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SXUS43 KARX 281001
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2025

WIZ017-282215-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2025


DATE                                                FRI 11/28/25       /
CST       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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  E
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1
SFC WGUST 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 10  9  7  5  4  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  6

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 23 23 22 20 18 15 13 11  9  8  7  6  6  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  6  7
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 27 27 26 25 24 23 21 18 15 13 11 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  6  4  3  3  4  6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 30 30 29 28 27 26 25 23 22 21 19 18 17 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 11 10  8  6

SKY COVER BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        10       |        0        |        1        |        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
NOVEMBER 28 2025......SUNRISE   7:13 AM CST   SUNSET   4:20 PM CST
NOVEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE   7:14 AM CST   SUNSET   4:19 PM CST

FTUS80 KAUW 280521 RRA
KAUW 280520Z 2806/2906 29009KT P6SM SCT040
     FM280900 30009G16KT P6SM SCT030
     FM281400 31009G15KT P6SM BKN025
     FM281900 31008KT P6SM BKN030
     FM282300 VRB03KT 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.

$$

WIZ044-282215-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2025


DATE                                                FRI 11/28/25       /
CST       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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   8  9  9  9  8  8  9  8  8  7  6  6  5  3  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  2
SFC WGUST 19 19 18 17 17 17 17 15 15 14 14 12 10  8  6  4  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  6

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 28 28 27 25 22 19 16 14 13 12 10  9  8  6  5  3  2  1  2  4  6  7  8  9
3KFT WDIR  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 26 25 25 25 25 24 21 19 16 14 12 11 10  9  8  8  8  8  7  7  6  6  7  8
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 29 30 30 29 27 25 23 22 21 20 20 19 18 16 15 15 15 14 12 11 10 10 12 15

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        10       |        0        |        2        |        39


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 28 2025......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   424 PM CST
NOVEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   424 PM CST

FTUS53 KMSN 280521 RRD
KMSN 280520Z 2806/2906 30012KT P6SM SCT025
     FM281900 30008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250
     FM282300 00000KT P6SM BKN150
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-282215-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2025


DATE                                                FRI 11/28/25       /
CST       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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   8  7  7  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  5  6  7
SFC WGUST 16 15 14 12 12 11 10 10  9  8  8  7  6  4  4  4  6  6  8  9  9 10 11 12

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E
1KFT WSPD 18 17 16 14 12 10  8  6  5  4  3  3  3  2  3  5  7  9 10 11 12 13 15 16
3KFT WDIR  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 16 16 15 15 15 14 12  9  7  6  5  5  4  4  4  5  7  8  9  9 10 12 14 17
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 26 25 24 22 20 18 17 17 16 15 13 11  8  5  4  8 14 18 19 17 15 15 13 12

SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        10       |        1        |        35       |        75


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  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
NOVEMBER 28 2025......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST
NOVEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   434 PM CST

FTUS53 KRST 280530
KRST 280527Z 2806/2906 30010KT P6SM SCT050
     FM281500 30005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN150
     FM290000 11004KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 2904/2906 4SM -SN OVC010
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-282215-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2025


DATE                                                FRI 11/28/25       /
CST       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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   5  6  6  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  5  4  3  2  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  3
SFC WGUST 17 16 14 14 13 14 13 12 11 10 10  9  7  5  3  3  3  4  5  5  7  8 10 10

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  W  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 22 22 21 19 17 15 12 10  8  7  6  6  4  3  2  2  3  4  6  8 10 11 13 14
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 21 21 20 19 18 16 14 11  9  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  9 11 13
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 25 25 25 24 22 20 20 19 19 17 16 14 14 13 13 11 10 10 11 13 15 15 15 15

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        10       |        0        |        13       |        61


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  1  1  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
NOVEMBER 28 2025......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   430 PM CST
NOVEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   429 PM CST

FTUS80 KLSE 280530 RRB
KLSE 280527Z 2806/2906 31008KT P6SM BKN060
     FM281700 31005KT P6SM BKN025 BKN200
     FM282100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035 OVC100
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-282215-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2025


DATE                                                FRI 11/28/25       /
CST       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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   7  7  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  6  7  8  9
SFC WGUST 14 14 12 11 10  9  8  8  7  6  6  4  4  4  5  6  7  8  9 11 12 13 14 16

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E
1KFT WSPD 19 18 16 13 10  7  6  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  6  9 12 13 14 15 17 19 21
3KFT WDIR  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 18 17 16 15 13 11  9  7  5  4  5  5  5  5  6  9 12 15 16 16 17 19 21 23
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 28 28 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 14 13 12  8  6  5  9 15 20 21 21 20 21 22 24

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        3        |        1        |        56       |       100


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  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
NOVEMBER 28 2025......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST
NOVEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST

FTUS80 KALO 280539
KALO 280537Z 2806/2906 30011KT P6SM SKC
     FM281200 30005KT P6SM SCT240
     FM282100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN160 PROB30 2901/2903 4SM -SN BKN045
     FM290300 12005KT 3SM -SN OVC040
     FM290500 12006KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC024
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-282215-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2025


DATE                                                FRI 11/28/25       /
CST       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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E
SFC WSPD   6  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  5
SFC WGUST 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 10 10  9  7  4  3  3  4  5  5  7  8  9 11 12

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 24 23 21 19 17 14 11  8  6  5  5  5  4  3  3  4  6  8 10 11 13 15 16 18
3KFT WDIR  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 19 17 16 15 14 13 11  9  8  7  6  6  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  9 10 12 15 18
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 28 28 28 26 23 21 20 19 18 17 15 14 12 10 10 12 15 18 20 22 23 24 25 25

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        10       |        0        |        20       |        76


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  1  1  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
NOVEMBER 28 2025......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST
NOVEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 280520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 280520Z 2806/2906 31010KT P6SM FEW035
     FM281000 30008KT P6SM SKC
     FM281900 29007KT P6SM SCT200
     FM290000 00000KT P6SM OVC090
      PROB30 2903/2905 5SM -SN
     FM290500 VRB03KT 4SM -SN OVC040=
&&

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.

$$