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SXUS43 KARX 132101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2025

WIZ017-140915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2025


DATE            MON 10/13/25       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   5  6  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  8

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 10 11 13 15 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 19 15 11 10  8  8  7  6
3KFT WDIR NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 10 10 11 11 11 10 10  9  7  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  7  6  5  7  9 11 11  9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
6KFT WSPD 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 11 10 10  9  7  5  4  4  5

SKY COVER CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        1        |        4        |        15


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
OCTOBER 13 2025.......SUNRISE   7:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:17 PM CDT
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE   7:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:15 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 131730
KAUW 131727Z 1318/1418 31007KT P6SM SCT016
     FM131900 33005KT P6SM SCT250
     FM140900 01004KT 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.

$$

WIZ044-140915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2025


DATE            MON 10/13/25       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   5  6  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  4  4
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E
1KFT WSPD  7  9 11 13 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 21 19 15 11  8  7  8
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
3KFT WSPD  9  9 10 10  9  8  8  7  7  7  7  8  8  9 10 11 10 10  9  9  8  8  8  9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W  W SW
6KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 11 12 14 16 16 15 14 12 11  9  7  6  5  5  5

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


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
OCTOBER 13 2025.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   617 PM CDT
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   616 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 131730 RRD
KMSN 131727Z 1318/1418 VRB02KT P6SM OVC050
     FM131900 33005KT P6SM BKN050
     FM132300 36004KT P6SM FEW250
     FM141200 03006KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-140915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2025


DATE            MON 10/13/25       /
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   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE
SFC WSPD   7  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 13 12 11 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 15 14 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  6  6  6  7  8 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 16
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11  9  7  5  5  5  7 10 14 16 17

SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        2        |        2        |        12       |        20


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
OCTOBER 13 2025.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 131721 RRC
KRST 131720Z 1318/1418 34009KT P6SM FEW200
     FM140000 34005KT P6SM SCT150
     FM140900 06007KT P6SM BKN120
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-140915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2025


DATE            MON 10/13/25       /
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  NW  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   6  7  6  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  5
SFC WGUST 14 13 12 10 10  9 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 11 13 14 16 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 17 15 13 11 11 11
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD 12 11  9  8  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  S  S  S  S
6KFT WSPD 16 16 16 15 14 12 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 10  8  6  6  6  8  9 10

SKY COVER CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        3        |        6        |        15


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
OCTOBER 13 2025.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   624 PM CDT
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   622 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 131721 RRM
KLSE 131720Z 1318/1418 33008KT P6SM FEW200
     FM140000 34005KT P6SM SCT150
     FM141200 05005KT P6SM BKN120
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-140915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2025


DATE            MON 10/13/25       /
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   N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE
SFC WSPD   9  9  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
SFC WGUST 15 16 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 14 13 12 12 13

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 12 14 16 18 20 21 23 24 26 26 26 25 24 24 24 24 22 20 18 18 19 20 20 21
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 14 13 13 12 11  9  8  7  7  7  7  7  8  9 11 12 13 14 14 12 11 10 11 12
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SW
6KFT WSPD 15 14 12 10  8  7  5  3  2  2  2  3  4  6  7  9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 20

SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        2        |        3        |        12       |        27


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  3
 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
OCTOBER 13 2025.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 PM CDT
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 131721
KALO 131720Z 1318/1418 35013KT P6SM FEW160 FEW230
     FM131900 01012KT P6SM FEW170 FEW250
     FM141000 04008KT P6SM BKN050
     FM141600 07009KT P6SM BKN035
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-140915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2025


DATE            MON 10/13/25       /
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   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   7  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 13 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 11 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15
3KFT WDIR  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD  9  9  9  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 10  8  5  4  5  6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E SE  S SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 10  9  7  6  5  4  4  4  5  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  8 10 12

SKY COVER SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        2        |        2        |        4        |        16


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  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
OCTOBER 13 2025.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   623 PM CDT
OCTOBER 14 2025.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   622 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 131836 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 131836Z 1319/1418 02010KT P6SM SCT040
      TEMPO 1319/1321 BKN040
     FM141200 04009KT P6SM BKN070=
&&

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.

$$