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SXUS43 KARX 081931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2024

WIZ017-090745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                  WED 05/08/24       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR   N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  5  5  6  7  8  9  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  9  9  9  9 10  9  9  9
SFC WGUST  8  9  9 10 10 11 15 16 19 19 20 20 19 17 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 14 13

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N
1KFT WSPD  3  3  3  3  4  5  9 13 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 10
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  N
3KFT WSPD  4  4  4  4  4  5  7 10 12 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 11 11 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 17 14 12 10  8  7  5  4  4  6  8  9  9  8  8  8  8  9 10 12 13 14 14 14

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        8        |        7        |        14       |        9


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   3  5  5  7 12 11  9 13  5  5  5  7  7 11 12 12 12  7  7  7  4  4  4 10
 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   5:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:13 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   5:36 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:14 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 081745
KAUW 081742Z 0818/0918 35005KT P6SM SCT045
     FM090000 09008KT P6SM BKN150
     FM090300 08009G17KT P6SM BKN070
     FM090900 04008G17KT P6SM BKN060
     FM091600 04009KT P6SM 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.

$$

WIZ044-090745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                  WED 05/08/24       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR  NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  5  5  6  7  9 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 10 10  9 10 10 11 10 10 10
SFC WGUST  9  8  7  8 10 11 13 17 22 22 24 24 22 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 19 18 17 16

1KFT WDIR  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD  2  2  2  2  3  5 11 18 23 23 21 19 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
3KFT WSPD  5  4  4  4  5  7  8  9 11 12 14 16 18 19 19 17 14 11 11 12 12 11 11 10
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  S SE  E NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 11  9  8  5  3  2  2  4  5  7  8 10 12 13 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 12 14 15

SKY COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        6        |        17       |        41       |        41


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  3  4  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  2  2  2  5  5  5 12
 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 081742 RRG
KMSN 081739Z 0818/0918 VRB03KT P6SM FEW150 FEW250
     FM082300 07010KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0904/0909 5SM -SHRA BR
      OVC070
     FM090900 06008KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC060
     FM091200 04010G19KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC020
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-090745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                  WED 05/08/24       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR   E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N
SFC WSPD   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  7  8  7  8  8  8  9  9  9 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 13 12 11 11 10 12 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 15

1KFT WDIR  E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 10 10  9  9  9 11 15 20 22 18 11  6  5  5  7  7  6  7  8 10 12 13 13 14
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 10  9  9  9 10 11 15 19 22 22 19 16 12  7  4  2  2  2  3  5  7 10 13 16
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NW
6KFT WSPD  9  6  4  4  5  6  8 10 12 16 19 20 19 16 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 14 16

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        25       |        37       |        42       |        37


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  13 13 17 14 20 31 31 31 21 21 21 27 27 27 21 21 21 11 11 11 12 12 12 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 081721 RRC
KRST 081720Z 0818/0918 09009KT P6SM FEW150
     FM090000 04008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
     FM091300 03010KT P6SM BKN025
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-090745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                  WED 05/08/24       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR  NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   4  5  5  5  6  7  7  8  8  9 10 11 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9
SFC WGUST  9  9 10  9 10 12 13 14 16 18 22 23 22 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 16 16 14 14

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

SKY COVER SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        11       |        29       |        39       |        39


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   3  3  6  5  9 15 17 17 15 15 15 18 18 18 10 10 10  8  8  8 10 10 10 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 081721 RRB
KLSE 081720Z 0818/0918 09006KT P6SM FEW150
     FM090200 07008KT P6SM VCSH BKN070
     FM091400 02008KT P6SM BKN040
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-090745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                  WED 05/08/24       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR   E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   8 10 10 11 11 10 10  9  9 10 10 11 10  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 14 15 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 18 18 19 17 17 18 17 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

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

SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
 POP6HR   |        51       |        92       |        93       |        58


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  11 11 24 27 29 54 54 54 47 47 47 49 49 49 16 16 16 14 14 14 20 20 20 24
 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT

FTUS80 KALO 081736
KALO 081734Z 0818/0918 10011KT P6SM SCT150
     FM090100 05011KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN080
     FM090300 03010KT 3SM TSRA BR OVC050CB
     FM090500 03012KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC040
     FM090900 05012KT 4SM -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.

$$

WIZ061-090745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2024


DATE                  WED 05/08/24       /
CDT       2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P

SFC WDIR   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N
SFC WSPD   7  8  8  9  9  9 10 10 11 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 10
SFC WGUST 11 12 14 16 16 19 18 19 22 24 24 25 23 21 20 21 20 22 21 20 19 19 18 18

1KFT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  N
1KFT WSPD  8  8  9 12 15 18 19 19 19 20 22 22 19 17 14 14 14 15 14 13 13 12 11 11
3KFT WDIR SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  N  N
3KFT WSPD  8  9 10 12 15 17 18 19 19 21 23 24 23 20 18 20 21 22 19 15 12 10  9  9
6KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD  5  8 10 12 14 15 15 15 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 25 27 29 27 23 20 18 16 15

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        24       |        69       |        90       |        62


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   4  4  7  7 14 27 28 27 32 33 33 29 29 29 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16
 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  8 2024...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 081736
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 081736Z 0818/0918 11008KT P6SM SCT150
     FM082300 09010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC070
     FM090200 08010G20KT 4SM TSRA SCT025 OVC040CB
     FM090700 06011KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015
     FM091200 03012KT 6SM -SHRA 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.

$$