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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
530 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026

...Waukesha...

...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning...

.This Morning...

    Sunrise:                         637 AM

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM  040/13G21 MPH
                                     9 AM  050/14G24 MPH

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM  040/16 MPH
                                     1 PM  050/22 MPH

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0523 AM):  1000ft  040/21 MPH
                                     2000ft  050/25 MPH
                                     3000ft  060/23 MPH

    RAP Winds (from 0800Z run):      1000ft  050/20 MPH
                                     2000ft  050/20 MPH
                                     3000ft  030/07 MPH

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM  +5
                                     1 PM  +5

    Density Altitude:                7 AM  1385 FT
                                     9 AM  1450 FT

    Additional Weather Info:         Possible low ceilings,
                                     Chance of precipitation,
                                     Reduced visibility in fog
                                     See Waukesha TAF below


.Outlook for This Evening...

    Sunset:         652 PM
    Weather:        S low ceilings
                    See Waukesha TAF below
    Surface Wind:   5 PM  040/16G28 MPH
                    7 PM  040/15G26 MPH
    Boundary Wind:  7 PM  040/23 MPH

.Latest Waukesha TAF(0849Z)...

    FM200849 05010G15KT 1SM -RA BR OVC003
    FM201200 04010G20KT 5SM BR OVC005
    FM201700 05014G24KT P6SM BKN010=

&&

...Janesville...

...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning...

.This Morning...

    Sunrise:                         637 AM

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM  040/14G21 MPH
                                     9 AM  050/16G24 MPH

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM  050/16 MPH
                                     1 PM  050/21 MPH

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0523 AM):  1000ft  040/21 MPH
                                     2000ft  050/25 MPH
                                     3000ft  060/23 MPH

    RAP Winds (from 0800Z run):      1000ft  050/20 MPH
                                     2000ft  060/17 MPH
                                     3000ft  040/08 MPH

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM  +7
                                     1 PM  +5

    Density Altitude:                7 AM  1547 FT
                                     9 AM  1547 FT

    Additional Weather Info:         Possible low ceilings,
                                     Chance of precipitation,
                                     Reduced visibility in fog
                                     See Janesville TAF below


.Outlook for This Evening...

    Sunset:         652 PM
    Weather:        S low ceilings
                    See Janesville TAF below
    Surface Wind:   5 PM  050/17G25 MPH
                    7 PM  050/15G23 MPH
    Boundary Wind:  7 PM  040/20 MPH

.Latest Janesville TAF(0848Z)...

    FM200848 04010G15KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006
    FM201200 05013G19KT 3SM -RA BR OVC005
    FM201400 05014G21KT 4SM BR OVC007
    FM201800 05014G23KT P6SM BKN010

&&

...Madison...

...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning...

.This Morning...

    Sunrise:                         637 AM

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM  040/14G21 MPH
                                     9 AM  050/14G23 MPH

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM  050/17 MPH
                                     1 PM  050/24 MPH

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0523 AM):  1000ft  040/21 MPH
                                     2000ft  050/25 MPH
                                     3000ft  060/23 MPH

    RAP Winds (from 0800Z run):      1000ft  060/21 MPH
                                     2000ft  060/22 MPH
                                     3000ft  060/13 MPH

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM  +9
                                     1 PM  +7

    Density Altitude:                7 AM  1408 FT
                                     9 AM  1473 FT

    Additional Weather Info:         Possible low ceilings,
                                     Slight chance of precipitation,
                                     Reduced visibility in fog
                                     See Madison TAF below


.Outlook for This Evening...

    Sunset:         652 PM
    Weather:        See Madison TAF below
    Surface Wind:   5 PM  050/15G23 MPH
                    7 PM  050/15G22 MPH
    Boundary Wind:  7 PM  040/15 MPH

.Latest Madison TAF(0847Z)...

    FM200847 04011G17KT P6SM -RA OVC005
    FM201200 05013G21KT P6SM BKN010
    FM202000 05012G21KT P6SM BKN022
    FM202100 05012G20KT P6SM SCT035

&&

...Sheboygan...

.This Morning...

    Sunrise:                         637 AM

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM  030/15 MPH
                                     9 AM  040/18G25 MPH

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM  030/26 MPH
                                     1 PM  050/30 MPH

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0523 AM):  1000ft  040/21 MPH
                                     2000ft  050/25 MPH
                                     3000ft  060/23 MPH

    RAP Winds (from 0800Z run):      1000ft  030/19 MPH
                                     2000ft  040/19 MPH
                                     3000ft  040/15 MPH

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM  +6
                                     1 PM  +7

    Density Altitude:                7 AM  1129 FT
                                     9 AM  1201 FT

    Additional Weather Info:         Possible low ceilings,
                                     Reduced visibility in fog
                                     See Sheboygan TAF below


.Outlook for This Evening...

    Sunset:         652 PM
    Weather:        S low ceilings
                    See Sheboygan TAF below
    Surface Wind:   5 PM  030/23G32 MPH
                    7 PM  030/22G31 MPH
    Boundary Wind:  7 PM  040/32 MPH

.Latest Sheboygan TAF(0850Z)...

    FM200850 03010G15KT P6SM OVC005
    FM201400 04018G28KT P6SM SCT005 OVC025
    FM201700 05018G28KT P6SM BKN040

&&

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of
scheduled issuances.

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