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SXUS43 KARX 191001
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CST WED NOV 19 2025

WIZ017-192215-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST WED NOV 19 2025


DATE                                                WED 11/19/25       /
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  SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4
SFC WGUST  4  5  5  6  6  7  8  9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  6  7  8  7  5  4  4  5  6  7  7  8  9 10 11 13 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW  W  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  5  4  4  4  4  5  7 10 13 15 16 18 19 19 19 20 21 21 20 20 20 21 22 24
6KFT WDIR NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  6  6  6  7  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 19 20 22 25 29

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        0        |        2        |        5        |        32


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  3  3  3  3
 FOG      40 40 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE   7:02 AM CST   SUNSET   4:26 PM CST
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   7:03 AM CST   SUNSET   4:25 PM CST

FTUS80 KAUW 190845 AAA
KAUW 190844Z 1909/2006 VRB03KT 1 1/2SM BR BKN002
      TEMPO 1909/1913 1/4SM FG
     FM191500 18003KT P6SM BKN200
     FM191800 19004KT P6SM BKN070
     FM200000 18003KT P6SM OVC015
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-192215-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST WED NOV 19 2025


DATE                                                WED 11/19/25       /
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  NE  N NE NE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   1  1  0  1  1  1  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST  4  3  3  4  4  5  6  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8

1KFT WDIR NE  N  N  N  E SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  2  3  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  9 11 13 15 19 22 23 23 22 20
3KFT WDIR  N NE NE NE  E SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  6  5  4  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15
6KFT WDIR NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  5  4  3  4  5  6  5  5  4  5  6  7  9 10 12 13 14 15 17 19 21 21 22 22

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        2        |        3        |        10


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      20 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   430 PM CST
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   429 PM CST

FTUS80 KMSN 190915 AAA
KMSN 190914Z 1909/2006 01004KT P6SM OVC020
     FM191200 14004KT P6SM OVC015
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-192215-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST WED NOV 19 2025


DATE                                                WED 11/19/25       /
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  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  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  8
SFC WGUST  6  6  8  8  8  9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14

1KFT WDIR  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
1KFT WSPD  6  5  5  7  9 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 19 19 18 18 19 19
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  5  5  6  8 11 13 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 20 20 20
6KFT WDIR SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
6KFT WSPD  5  6  7  7  7  7  8  8  9 10 11 12 14 18 20 22 23 23 23 23 23 24 25 27

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        1        |        8        |        27


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      20 20 20 20 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   440 PM CST
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST

FTUS53 KRST 190824 AAA
KRST 190822Z 1908/2006 VRB04KT 6SM BR OVC005
     FM191400 16006KT P6SM OVC005
     FM191800 19008KT P6SM 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.

$$

WIZ041-192215-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST WED NOV 19 2025


DATE                                                WED 11/19/25       /
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   E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST  5  4  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  9  8  8  9  8  8  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 11

1KFT WDIR SE  E NE  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  3  3  3  4  6  7  7  8  8  8  9  9 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 21 21 20
3KFT WDIR  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  3  3  4  6  9 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 19
6KFT WDIR  E  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  7  7  8  8  9  9 10 12 16 20 23 23 21 20 21 22 23

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        2        |        4        |        25


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
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST

FTUS80 KLSE 190527 RRE
KLSE 190526Z 1906/2006 VRB03KT P6SM OVC010
     FM191000 11003KT 6SM BR OVC009
     FM191400 14004KT P6SM OVC013
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-192215-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST WED NOV 19 2025


DATE                                                WED 11/19/25       /
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   E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6
SFC WGUST  8  8  9  8  8  7  8  9  8  9  9  9  9  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
1KFT WSPD  6  7  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 18
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 18 20
6KFT WDIR SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
6KFT WSPD  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  9 11 13 16 20 23 24 24 23 22 20 20 21 23 26

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        0        |        2        |        2        |        7


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      20 20 20 20 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   444 PM CST
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   443 PM CST

FTUS53 KALO 190521
KALO 190520Z 1906/2006 06005KT 5SM BR OVC008
     FM190900 VRB04KT 4SM BR OVC005
     FM191800 15005KT P6SM OVC008
     FM192200 16005KT P6SM OVC010
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-192215-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST WED NOV 19 2025


DATE                                                WED 11/19/25       /
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  NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   3  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3
SFC WGUST  8  9  8  8  7  8  8  9  8  8  8  7  7  7  6  7  7  8  8  8  9  9  9  9

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
1KFT WSPD  8  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  8  7  7  7  9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 16
3KFT WDIR  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12
6KFT WDIR  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  4  6  7  8  9 10 12 14 17 21 24 24 23 21 21 21 21

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


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  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
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 190520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 190520Z 1906/2006 05006KT 6SM BR OVC005
     FM191400 08005KT 6SM BR OVC005
     FM191700 12005KT 6SM BR OVC008=
&&

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.

$$