 18 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 18 20 21 23 25 28 33 36 38 38
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 22 21 20 20 23 28 32 33 34

SKY COVER BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        31       |        44       |        45       |        61


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  26 26 26 30 28  7  8  8  8 34 41 41 39 39 34 38 38 43 62 66 67 33 33 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
JUNE 16 2025..........SUNRISE   517 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE   517 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 160521 RRU
KMSN 160520Z 1606/1706 13004KT P6SM VCSH FEW060 BKN150
     FM161200 19006KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 1622/1702 4SM -TSRA
      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.

$$

MNZ087-162115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

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

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

SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        90       |        55       |        90       |        60


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  39 39 39 39 39 16 33 33 33 52 50 38 37 42 54 71 71 71 69 67 43 29 29 29
 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
JUNE 16 2025..........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 PM CDT
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 160803 AAB
KRST 160802Z 1608/1706 17007KT P6SM VCSH BKN100
     FM160900 17007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN060
     FM161400 19010KT P6SM BKN040
     FM161900 19013G20KT P6SM BKN080
     FM170000 20013KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
      TEMPO 1700/1704 3SM -TSRA 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.

$$

WIZ041-162115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR   S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  4  4  5  5  5  6  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 12 12 11 12 11 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 15 16 15 15 14 15 15

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  W
1KFT WSPD 17 16 15 14 12 11 10 10 11 11 11 10 11 14 18 21 20 19 18 22 27 30 28 24
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 19 18 17 16 16 16 17 16 15 14 15 18 20 21 22 23 26 29 32 38 42 43 38 30
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  8 11 13 16 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 16 18 19 20 22 22 22 23 27 30 33 35 36

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        24       |        47       |        70       |        77


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  15 17 19 22 25 16 21 21 21 38 49 50 36 30 28 44 63 63 75 75 69 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
JUNE 16 2025..........SUNRISE   522 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE   522 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 160524 RRA
KLSE 160522Z 1606/1706 13005KT P6SM BKN060
     FM161300 19010KT P6SM BKN040
     FM170000 18009KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
      TEMPO 1701/1705 3SM -TSRA BKN035CB
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-162115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC 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
SFC WSPD   4  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  8  9  9  9  9 10  9  9  9  8  9  8  8  8  8  6
SFC WGUST 11 10 11 10 10 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 13 13 12 13 13 15 14

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
1KFT WSPD 18 18 17 16 13  9  6  7  9 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 20 23 24 22 17
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
3KFT WSPD 21 21 18 16 15 15 14 14 15 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 30 34 36 32 26
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 10 13 16 18 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 10  9 10 13 17 22 27 31 33 33 31

SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        90       |        41       |        68       |        68


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  38 38 38 35 35 27 37 37 37 40 39 35 27 27 25 47 65 65 55 55 52 48 48 48
 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
JUNE 16 2025..........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 PM CDT
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 160521
KALO 160520Z 1606/1706 14005KT P6SM SCT028 BKN100
     FM161400 17007KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1614/1617 6SM -SHRA
      SCT025
     FM161900 23009KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1621/1624 6SM -SHRA
      SCT050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-162115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  7  7  6  5  5  5  6  6  7  6  6
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 14 16 14 14

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 18 18 16 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10  9  9 11 14 18 23 27 30 30 28
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 17 20 24 28 31 32 31
6KFT WDIR SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  5  7  9  9  9  9 11 13 14 12 10  9 14 20 25 26 24

SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        50       |        29       |        37       |        58


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  39 38 38 23 23 26 25 25 27 29 41 38 34 34 28 26 36 35 49 49 56 41 41 41
 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
JUNE 16 2025..........SUNRISE   525 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE   525 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 160534
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 160534Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN070
     FM161400 18007KT P6SM SCT220=
&&

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.

$$