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SXUS43 KARX 061001
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2025

WIZ017-062215-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2025


DATE                                                SAT 12/06/25       /
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  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   6  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3
SFC WGUST 17 16 13 13 12 12 11 10  9  8  8  7  6  5  6  6  7  7  8  8  8  9  9 10

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE  E SE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 11 10 10  9  8  7  5  3  2  1  1  2  4  6  8  9  9  9  7  6  4  5  6  8
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 24 23 21 20 19 17 15 12 10 10  9  9  7  5  4  4  5  6  6  6  7  8  8 10
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 NW
6KFT WSPD 38 39 39 39 37 35 33 30 27 24 22 20 18 18 17 16 16 16 18 21 23 24 25 25

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        7        |        4        |        34       |        34


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
DECEMBER  6 2025......SUNRISE   7:22 AM CST   SUNSET   4:17 PM CST
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   7:23 AM CST   SUNSET   4:17 PM CST

FTUS80 KAUW 060921 AAA
KAUW 060919Z 0609/0706 30009G16KT P6SM SCT025 SCT040
      TEMPO 0610/0612 BKN040
     FM061200 31004KT P6SM BKN080
     FM070200 02003KT 5SM -SN OVC050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-062215-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2025


DATE                                                SAT 12/06/25       /
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  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST 17 16 14 12 11 11 11 10 10  8  8  6  5  5  6  5  6  6  7  8  8  8  9  9

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E NE NE
1KFT WSPD 18 16 14 13 11  9  6  4  2  2  3  4  6  8 10 11 12 11 10  8  6  5  5  5
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SE SE SE SE SE SE  N  N  N  N NW
3KFT WSPD 22 21 19 18 16 14 12 11  9  7  6  4  4  4  5  6  7  7  6  4  3  4  6  9
6KFT WDIR NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
6KFT WSPD 32 34 35 34 31 29 27 26 24 24 23 22 20 18 15 13 11 10 11 14 16 17 17 17

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        7        |        1        |        66       |       100


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  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
DECEMBER  6 2025......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   422 PM CST
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   422 PM CST

FTUS53 KMSN 060912 AAA
KMSN 060909Z 0609/0706 29005KT P6SM BKN025
     FM061200 30006KT P6SM BKN035
     FM061900 VRB04KT P6SM BKN120
     FM062300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 0702/0704 4SM -SN OVC025
     FM070400 VRB03KT 3SM -SN OVC020
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-062215-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2025


DATE                                                SAT 12/06/25       /
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   W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   6  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  7  7  7
SFC WGUST 12 11  8  8  7  7  6  5  5  6  6  8  9  9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 14

1KFT WDIR NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  N
1KFT WSPD 12 11 11 11 11 11  9  8  6  5  6  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 15
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  S SE SE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  N  N
3KFT WSPD 17 16 16 15 13 11  9  7  5  4  4  5  6  8  9 10 10 10  9  8  7  8 10 12
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 27 27 26 25 23 22 20 18 17 17 17 16 14 11  8  6  5  5  5  7 10 12 15 18

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
 POP6HR   |        7        |        22       |       100       |        95


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  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
DECEMBER  6 2025......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST

FTUS80 KRST 060521 RRX
KRST 060520Z 0606/0706 30010KT P6SM OVC011
     FM060900 29007KT P6SM BKN020
     FM061200 28005KT P6SM BKN025
     FM062200 08006KT 3SM -SN OVC015
     FM070100 05007KT 3/4SM -SN OVC005
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-062215-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2025


DATE                                                SAT 12/06/25       /
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  W  W  W  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N
SFC WSPD   5  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4
SFC WGUST 15 13 11  9  7  7  8  7  7  6  5  5  5  6  6  7  9  9 10 10 10 11 11 12

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
1KFT WSPD 14 12 10  8  5  4  4  6  7  7  6  7  8 10 12 13 13 13 11  9  7  7  8  9
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  S  S SE SE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  N
3KFT WSPD 18 17 16 15 13 12 10  8  6  4  3  2  3  5  6  7  7  6  5  5  4  6  7 10
6KFT WDIR NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 23 22 19 15 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 16

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
 POP6HR   |        6        |        1        |       100       |       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
DECEMBER  6 2025......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   427 PM CST
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   427 PM CST

FTUS80 KLSE 060521 RRQ
KLSE 060520Z 0606/0706 30007KT P6SM OVC015
     FM060800 30007KT P6SM BKN025
     FM061100 31005KT P6SM BKN035
     FM070000 05004KT 4SM -SN OVC035
     FM070300 05005KT 2SM -SN OVC021
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-062215-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2025


DATE                                                SAT 12/06/25       /
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  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   6  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  6  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  9  9  9 10 10
SFC WGUST 12 10  8  7  6  6  5  4  5  6  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 18

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW SW SW SW  S  S SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 12 10  8  6  5  4  4  5  7  8 10 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 20 20
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E NE NE
3KFT WSPD 14 13 12 12 11 10  7  4  2  2  3  5  7  9 11 12 12 12 11  9  8  9 12 14
6KFT WDIR NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N
6KFT WSPD 22 23 24 23 22 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 30 32 34 34 32 28 24 19 16 15 15 16

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
 POP6HR   |        5        |        19       |       100       |       100


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  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
DECEMBER  6 2025......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST

FTUS80 KALO 060521
KALO 060520Z 0606/0706 31009KT P6SM OVC013
     FM061100 VRB04KT P6SM OVC013
     FM062300 07010KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC009
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-062215-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2025


DATE                                                SAT 12/06/25       /
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  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   5  6  5  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  7
SFC WGUST 15 14 12 10  9  8  8  6  6  5  6  6  6  7  8  9  9 11 12 12 12 13 14 15

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
1KFT WSPD 16 14 12 10  7  5  3  1  1  3  5  8  9 11 12 14 16 17 17 16 16 17 18 20
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  E NE
3KFT WSPD 17 15 14 11  9  6  5  4  4  4  6  7  9 10 12 14 16 17 16 13 11  9  7  6
6KFT WDIR NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD 27 25 24 23 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 26 27 30 34 36 34 30 25 22 20 17

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        5        |        0        |       100       |       100


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  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
DECEMBER  6 2025......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   430 PM CST
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   430 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 060854 AAB
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 060854Z 0609/0706 30005KT P6SM OVC025
     FM061200 32006KT P6SM BKN025
     FM062000 10005KT P6SM BKN030
     FM070200 07007KT 6SM -SN BR OVC015
     FM070400 07009KT 2SM -SN BR OVC009=
&&

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.

$$