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SXUS43 KARX 300731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025

WIZ017-301945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025


DATE                                                      SAT 08/30/25       /
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   E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E SE  S SW SW SW SW  S
SFC WSPD   1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1
SFC WGUST  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W  N NE  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  W  W  W NW NW
1KFT WSPD  6  5  5  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
3KFT WSPD  4  4  4  5  7  8  9  9  9  9  9  8  7  5  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE
6KFT WSPD 11 10  9  9  9 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL
 POP6HR   |        1        |        0        |        1        |        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      70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE   6:19 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:39 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE   6:20 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:37 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 300712 AAA
KAUW 300708Z 3007/3106 VRB03KT 1SM BR SCT002
      TEMPO 3007/3009 1/4SM FG BKN008
     FM300900 VRB03KT 3/4SM BR SCT003
      TEMPO 3009/3012 1/4SM FG OVC003
     FM301400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
     FM301700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-301945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025


DATE                                                      SAT 08/30/25       /
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  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1
SFC WGUST  7  8  8  7  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  4

1KFT WDIR SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  3  3
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  7  9 10 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
6KFT WSPD 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 11 10  9  9  8  8  7  7  8  8  9  9  9 10 10 10 10

SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL
 POP6HR   |        1        |        1        |        1        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   3  3  3  3  2  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 FOG      20 40 20 40 40 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 300521 RRC
KMSN 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035
     FM300700 VRB04KT 5SM BR BKN025
     FM301200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020
     FM301600 12005KT P6SM BKN035
     FM302100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070
     FM310100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW220
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-301945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025


DATE                                                      SAT 08/30/25       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE
SFC WSPD   4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  3
SFC WGUST  6  7  6  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8

1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E SE SE
1KFT WSPD  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  8  8  7  6  5  5  5  7  9 11 13 14 14 14 14
3KFT WDIR NW  N  N  N NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  6  5  4  5  5  6  6  5  5  5  6  6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10  9  8  7  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  7  9 10

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


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  1  0  2  3  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  0  0  0  1
 FOG       0 20 20 20 40 40 40  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 300530
KRST 300527Z 3006/3106 08007KT 3SM BR OVC002
      TEMPO 3006/3008 1SM BR OVC001
     FM300800 10002KT 1/2SM FG OVC001
     FM301300 08004KT 5SM BR OVC006
     FM301500 09005KT P6SM BKN018
     FM301800 09006KT P6SM BKN025
     FM302100 09007KT P6SM SCT040
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-301945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025


DATE                                                      SAT 08/30/25       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST  6  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  7  7  7  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  7  7  6  6  6

1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E SE SE
1KFT WSPD  7  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  6  7  7  6  4  3  4  5  7  8  9 10 10  9  8
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  5  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  7  9 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE
6KFT WSPD 18 18 18 18 17 16 14 13 11 10  9  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  6  5  4  5  6  8

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        1        |        1        |        2        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  1  1  2  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  2  3  3  3  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 FOG       0 20 20 20 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 300530
KLSE 300527Z 3006/3106 10003KT P6SM OVC009
     FM300900 11003KT 2SM BR BCFG OVC004
     FM301400 09004KT P6SM OVC015
     FM301600 10004KT P6SM BKN025
     FM301900 10005KT P6SM SCT040
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-301945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025


DATE                                                      SAT 08/30/25       /
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  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  7  8  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9 10 10

1KFT WDIR SE SE  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD  8  8  8  7  7  6  7  8  9  9  9  8  7  6  6  6  6  7  9 12 14 14 14 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD  4  5  5  5  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  4  4
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10  9  8  8  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9  8  7  6

SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC
 POP6HR   |        2        |        9        |        14       |        3


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3 10 13 15 17 16 12  8  4  4  3  3  3  2
 FOG      20 20 40 70 70 70 70 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 300521
KALO 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 SCT120
     FM300800 VRB02KT 5SM BR SCT012
     FM300900 00000KT 2SM BR BKN009
     FM301100 00000KT 1SM BR BKN007
     FM301300 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT010
     FM301400 VRB05KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-301945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025


DATE                                                      SAT 08/30/25       /
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   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST  7  9 10  9  8  7  8  7  7  8  8  7  7  7  7  8  8  9  8  8  8  8  8  9

1KFT WDIR SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  5  6  7  6  5  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 12 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW  W  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD  5  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  4  4  4  5  6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
6KFT WSPD 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 10  9  9

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


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   7  6  6  5  4  3  2  2  0  0  3  6  9  8  8  9  6  4  2  2  2  2  1  1
 FOG       0  0  0 20 20 40 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 300520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 300520Z 3006/3106 09003KT 2SM BR OVC002
      TEMPO 3008/3012 1/4SM FG OVC001
     FM301300 08005KT 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.

$$