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SXUS43 KARX 182102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024

WIZ017-190915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE            THU 04/18/24       /
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  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   9 10 11 10  9  8  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  9  9 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 16
SFC WGUST 20 18 18 19 19 18 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 26 27 29 29 27 26

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 20 21 23 26 28 26 23 20 19 19
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 27 26 26 26 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 34 31 28 25 24 25
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 29 28 27 27 29 31 32 31 29 28 29 30 32 33 33 34 35 36 36 34 30 27 26 27

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        9        |        1        |        1        |        16


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:08 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:48 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:06 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:50 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 182100 AAA
KAUW 182059Z 1821/1918 22010KT P6SM -RA OVC035
     FM182300 26009G16KT P6SM OVC040
     FM190000 27008G18KT P6SM SCT250
     FM191400 27018G29KT 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.

$$

WIZ044-190915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE            THU 04/18/24       /
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  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   6  7  8  7  6  6  7  7  8  8  7  7  7  8  8  9 11 14 16 18 19 19 19 19
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 20 23 28 30 30 30 30 31

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 16 18 21 23 23 22 22 23 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 31 30 29 29 28
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 18 20 22 24 25 25 25 26 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 34 37 38 37 35 33 32 31
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 18 19 21 23 25 26 28 30 32 35 37 38 41 43 46 48 53 56 57 53 46 40 36 34

SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        47       |        0        |        0        |        3


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT

FTUS80 KMSN 181727 RRD
KMSN 181724Z 1818/1918 31006KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN035 OVC060
     FM181900 28005KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC035
     FM182300 29006KT P6SM BKN045
     FM191600 28014G24KT P6SM FEW250
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-190915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE            THU 04/18/24       /
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  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD  12 13 13 13 11  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  9 12 15 17 19 20 20 20 20
SFC WGUST 21 22 21 21 21 19 18 18 17 16 17 17 16 16 17 19 22 24 28 30 32 33 33 33

1KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 22 24 25 25 25 24 24 24 25 25 24 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 27 26 25 25
3KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 34 32 31 33 36 38 38 37 35 33 31 29 28 27
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 27 28 29 30 32 35 37 38 38 40 44 48 52 54 55 55 57 58 57 50 42 35 32 30

SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        4        |        0        |        0        |        4


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   1  1  1  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 181721 RRR
KRST 181720Z 1818/1918 29012G19KT P6SM BKN050
     FM190100 30010KT P6SM FEW050
     FM190700 27009KT P6SM SKC
     FM191400 28019G29KT P6SM SCT050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-190915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE            THU 04/18/24       /
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  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   5  7  8  8  8  9  8  8  7  6  6  7  7  7  8  8 11 14 17 18 18 18 18 18
SFC WGUST 16 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 19 16 17 17 16 16 16 17 19 23 27 29 29 29 30 30

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 16 18 20 21 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 21 21 23 26 28 29 29 29 29 28 28 27 26
3KFT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 20 22 24 26 27 27 27 28 29 29 28 28 28 30 33 36 37 36 36 34 32 30 29 28
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 25 27 28 28 29 29 30 33 36 39 41 43 45 48 52 55 58 59 58 52 45 38 35 33

SKY COVER OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        20       |        0        |        0        |        2


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   3  3  3  1  1  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 181721 RRL
KLSE 181720Z 1818/1918 25006KT P6SM -RA SCT020 OVC040
     FM181900 27009KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN040
     FM182300 29008KT P6SM SCT050
     FM191500 28015G25KT P6SM SCT060
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-190915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE            THU 04/18/24       /
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 NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   9 10 10 10 10  9  8  7  6  5  5  5  6  6  7  7 10 14 16 17 19 20 20 20
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 17 18 19 16 16 16 14 14 12 12 12 12 13 17 21 26 30 30 32 34 33

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 17 18 19 20 21 23 23 23 21 19 17 15 15 16 19 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 22
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD 19 21 22 23 25 27 29 30 30 30 29 28 28 29 30 31 32 32 32 29 26 23 23 24
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 18 20 23 25 27 28 30 32 35 38 41 44 46 47 48 48 49 50 49 46 41 36 33 30

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        11       |        0        |        0        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   3  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 181730
KALO 181727Z 1818/1918 32010KT P6SM -RA FEW008 OVC012
     FM182100 32011KT P6SM BKN035
     FM191000 27006KT P6SM SKC
     FM191500 28015G26KT 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.

$$

WIZ061-190915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024


DATE            THU 04/18/24       /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD   5  6  8  7  6  6  7  8  8  8  7  7  6  6  6  6  9 12 15 16 17 19 19 18
SFC WGUST 11 13 14 14 13 13 16 17 17 18 17 16 15 14 14 13 16 19 23 28 30 31 31 32

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD 12 14 15 17 21 24 27 27 25 24 23 23 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  9 13 18 22 25 27 28 30 31 31 32 32 32 33 34 35 36 37 36 33 28 25 24 24
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  7  7  8 11 15 20 24 27 29 31 34 36 39 41 44 47 50 52 52 48 42 37 34 32

SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        53       |        0        |        0        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   5  5  5  5  5  5  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 181737
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 181737Z 1818/1918 35006KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN025 OVC050
      TEMPO 1818/1822 2SM SHRA BKN008 OVC015
     FM182300 33009KT P6SM SCT009 BKN015
     FM190100 32010KT P6SM SCT030
     FM191400 28014G22KT 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.

$$



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