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SXUS43 KARX 160731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025

WIZ017-161945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                      MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   3  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  7  7  8  8  7  7  6  6  6  6  7  7  7
SFC WGUST 13 13 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 14 16 16 17 16 17 17 17 16 17 18 17

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 18 18 18 19 19 18 15 12  9  8  8  9 10 12 13 13 14 13 13 12 11 11 12 12
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW
3KFT WSPD 19 18 17 16 16 15 14 12 11 10  9  9 12 15 18 19 18 18 19 19 20 23 26 28
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 10 10  9  9  8  8  8  9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 23 25 27 28 28

SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK
 POP6HR   |        23       |        35       |        62       |        86


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   8 11 14 18 19  8  8  8 10 10 10 36 46 49 50 50 50 69 82 82 64 64 64 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 15 2025..........SUNRISE   5:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:47 PM CDT
JUNE 16 2025..........SUNRISE   5:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:47 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 160521 RRB
KAUW 160520Z 1606/1706 12005KT P6SM BKN025 BKN050
     FM161200 15005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
      TEMPO 1612/1616 5SM -SHRA BR BKN025
     FM161600 19010G17KT P6SM BKN040 BKN080
     FM170100 16008KT P6SM BKN035 BKN070
      TEMPO 1702/1704 4SM TSRA BKN025CB
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-161945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                      MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  6  6  5  5  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 14 14 13 14 14 15

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

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        23       |        31       |        45       |        61


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  14 13 12 22 26  7  7  7  8  8  8 34 41 41 39 39 34 38 38 43 62 66 67 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   517 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE   517 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 160521 RRU
KMSN 160520Z 1606/1706 13004KT P6SM VCSH FEW060 BKN150
     FM161200 19006KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 1622/1702 4SM -TSRA
      OVC050CB
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-161945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                      MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  6  6  6  6  7  7  8  9  9  9 10 11 11 11 10 10  9  9  9  9  8
SFC WGUST 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 20 20 19 19 18 16 17 16 15

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 14 13 12 11 11 11 10  8  7  8 10 12 13 15 15 14 11 10 11 14 15 14 11 10
3KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 13 14 15 15 13 12 11 10 10 12 13 14 14 12 11 12 14 16 20 23 26 26 26 24
6KFT WDIR SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 15 11 10 13 18 23 22 19 18 21 26 29 27 24 21

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        51       |        55       |        77       |        90


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  41 42 39 39 37 16 16 16 33 33 33 52 50 38 37 42 54 83 85 82 69 67 43 29
 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 160524 RRB
KRST 160522Z 1606/1706 15007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060
     FM161400 19010KT P6SM BKN040
     FM161900 19013G20KT P6SM BKN080
     FM170000 20013KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
      TEMPO 1700/1704 3SM -TSRA BKN030CB
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-161945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                      MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S SW
SFC WSPD   3  3  4  3  4  4  5  5  5  6  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  6  6
SFC WGUST  9  9 10 10 10 12 12 11 12 11 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 15 16 15 15 14

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 15 16 17 17 17 16 13  9  7  7  9 10  9  8  7 10 13 15 13 11  9  8  8  9
3KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 11 10 10 11 12 12 12 11  9  7  7 11 16 20 19 17 15 15 16 17
6KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  6  7  8  8  7  6  6  7  7  6  5  6  9 12 15 15 14 14 18 22 26 27 27 26

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        36       |        36       |        47       |        77


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  12 15 18 27 34 16 16 16 21 21 21 38 49 50 36 30 28 44 67 80 75 75 69 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   522 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE   522 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 160524 RRA
KLSE 160522Z 1606/1706 13005KT P6SM BKN060
     FM161300 19010KT P6SM BKN040
     FM170000 18009KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
      TEMPO 1701/1705 3SM -TSRA BKN035CB
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-161945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                      MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  8  9  9  9  9 10  9  9  9  8  9  8  8  8
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 11 10 10 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 13 13 12 13 13

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

SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        51       |        41       |        34       |        68


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  25 38 42 42 41 27 27 27 37 37 37 40 39 35 27 27 25 47 70 70 55 55 52 48
 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 160521
KALO 160520Z 1606/1706 14005KT P6SM SCT028 BKN100
     FM161400 17007KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1614/1617 6SM -SHRA
      SCT025
     FM161900 23009KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1621/1624 6SM -SHRA
      SCT050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-161945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025


DATE                                                      MON 06/16/25       /
CDT       2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A

SFC WDIR  SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   3  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  7  7  6  5  5  5  6  6  7
SFC WGUST  8  9 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 14 16

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

SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        42       |        30       |        37       |        58


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  34 32 25 32 34 26 26 26 25 25 27 29 41 38 34 34 28 26 36 35 49 49 56 46
 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 160534
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 160534Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN070
     FM161400 18007KT P6SM SCT220=
&&

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.

$$