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SXUS43 KARX 161931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2025

WIZ017-170745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                  MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       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   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W
SFC WSPD   5  6  6  6  6  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 15 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
1KFT WSPD  8  8  9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 16 14 12 11 10  9  9  8  8
3KFT WDIR SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 10 10 12 14 18 21 25 28 30 30 28 27 27 28 28 27 25 23 20 17 15 13 11 10
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 10  9 10 11 14 18 23 30 35 37 37 37 38 39 39 38 36 33 31 29 26 23 21 18

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        66       |        87       |        14       |        3


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  21 22 23 27 47 69 70 70 61 53 48 34 20  7  6  6  5  5  4  4  5  4  1  1
 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

FTUS53 KAUW 161854 AAA
KAUW 161851Z 1619/1718 22007KT P6SM SCT026 BKN120
     FM170300 19007KT P6SM SCT035 OVC060 WS020/22040KT
      TEMPO 1703/1705 4SM TSRA BKN025CB
     FM170700 23008KT P6SM OVC014
     FM171500 28008KT P6SM BKN022
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-170745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                  MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       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   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   6  7  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  8
SFC WGUST 14 14 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  9  9  9 10 11 13 15 16 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 21 19 17 15 13 12 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 13 14 16 19 22 25 29 31 33 33 32 30 28 27 25 22 19 16 15 14 13
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 13 14 15 15 16 18 22 28 32 33 33 32 33 34 35 35 34 33 33 32 31 28 25 22

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        44       |        66       |        31       |        9


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  30 28 26 23 48 48 50 65 70 70 67 47 33 26 20 14  8  8  8  9 11  8  5  5
 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 161745 RRA
KMSN 161742Z 1618/1718 19006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050
     FM162100 19007KT 6SM BR BKN040
      TEMPO 1621/1623 6SM -SHRA OVC035
     FM170500 19007KT P6SM BKN060
     FM171200 23007KT P6SM BKN030
     FM171600 26008KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-170745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                  MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       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   S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   9 10 11 11 11 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 17 18 18 18 19 18 17 17 17 17 16 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12

1KFT WDIR SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  N
1KFT WSPD 15 16 17 18 18 18 20 21 21 20 19 17 18 19 19 17 14 12 11 10 10  9  8  8
3KFT WDIR SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 19 19 21 23 27 29 29 28 27 25 24 23 23 24 24 24 23 21 19 15 12  9  7  6
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 17 16 16 17 19 21 24 27 30 30 30 30 32 34 35 36 35 33 31 28 26 24 23 22

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        77       |        85       |        5        |        16


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  58 55 53 39 73 77 86 80 36 23 22 15  8  2  1  1  1  3  6  8 11 13 13 19
 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

FTUS53 KRST 161757
KRST 161756Z 1618/1718 25010KT 6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB
     FM162000 22011KT P6SM VCSH BKN045
      TEMPO 1700/1703 3SM -TSRA BKN030CB
     FM170300 23010KT P6SM SCT040
     FM171000 32008KT P6SM BKN100
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-170745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                  MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       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   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  W NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   6  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12

1KFT WDIR SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 10 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 24 23 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 12 10  9  9  9  9
3KFT WDIR SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 12 13 14 16 19 23 28 32 35 33 30 27 26 26 25 24 22 20 18 15 13 11 10  9
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 10 11 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 30 30 31 32 34 35 35 33 32 32 31 30 27 23 19

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        54       |        78       |        16       |        6


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  22 28 35 24 54 61 70 77 77 60 51 36 22  8  6  5  3  4  4  5  6  7  9 10
 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

FTUS80 KLSE 161742 RRG
KLSE 161740Z 1618/1718 18011KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200 PROB30 1619/1622
      5SM -SHRA BKN040
     FM170200 18009KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC200
      TEMPO 1703/1705 3SM -TSRA BKN035CB
     FM170500 20006KT P6SM SCT030
     FM171000 25005KT P6SM BKN025
     FM171400 30005KT P6SM BKN100
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-170745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                  MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       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  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW  S SW SW  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   9 11 11 11 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
SFC WGUST 15 16 16 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
1KFT WSPD 14 15 16 16 15 15 16 17 17 17 15 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 10  8  7  6  6  7
3KFT WDIR SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 26 24 21 19 18 19 19 18 16 15 15 14 14 12  9  8
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 18 15 14 16 20 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 27 29 31 30 29 27 25 22 20 17 14 12

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        82       |        61       |        19       |        39


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  65 65 51 18 38 48 58 71 64 48 37 30 24 18 19 19 20 16 16 16 19 26 32 42
 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 161742
KALO 161739Z 1618/1718 19008KT P6SM SCT027 BKN070
      TEMPO 1618/1620 VRB20G35KT 4SM -TSRA BKN021CB
     FM162000 19009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100
     FM170100 19008KT P6SM SCT045 BKN250
     FM170900 24006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
     FM171400 33006KT P6SM BKN035 BKN050 PROB30 1714/1718 4SM
      -SHRA
      OVC025
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-170745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                  MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       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   S SW  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   6  7  7  7  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  9  8  8  8  9 11 12 14 17 20 23 25 26 25 23 20 17 14 12 11 10  9  8  7
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
3KFT WSPD  9  9  9 10 13 16 19 22 24 27 28 29 30 30 28 26 23 21 19 19 18 17 16 14
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 11 11 12 13 15 17 20 23 25 25 25 24 25 25 26 26 25 24 22 20 18 17 17 16

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        41       |        38       |        32       |        26


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  47 51 44 30 20 18 18 29 39 47 46 38 33 31 28 26 23 17 17 17 18 25 33 43
 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 161720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 161720Z 1618/1718 19007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070
      TEMPO 1620/1622 4SM -TSRA BKN040CB
     FM162200 20007KT P6SM SCT070
     FM171300 23007KT P6SM BKN030
     FM171600 25007KT 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.

$$