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SXUS43 KARX 202031
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CST THU NOV 20 2025

WIZ017-210845-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CST THU NOV 20 2025


DATE                  THU 11/20/25       /
CST       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  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   7  7  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  7
SFC WGUST 15 15 16 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 15 14 14 14 13

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 13 13 15 16 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 11
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 21 21 23 24 25 24 22 21 20 20 21 23 26 28 29 29 28 28 26 25 24 23 22 21
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 33 34 33 32 31 34 38 41 41 39 38 40 43 45 46 46 45 44 43 41 39 37 35 34

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        8        |        0        |        0        |        0


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      20 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   7:03 AM CST   SUNSET   4:25 PM CST
NOVEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE   7:04 AM CST   SUNSET   4:24 PM CST

FTUS53 KAUW 201745
KAUW 201742Z 2018/2118 23008KT 2SM BR OVC003
     FM202300 26007KT 4SM BR OVC005
     FM210100 27006KT P6SM BKN015
     FM210600 30007KT P6SM BKN014
     FM210900 30006KT P6SM SCT035
     FM211300 28007KT P6SM SCT090
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-210845-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CST THU NOV 20 2025


DATE                  THU 11/20/25       /
CST       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  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   7  6  6  6  5  5  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 15 14 15 15 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
1KFT WSPD 16 17 19 20 21 21 20 20 21 22 22 21 20 18 17 16 16 16 17 17 15 12 10 10
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 20 21 22 24 25 25 24 24 24 25 26 26 25 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 21
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 27 28 30 33 35 36 36 36 36 36 37 38 38 38 37 36 34 33 31 30 29 29 28 28

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        7        |        3        |        0        |        0


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      20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   429 PM CST
NOVEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   428 PM CST

FTUS80 KMSN 202000 AAA
KMSN 201959Z 2020/2118 23005KT 3SM BR OVC007
     FM202300 25005KT P6SM OVC012
     FM210700 VRB03KT P6SM BKN015
     FM211200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT018
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-210845-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CST THU NOV 20 2025


DATE                  THU 11/20/25       /
CST       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  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   8  9  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  6
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 13 12 12 10  9  8  8  8  9 10 10 10 10

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW  N NW NW  W  W
1KFT WSPD 14 15 17 19 20 19 17 16 17 19 20 19 19 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 12 10  9  9
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW
3KFT WSPD 18 19 20 21 22 21 21 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 25 26 27 27 27 25 23 20 19
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 30 32 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 28 28 29 30 30 30 29 28 27 27 26 26 27 27 26

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0


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
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST
NOVEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST

FTUS53 KRST 202006 AAA
KRST 202003Z 2020/2118 27012KT 2SM BR OVC004
      TEMPO 2020/2021 6SM BR OVC006
     FM202100 29009KT P6SM OVC012
     FM210400 30006KT P6SM SCT015 SCT150
     FM211500 26006KT P6SM FEW030
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-210845-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CST THU NOV 20 2025


DATE                  THU 11/20/25       /
CST       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  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   7  6  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  5
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 11 11 10  9  9  8 10 10 10 10 10

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
1KFT WSPD 15 16 17 18 19 19 18 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 16 16 16 13 10  8  9
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 18 20 22 23 22 21 20 21 23 24 24 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 25 24 22 21 20
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 28 29 31 33 34 33 32 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 26 26 26 26

SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        2        |        0        |        0        |        0


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
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST
NOVEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   434 PM CST

FTUS80 KLSE 201821 AAA
KLSE 201818Z 2018/2118 24006KT P6SM OVC012
     FM210200 28006KT P6SM OVC020
     FM210600 31006KT P6SM SCT020 SCT150
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-210845-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CST THU NOV 20 2025


DATE                  THU 11/20/25       /
CST       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  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   7  6  6  5  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 11 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 12 11 11 10  9 10 10 10  9  9  8  8  7  8  8  9

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 18 16 14 14 15 15 15 15 13  9  5  1  1  3  5  6
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 14 15 16 18 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 23 22 20 19 18
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 22 23 24 26 27 27 26 25 24 23 22 23 25 26 26 25 24 24 24 23 21 19 17 16

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0


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 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   443 PM CST
NOVEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST

FTUS53 KALO 201730
KALO 201729Z 2018/2118 25006KT 6SM BR BKN008
      TEMPO 2018/2020 4SM BR
     FM210000 31005KT P6SM BKN015
     FM211700 03005KT P6SM SCT130
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-210845-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CST THU NOV 20 2025


DATE                  THU 11/20/25       /
CST       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  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   7  7  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  4  5  5  6
SFC WGUST 14 13 13 12 10 11 11 12 11 11 10  9 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 15 17 17 18 16 14 13 13 14 15 15 14 12  9  7  5  5  5  6  7
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 17 16 18 19 20 19 18 17 19 21 23 24 25 25 25 24 22 20 17 15 14
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 22 22 23 25 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 26 25 24 22 21 19 18

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   |        2        |        0        |        0        |        0


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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST
NOVEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 201738
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 201738Z 2018/2118 22007KT 4SM BR BKN008
     FM211600 16006KT P6SM BKN015=
&&

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.

$$