784  
SXUS43 KARX 180902  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
WIZ017-182115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
DATE THU 04/18/24 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11  
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 11 12 13 15 16 16 17 17 18 19 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19  
 
1KFT WDIR NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 15  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 29 26 21 17 15 15 16 17 20 22 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 27  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW W  
6KFT WSPD 33 33 32 31 28 25 23 23 24 26 28 30 31 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 22 23 24 25  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 30 | 25 | 6 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 180521 RRB  
KAUW 180520Z 1806/1906 28015G23KT P6SM OVC025  
FM180800 29011KT P6SM SCT018 BKN120  
FM181300 25009G15KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN050  
FM181800 25013G22KT P6SM -RA OVC015  
FM190000 26009KT P6SM SCT030  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-182115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
DATE THU 04/18/24 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W  
SFC WSPD 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11  
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 15 15 14 15 15 16 16 17 19 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 20 17 14 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 12 13 16 18 21 24 26 27 27 27 27 28  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 22 20 18 15 11 7 5 6 8 11 12 13 15 17 19 22 24 26 27 28 29 29 30 30  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 31 28 24 20 19 19 19 17 15 14 15 16 18 18 17 17 19 21 23 23 24 24 26 28  
 
SKY COVER FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL CL CL  
POP6HR | 76 | 76 | 47 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 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 610 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 180900 AAA  
KMSN 180858Z 1809/1906 29005KT P6SM FEW070  
FM181300 31005KT P6SM VCSH OVC060  
FM181600 30005KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC029  
FM182100 VRB04KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015  
FM190000 29005KT P6SM OVC015  
FM190400 30008KT P6SM SCT070  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-182115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
DATE THU 04/18/24 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10  
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 14 15 14 15 16 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 21 20 20 20 19 18 18 19 18  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 8 10 12 13 12 11 10 11 13 16 18 20 22 23 23 23 24 25 25 24 24 23 24 25  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 18 15 13 11 10 9 10 12 14 16 19 22 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 31 29 28 29 32  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 21 21 21 22 24 25 26 27 29 32 33 31 29 29 33 39  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL  
POP6HR | 90 | 64 | 3 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 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  
 
FTUS53 KRST 180724 AAA  
KRST 180723Z 1807/1906 26008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050  
FM181700 28010KT P6SM OVC021  
FM182000 28014KT P6SM BKN040  
FM190200 29010KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-182115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
DATE THU 04/18/24 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W  
SFC WSPD 3 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 10 10 10  
SFC WGUST 8 9 10 12 12 11 12 12 12 14 14 15 15 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 16 15 12 8 5 6 8 11 13 16 18 19 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 26 27 28  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 20 17 13 9 7 6 6 8 10 13 15 16 18 21 23 25 27 28 29 29 28 27 28 29  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 33 27 20 15 15 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 29 30 32  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL  
POP6HR | 92 | 84 | 24 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 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 180521 RRS  
KLSE 180520Z 1806/1906 26008KT P6SM BKN040  
FM180900 26005KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035  
FM182100 28009KT P6SM BKN035  
FM190400 29010KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-182115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
DATE THU 04/18/24 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR W NW NW N NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
SFC WSPD 4 6 7 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9  
SFC WGUST 14 15 14 12 9 10 10 11 12 12 14 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 16 16 15 12 9 7 7 9 12 13 15 16 18 20 22 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 25  
3KFT WDIR NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 19 18 16 14 11 7 5 4 6 8 11 15 19 22 24 26 29 31 33 31 30 28 29 30  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 13 11 10 11 14 17 20 21 21 20 19 18 18 19 21 23 25 28 30 31 31 32 34 36  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL  
POP6HR | 97 | 90 | 15 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 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 623 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 180521 RRA  
KALO 180520Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100  
FM181000 34007KT 5SM -SHRA OVC035  
FM181200 34008KT 3SM -SHRA OVC012  
FM181800 33011KT P6SM VCSH OVC022  
FM182100 32011KT P6SM BKN035  
FM190000 31010KT P6SM FEW045  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-182115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
DATE THU 04/18/24 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 2 3 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 11 10 9  
SFC WGUST 7 7 8 10 10 10 9 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 12 12 14 16 16 16 19 18 16  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 14 12 10 9 8 8 7 5 4 3 4 7 10 12 16 19 23 26 29 30 30 29 29 29  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 18 17 15 13 10 7 4 4 4 5 6 8 10 14 18 22 26 29 31 30 29 28 28 28  
6KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 23 22 22 22 21 21 20 19 18 16 14 13 12 12 13 15 17 19 21 23 26 28 30 32  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW CL CL  
POP6HR | 91 | 88 | 56 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 1 1 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 749 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 180528  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 180528Z 1806/1906 30005KT P6SM SKC  
FM181200 01006KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC035  
FM181500 02006KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015  
FM182000 35007KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC010 PROB30 1820/1822 2SM SHRA  
BR OVC009  
FM182200 34007KT 5SM -SHRA BKN012  
FM190100 32007KT P6SM SCT035=  

 
 
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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