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SXUS43 KARX 012102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2024

WIZ017-020915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2024


DATE            WED 05/01/24       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  N SE SE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD  11 12 12 10  7  5  4  4  3  4  4  4  5  5  6  7  9  9 10 11 12 12 12 12
SFC WGUST 28 23 21 17 13 10  8  7  6  6  7  8  9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 21 22 22 22

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  W NW NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 23 22 20 17 13 10  7  5  4  4  5  6  8 11 14 15 14 12 10 13 17 19 17 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 27 26 24 22 21 19 17 14 11  8  6  5  5  5  6  9 10 13 18 29 40 48 49 45
6KFT WDIR  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
6KFT WSPD 37 36 35 33 30 26 23 21 18 16 11  6  3  5  9 13 12 12 15 30 47 57 53 42

SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        2        |        7        |        39       |        90


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  6  6  6 15 15 15
 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  1 2024...........SUNRISE   5:47 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:05 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   5:46 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:06 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 012021 AAA
KAUW 012019Z 0120/0218 26015G29KT P6SM BKN040
     FM012200 30015G23KT P6SM SCT045 SCT100
     FM020100 31006KT P6SM SCT230
     FM020700 00000KT P6SM BKN170
     FM021300 09006KT P6SM BKN050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-020915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2024


DATE            WED 05/01/24       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD  13 12 12  9  7  5  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  7  8  9 10 11 12 14 15 16 14 14
SFC WGUST 28 23 20 15 12  9  7  6  7  8  9  9 10 12 13 15 16 18 21 23 24 24 22 23

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE
1KFT WSPD 23 20 17 14 12 11 11 10  9  9 10 12 14 17 19 21 21 21 21 23 26 26 24 21
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW
3KFT WSPD 25 23 19 16 13 11 10 11 13 14 13 12 11 10  9 11 14 18 24 31 38 43 43 41
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW
6KFT WSPD 35 34 33 32 30 28 27 25 23 22 23 24 25 27 28 30 31 32 35 42 49 53 50 43

SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        6        |        17       |        68       |        93


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  2  2  2  5  5  5  4  4  4  7  7  7  8  8  8 16 16 16 25 25 25
 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  1 2024...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 012100 AAB
KMSN 012059Z 0121/0218 30012G20KT P6SM BKN180
     FM012200 31010KT P6SM BKN250
     FM020900 07007KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0209/0213 4SM -SHRA
      OVC050
     FM021300 09010KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC060
     FM021500 11014G22KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC070
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-020915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2024


DATE            WED 05/01/24       /
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  NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE
SFC WSPD  14 11  9  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  6  8  9  9 10 11 12 13 15 15 15 15 13 12
SFC WGUST 24 19 14  9  8  7  8  9  9  9 11 12 14 16 16 18 19 21 24 24 24 24 22 20

1KFT WDIR NW  N  N  N NE  E SE  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S
1KFT WSPD 19 16 12  8  6  5  5  6  7 10 14 19 23 25 26 26 25 24 22 17 13 10 10 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 23 19 15 12  8  5  4  5  7 10 14 18 23 26 30 32 34 36 36 34 32 30 28 25
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 30 27 23 20 15 12 10 12 15 20 23 26 30 33 36 39 42 45 46 41 35 30 30 32

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        4        |        33       |        97       |        96


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  2  2  2  5  5  5 11 11 11 14 14 14 22 22 22 21 21 21 25 25 25
 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  1 2024...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 012042 AAA
KRST 012039Z 0121/0218 32021G31KT P6SM BKN250
     FM012200 30013KT P6SM BKN200
     FM020100 10005KT P6SM OVC100
     FM020800 09010KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050
     FM021300 08012KT 5SM -SHRA BKN010 OVC030
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-020915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2024


DATE            WED 05/01/24       /
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   W NW NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE
SFC WSPD   8  9 10  7  5  4  3  4  4  5  5  6  7  9  9 11 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 12
SFC WGUST 24 19 17 12  9  7  7  7  9  9 10 12 13 16 16 18 19 23 24 25 24 23 22 20

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
1KFT WSPD 19 16 13 10  8  6  5  6  8 11 14 17 20 23 25 26 26 24 22 23 23 23 22 20
3KFT WDIR NW NW  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW
3KFT WSPD 25 22 18 14 12 11 10  9  8  8 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 29 33 40 46 48 44 37
6KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 32 31 31 30 25 20 16 16 18 20 23 25 28 31 33 35 38 41 43 42 40 38 37 36

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        5        |        30       |        92       |        94


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  5  6  6  7  7  7  8  8  8 11 11 11 16 16 16 19 19 19 28 28 28
 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  1 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 011733 RRC
KLSE 011729Z 0118/0218 30015KT P6SM BKN250
     FM012300 32009KT P6SM BKN120
     FM020400 12005KT P6SM OVC100
     FM021000 10008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC070
     FM021300 08006KT 4SM -TSRA BKN012 OVC035CB
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-020915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2024


DATE            WED 05/01/24       /
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   N  N NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   8  8  8  5  5  5  6  6  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 16 16 16 17 16 16 15 14 13
SFC WGUST 20 15 12  9  9  9 10 11 12 15 17 18 19 21 23 26 26 26 29 27 24 23 23 23

1KFT WDIR NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD 11 10 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 21 24 27 29 31 32 33 34 33 30 24 16 11 11 14
3KFT WDIR NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W SW
3KFT WSPD 18 15 13 12 12 11 12 12 13 15 18 21 26 31 37 41 44 45 44 41 37 32 29 26
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 22 18 15 15 18 23 27 29 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 40 44 45 38 29 23 23 27

SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        20       |        54       |        98       |        89


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   6  6  6 10 10 10 16 16 16 32 32 32 33 33 33 40 40 40 27 27 27 44 44 44
 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  1 2024...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 011742
KALO 011740Z 0118/0218 31013G23KT P6SM BKN150
     FM012100 34007KT P6SM SCT100
     FM020100 07007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN060
     FM020800 08012KT 4SM -SHRA VCTS OVC070CB
     FM021400 12017G25KT 3SM SHRA BR 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.

$$

WIZ061-020915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2024


DATE            WED 05/01/24       /
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  NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD  10  9  9  6  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  9  9 10 11 12 12 14 16 16 16 15 14 13
SFC WGUST 21 17 14 11  9  9  9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 19 22 21 23 26 26 26 25 23 21

1KFT WDIR NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW
1KFT WSPD 14 12 11 11 12 13 15 17 19 21 22 24 25 26 27 27 26 24 24 25 26 27 26 24
3KFT WDIR NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 17 14 12 11  9  8  7  8  9 11 12 14 16 20 23 27 31 34 36 39 41 41 40 38
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W SW SW
6KFT WSPD 33 28 22 17 11  7  6  9 16 22 25 27 30 34 38 40 40 39 36 34 32 32 35 40

SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        18       |        53       |        94       |        85


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  5  5  5 10 10 10 25 25 25 27 27 27 32 32 32 35 35 35 28 28 28
 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  1 2024...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 011732
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 011732Z 0118/0218 30017G24KT P6SM BKN140
     FM020000 34006KT P6SM OVC070
     FM020800 08010KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050
     FM021300 11017G24KT 4SM -SHRA OVC025=
&&

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.

$$