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SXUS43 KARX 061931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2025

WIZ017-070745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2025


DATE                  MON 10/06/25       /
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   N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
SFC WSPD   3  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
SFC WGUST 11 11  9 11 10  9  7  7  7  8  8  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 12 14 14 15 16

1KFT WDIR  N  N NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  7 10 12 15 17 17 16 16 16 17 18 17 15 14
3KFT WDIR  N  N NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7 10 13 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 23 21 19
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 12 11 11 12 13 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 21 24 27 29 32 33 33 31 30 30 31 31

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        14       |        11       |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  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
OCTOBER  6 2025.......SUNRISE   7:03 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:29 PM CDT
OCTOBER  7 2025.......SUNRISE   7:04 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:27 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 061809 AAA
KAUW 061807Z 0618/0718 34005KT P6SM BKN020
     FM062000 31003KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 0620/0623 -SHRA SCT030
     FM070500 30004KT P6SM SKC
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-070745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2025


DATE                  MON 10/06/25       /
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  NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  7  8
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  9 10  9  9 10 10 10 11 12 14 16

1KFT WDIR  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  6  5  5  7 10 12 12 12 10  9  8  7  9 11 13 15 16 17 18 18 17 16 14 13
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  8  9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 18
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 31 30 29 26 23 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 15 13 13 14 15 18 20 23 24 25 25

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
 POP6HR   |        64       |        64       |        6        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   7  7  7  7  7  5  5  5  3  3  3  2  2  2  1  1  1  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
OCTOBER  6 2025.......SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT
OCTOBER  7 2025.......SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 061739 RRD
KMSN 061736Z 0618/0718 34005KT P6SM OVC013
      TEMPO 0619/0621 6SM -SHRA OVC011
     FM070000 36006KT P6SM OVC026 PROB30 0700/0702 4SM -SHRA
      OVC015
     FM070200 35006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC013
     FM070600 35005KT P6SM OVC024 PROB30 0706/0708 4SM -SHRA
      OVC015
     FM070800 35005KT P6SM BKN018 PROB30 0708/0709 4SM -SHRA
      OVC008
     FM071000 35005KT P6SM SCT015
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-070745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2025


DATE                  MON 10/06/25       /
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  NE  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
SFC WSPD   5  6  6  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  7  8
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 11 12  8  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 11 12 14

1KFT WDIR NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  7  8  9 10 10 10  9  8  7  6  6  7  8  9 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 16 14 12
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  8  9  9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 20 19 18 18 17
6KFT 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
6KFT WSPD 16 17 18 19 20 20 19 17 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 23 24 23 23 23

SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
 POP6HR   |        28       |        18       |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   3  3  3  3  3  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
OCTOBER  6 2025.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 PM CDT
OCTOBER  7 2025.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 061736
KRST 061734Z 0618/0718 36008KT P6SM BKN100
     FM062000 01007KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050
     FM070000 VRB05KT P6SM BKN050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-070745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2025


DATE                  MON 10/06/25       /
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  NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
SFC WSPD   3  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  6
SFC WGUST 11 11 10 10 11 10  9  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  9 10 11 13

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

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        55       |        46       |        2        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  2  2  2  1  1  1  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
OCTOBER  6 2025.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 PM CDT
OCTOBER  7 2025.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 061736
KLSE 061734Z 0618/0718 35005KT P6SM OVC025
     FM061900 35007KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050
     FM070000 VRB04KT P6SM 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.

$$

IAZ019-070745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2025


DATE                  MON 10/06/25       /
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  NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   5  6  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  7
SFC WGUST 12 13 12 12 13 11 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 11

1KFT WDIR  N NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 11 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 14 12 11
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW
3KFT WSPD  5  4  4  5  7  9 10 10 12 14 17 19 19 19 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 15
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        77       |        60       |        5        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   9  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  3  3  3  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
OCTOBER  6 2025.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 PM CDT
OCTOBER  7 2025.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 061721
KALO 061720Z 0618/0718 36007KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040
      TEMPO 0618/0622 4SM -SHRA OVC015
     FM070100 36007KT P6SM SCT023 OVC040 PROB30 0701/0703 4SM
      -SHRA
      BKN023 OVC035
     FM071100 34005KT P6SM FEW100 FEW230
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-070745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2025


DATE                  MON 10/06/25       /
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  NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   4  5  7  7  7  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  7
SFC WGUST 12 12 13 13 14 15 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD  9  9  9 11 12 14 14 15 15 14 14 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 13
3KFT WDIR  W SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD  8  8  8  7  7  7  8  9  9 10 10 11 13 16 18 19 20 21 21 21 20 18 16 15
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 27 29 30 29 28 27 28 30 30 29 26 24 22 20 19 17 15 14 14 14 15 17 19 21

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW CL
 POP6HR   |        77       |        73       |        21       |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  10 10 15 15 15 11 11 11 15 15 15 10 10 10  3  3  3  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
OCTOBER  6 2025.......SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 PM CDT
OCTOBER  7 2025.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 061720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 061720Z 0618/0718 33007KT P6SM OVC015
      PROB30 0618/0622 6SM -SHRA OVC008
     FM062200 29006KT P6SM BKN090
      PROB30 0622/0704 5SM -RA OVC015
     FM070600 36008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015
     FM071000 36007KT P6SM BKN030=
&&

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.

$$