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SXUS43 KARX 250901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2025

WIZ017-252115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2025


DATE                                                WED 06/25/25       /
CDT       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   E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   3  3  4  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 10 10 10  9  8  8  7
SFC WGUST 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 19 19 18 19 18 17

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 12 13 14 14 13 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 17 19 21 22 23 23 22 19 16 15 13
3KFT WDIR  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  3  3  3  4  5  6  8 11 14 17 19 20 22 24 26 28 29 29 30 34 40 43 44 42
6KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  7  9 11 13 16 18 20 22 25 31 38 43 46 48 46 43 38

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        10       |        70       |        87       |        78


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   7  9 10  9 12 15 23 30 39 44 44 22 40 40 40 24 24 24 15 15 15 18 18 18
 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 25 2025..........SUNRISE   5:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:49 PM CDT
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   5:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:49 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 250521 RRB
KAUW 250520Z 2506/2606 10004KT P6SM BKN100
     FM251900 10008G15KT P6SM -SHRA OVC060
     FM252100 09009G16KT 6SM -RA OVC020 PROB30 2522/2604 4SM -TSRA
      OVC015CB
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-252115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2025


DATE                                                WED 06/25/25       /
CDT       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   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E SE
SFC WSPD   3  4  5  6  7  7  7  8  8  8  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST 11 12 14 14 15 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 13

1KFT WDIR NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  9 12 15 17 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 14 15 18 20 20 20 20 21 23 24 24 23
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  6  7  8  9 11 12 14 15 17 19 22 25 29 33 36 38 39
6KFT WDIR NW NW  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD  5  4  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  8  9 12 15 21 27 32 33 33 31 30 29 29 30 32

SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        29       |        51       |        83       |        81


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  19 21 25 19 20 21 22 22 22 31 31 26 46 46 46 61 61 61 55 55 55 34 34 34
 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 25 2025..........SUNRISE   519 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   519 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 250854 AAA
KMSN 250853Z 2509/2606 04003KT 6SM BR OVC008
     FM251800 11006KT P6SM BKN021 PROB30 2520/2524 -TSRA BKN020CB
     FM260000 11006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN018
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-252115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2025


DATE                                                WED 06/25/25       /
CDT       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   E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SE
SFC WSPD   4  4  5  5  5  6  7  7  8  9  9 10 10  9  9  9  8  8  7  6  6  6  6  5
SFC WGUST 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13

1KFT WDIR  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 11 13 14 15 14 12 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 20 19 18 18 17 16 16 16 18 21
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  6  6  8  9 10 11 12 13 15 18 21 25 28 30 31 31 30 29 27 26 25 24 24 24
6KFT WDIR SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 11 12 14 15 18 21 26 32 36 38 39 38 35 32 30 31 33 34 32 30

SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        47       |        80       |        84       |        76


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  22 24 38 35 43 51 36 36 36 39 39 49 61 61 61 59 59 59 42 42 42 38 38 38
 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 25 2025..........SUNRISE   529 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   529 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 250521 RRX
KRST 250520Z 2506/2606 04006KT P6SM BKN080
     FM251000 08005KT P6SM OVC020
     FM251300 09005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC006
     FM251700 12010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015 PROB30 2518/2524 2SM TSRA
      OVC006CB
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-252115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2025


DATE                                                WED 06/25/25       /
CDT       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   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  3  4  5  6  6  6  7  8  8  8  8  8  9  8  8  7  7  7  6  6  6  5  5
SFC WGUST 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 12

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  7 10 13 15 14 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 18 20 22 22 22
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD  4  4  5  6  7  8 10 12 14 15 18 20 22 23 24 25 24 23 24 29 35 39 38 33
6KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD  7  6  6  5  6  7  8 11 14 18 21 24 27 30 33 34 33 31 30 32 34 36 37 36

SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        47       |        62       |        84       |        79


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  20 21 32 35 41 41 33 33 33 37 37 49 57 57 57 63 63 63 49 49 49 37 37 37
 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 25 2025..........SUNRISE   524 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   524 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 250521 RRQ
KLSE 250520Z 2506/2606 06004KT P6SM BKN090
     FM251000 08005KT P6SM OVC025
     FM251400 11006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC011
     FM251800 12007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN020 PROB30 2519/2601 2SM TSRA
      BKN011CB
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-252115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2025


DATE                                                WED 06/25/25       /
CDT       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   E SE SE SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
SFC WSPD   2  4  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  8  8  9 10 10 10  9  8  7  7  6  6  6  6  6
SFC WGUST  9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12

1KFT WDIR SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S SW SW
1KFT WSPD  7  9 11 12 11  8  7  9 11 13 15 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 14 19 25 28 26 22
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD  7  8  9 10 10  9 10 12 15 18 22 25 27 27 26 24 23 23 25 32 40 44 41 34
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD 12 12 11 11 12 12 14 18 22 26 30 33 34 33 31 29 28 28 29 31 34 36 37 36

SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        69       |        59       |        72       |        65


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  39 43 42 43 44 44 41 41 41 58 58 52 54 54 60 66 66 66 55 55 54 47 47 47
 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 25 2025..........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   534 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 250521 RRA
KALO 250520Z 2506/2606 10006KT P6SM BKN040
     FM250800 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC020
     FM251100 VRB03KT 4SM RA BR OVC007
     FM251300 16005KT P6SM BKN027
     FM251900 17008KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 2521/2524 4SM -SHRA
      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.

$$

WIZ061-252115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2025


DATE                                                WED 06/25/25       /
CDT       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  SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  2  3  3  4  4  4  5  5  6  7  7  7  7  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 12 11 12 12

1KFT WDIR  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  6  8  9  9  8  8  8  9 10 12 14 17 21 26 30 31 30
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  7  7  6  5  5  5  6  8 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 27 32 36 38 38
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
6KFT WSPD  6  5  5  5  6  7  8 11 13 17 20 22 25 27 28 29 29 28 28 29 29 30 30 30

SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        49       |        53       |        56       |        61


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  36 38 36 27 27 27 33 33 33 45 50 49 55 55 58 62 62 62 52 52 52 43 43 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 25 2025..........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT
JUNE 26 2025..........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 250539
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 250539Z 2506/2606 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100
     FM251200 16005KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2516/2522 4SM SHRA BR
      BKN030
     FM252200 20008KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2600/2604 4SM TSRA BR
      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.

$$