Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 172102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
WIZ017-180915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
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 S S S S S S SW
SFC WSPD 8 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 17 17 16 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 19 20 22 24 24 25 24
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 12 12 11 11 13 15 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 15
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 15 15 16 18 20 22 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 28 29 31 31 31 30 29 28
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 15 15 16 17 19 20 21 21 20 19 18 18 18 19 20 22 24 26 28 31 33 35 36 36
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 10 | 5 | 5 | 52
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 11 11 12 12 7 6 6 8 8 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 10 8 7 35 35 35
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
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:24 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:25 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 171736
KAUW 171735Z 1718/1818 18009KT P6SM SCT050
FM180100 14005KT P6SM SKC
FM181600 19011G16KT P6SM SKC
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-180915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 12 12
SFC WGUST 15 14 14 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 14 17 18 19 20 20 21 21
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 7 7 8 9 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 22 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 14 16 17 17 18
3KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 19 19 19 19
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 7 9 12 15 17 19 19 19 19 20 21
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 14
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 530 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 171721 RRC
KMSN 171720Z 1718/1818 VRB04KT P6SM FEW040
FM180100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM181500 19010KT P6SM FEW200
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-180915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
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 S S SW SW SW SW W
SFC WSPD 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 16 16 15
SFC WGUST 24 23 23 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 25 25 25 26 28 28 27 26 25
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 18 18 17 16 16 17 18 20 23 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 29 28 26 25 23 22 20 18
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 20 20 20 21 22 24 26 27 28 28 28 28 27 27 28 29 33 36 38 35 30 25 23 20
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 18 18 19 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 27 30 32 35 35 35 33 29
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 7 6 5 5 3 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 23 23 23
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
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 171721 RRC
KRST 171720Z 1718/1818 19014G24KT P6SM SCT100
FM180100 19011KT P6SM SKC
FM181300 20017G27KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-180915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
SFC WSPD 8 9 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 17 17 16 14 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 13 14 14 15 17 17 19 21 21 22 22 22 22
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 13 13 14 14 16 17 19 21 22 23 23 23 23 24 26 26 24 22 20 20 20 21 21 21
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 21 21 20 20 21 21 21 22 23 25 27 28 27 25 24 24 24
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 12 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 20 22 24 24 25 26 27 29
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 5 | 3 | 2 | 43
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 5 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 26 26 26
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 171721 RRB
KLSE 171720Z 1718/1818 18011KT P6SM SCT150
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-180915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
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 S S S S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 11 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 16 16 16 16 15
SFC WGUST 21 21 20 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 19 21 23 23 24 23 24 22
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 25 26 27 26 24 22 21 21 20 20 19
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 23 23 22 22 23 24 27 29 30 29 26 23 22 22
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 21 24 26 26 25 25 26 27
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 5 5 21 21 21
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
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 171727
KALO 171724Z 1718/1818 17011KT P6SM SCT120
FM172000 17012G19KT P6SM SCT120
FM180100 17007KT P6SM SKC
FM181600 20014KT P6SM SCT120
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-180915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
DATE FRI 05/17/24 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 9 10 12 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 19 19 20 20 20
1KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 17 16 16 16 17 17 16
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 7 8 10 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 18 20 22 23 22 20 18 18 18
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 6 4 3 3 5 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 16
SKY COVER FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 14 14 14
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 171731
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 171731Z 1718/1818 18006KT P6SM SKC
FM181400 19011KT P6SM FEW060=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$