176  
SXUS43 KARX 162101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
WIZ017-170915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
DATE TUE 09/16/25 /  
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 SW SW SW SW W W W  
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N NE N NW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 19 19 18 17 16 14 11 8 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 7 5 4 4 6 8 9 9 8  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 17 15 12 9 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 12 13 13 12  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 25  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 6 6 7 9 11 8 5 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 5 4 3 3 6 9 6 4 17 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  
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:07 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:05 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 161739  
KAUW 161736Z 1618/1718 19003KT P6SM SCT250  
FM170800 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT150  
TEMPO 1708/1712 3SM BR  
FM171300 24003KT P6SM SCT250  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-170915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
DATE TUE 09/16/25 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2  
SFC WGUST 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 5 6 8 10 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 8  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 8 6 4 3 2 2 4 7 9 9 9  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 7 8 8 7  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 3 3 3 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 7 10  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 705 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 703 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 162057 AAA  
KMSN 162055Z 1621/1718 VRB04KT P6SM SKC  
TEMPO 1710/1713 3SM BR  
FM171500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-170915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
DATE TUE 09/16/25 /  
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 SW S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 12 12 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW SE SE S SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 11 11 12 12 14 16 17 17 16 15 15 14 13 10 7 5 3 2 2 4 7 8 8 7  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 5 4 3 5 8 9 9 8  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE E SE SW SW SW SE  
6KFT WSPD 15 14 12 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 15 | 5 | 12 | 28  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 17 15 14 14 12 11 6 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 7 9 10 10 15 16 16 22 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  
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 161721 RRB  
KRST 161720Z 1618/1718 19008KT P6SM SCT200  
FM170000 17005KT P6SM FEW100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-170915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
DATE TUE 09/16/25 /  
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 SW S SW S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 11 9 8 8 8 8 8 8  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW W NW W W W W W SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 3 5 8 11 11 10  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 9 8 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 12 11 10 9 13 12 6 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 7 8 9 9 11 13 14  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 161721 RRA  
KLSE 161720Z 1618/1718 17006KT P6SM BKN200  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-170915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
DATE TUE 09/16/25 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 7  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 5 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NE NE E S SW SW S  
3KFT WSPD 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 3 1 1 4 7 10 10 9  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE S S S S  
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC  
POP6HR | 24 | 8 | 19 | 28  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 25 23 20 17 16 16 9 2 4 5 7 9 9 11 14 17 17 17 20 20 20 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  
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 162039 AAA  
KALO 162037Z 1621/1718 16005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150  
TEMPO 1621/1623 P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB  
FM170100 13004KT P6SM BKN250  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-170915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
DATE TUE 09/16/25 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7  
 
1KFT 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  
1KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 4 3 3 3  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W SW SW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 3  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 13 11 8 6 10 9 5 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 9 9 7 7 7 15 15 13  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 161720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 161720Z 1618/1718 15006KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250  
FM170000 13004KT P6SM SCT250=  
 
 
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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