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SXUS43 KARX 012102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2025

WIZ017-020915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2025


DATE            MON 09/01/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  6  6  6
SFC WGUST  7  6  6  6  5  5  6  5  5  5  6  5  6  6  6  6  7  8  9 11 11 12 13 13

1KFT WDIR  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  5  5  5  6  7  8  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10  9  8  8  8 10 11 11 11
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  5  5  4  4  5  5  6  7  7  7  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8 10 12 14 15 15
6KFT WDIR  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  7  8  9  9  9  9 10 12

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        1        |        1        |        6        |        29


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  5  4  4  4  7  9 10 35 37 39
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  1 2025.....SUNRISE   6:21 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:35 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2025.....SUNRISE   6:22 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:33 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 011721
KAUW 011720Z 0118/0218 10005KT P6SM SCT050
     FM020100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM021600 23005KT P6SM FEW045 SCT150
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-020915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2025


DATE            MON 09/01/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  2  3  4  4  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  7  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  6  7  8  9 10 11 11

1KFT WDIR SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  6  5  5  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  6  6  7  8  9
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  6  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  8  9
6KFT WDIR SE SE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  6  7

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        1        |        1        |        5        |        4


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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  1 2025.....SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2025.....SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 011939 AAA
KMSN 011937Z 0120/0218 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050
     FM020100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM020600 00000KT 5SM BR SKC
     FM020900 00000KT 1SM BR SKC
     FM021400 VRB03KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-020915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2025


DATE            MON 09/01/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  7  7  8
SFC WGUST  5  5  5  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  8  8  8 10 10 11 11 12 13 13

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        1        |        3        |        12       |        38


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  7  7  9 15 15 15 20 20 20 39 40 41
 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
SEPTEMBER  1 2025.....SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2025.....SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 011724
KRST 011723Z 0118/0218 10006KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
     FM021200 20003KT P6SM BKN080
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-020915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2025


DATE            MON 09/01/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  5  6
SFC WGUST  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  7  8  8  9 10 11

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        1        |        5        |        27


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  4  6  8 11 23 29 34
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  1 2025.....SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2025.....SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 011724
KLSE 011723Z 0118/0218 16003KT P6SM SCT040
     FM021000 VRB03KT P6SM BCFG SCT004
     FM021300 22003KT P6SM SCT150
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-020915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2025


DATE            MON 09/01/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  6
SFC WGUST  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  4  4  4  3  4  5  6  6  8  9  9 10

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

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        8        |        20


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  4  6  6  6 10 11 13 21 22 23
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  1 2025.....SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2025.....SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 011730
KALO 011728Z 0118/0218 10007KT P6SM FEW050 FEW240
     FM020200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM021000 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT250
     FM021300 00000KT P6SM SCT230
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-020915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2025


DATE            MON 09/01/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S SW SW  W SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  5  5
SFC WGUST  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  4  5  6  7  8  8  9

1KFT WDIR  S SE SE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  6  6
3KFT WDIR  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  W  W
3KFT WSPD  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  7
6KFT WDIR  S  S  W NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
6KFT WSPD  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  7  8

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        5        |        4


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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  1 2025.....SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2025.....SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 011720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 011720Z 0118/0218 13006KT 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.

$$