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SXUS43 KMKX 131231  
RECMKX  
 
MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
731 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
..WAUKESHA  
 
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 707 AM  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 8 AM 250/26G46 MPH  
9 AM 260/29G49 MPH  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM 240/35 MPH  
1 PM 290/57 MPH  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0723 AM): 1000FT MISSING  
2000FT 260/43 MPH  
3000FT 270/53 MPH  
 
RAP WINDS (FROM 1000Z RUN): 1000FT MIS/SING MPH  
2000FT MIS/SING MPH  
3000FT MIS/SING MPH  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM +5  
1 PM +10  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 8 AM 369 FT  
9 AM 297 FT  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: POSSIBLE LOW CEILINGS,  
PRECIPITATION LIKELY  
SEE WAUKESHA TAF BELOW  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 656 PM  
WEATHER: S LOW CEILINGS  
SEE WAUKESHA TAF BELOW  
SURFACE WIND: 5 PM 300/26G45 MPH  
7 PM 300/21G38 MPH  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 PM 300/43 MPH  
   
LATEST WAUKESHA TAF(1139Z)  
 
FM131139 24022G38KT P6SM OVC040  
FM131300 27024G40KT P6SM OVC021  
PROB30 1314/1315 4SM -SNRA OVC015  
FM131800 29027G45KT P6SM BKN035  
FM140000 30015G25KT P6SM SCT080  
FM140500 31007KT P6SM FEW200=  
 
 
   
..JANESVILLE  
 
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 707 AM  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 8 AM 260/30G54 MPH  
9 AM 270/31G55 MPH  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM 260/40 MPH  
1 PM 290/49 MPH  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0723 AM): 1000FT MISSING  
2000FT 260/43 MPH  
3000FT 270/53 MPH  
 
RAP WINDS (FROM 1000Z RUN): 1000FT MIS/SING MPH  
2000FT MIS/SING MPH  
3000FT MIS/SING MPH  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM +7  
1 PM +13  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 8 AM 267 FT  
9 AM 195 FT  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: POSSIBLE LOW CEILINGS,  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
SEE JANESVILLE TAF BELOW  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 656 PM  
WEATHER: SEE JANESVILLE TAF BELOW  
SURFACE WIND: 5 PM 300/25G40 MPH  
7 PM 300/18G33 MPH  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 PM 300/22 MPH  
   
LATEST JANESVILLE TAF(1139Z)  
 
FM131139 25026G40KT P6SM SCT028 OVC035  
TEMPO 1313/1315 OVC022  
FM131500 28028G48KT P6SM BKN050  
FM132300 30016G28KT P6SM SCT100  
FM140300 32007KT P6SM FEW210  
 
 
   
..MADISON  
 
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 707 AM  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 8 AM 270/28G49 MPH  
9 AM 280/29G54 MPH  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM 260/41 MPH  
1 PM 300/49 MPH  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0723 AM): 1000FT MISSING  
2000FT 260/43 MPH  
3000FT 270/53 MPH  
 
RAP WINDS (FROM 1000Z RUN): 1000FT MIS/SING MPH  
2000FT MIS/SING MPH  
3000FT MIS/SING MPH  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM +7  
1 PM +11  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 8 AM 439 FT  
9 AM 367 FT  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: POSSIBLE LOW CEILINGS,  
PRECIPITATION LIKELY  
SEE MADISON TAF BELOW  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 656 PM  
WEATHER: SEE MADISON TAF BELOW  
SURFACE WIND: 5 PM 300/22G39 MPH  
7 PM 310/17G30 MPH  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 PM 310/29 MPH  
   
LATEST MADISON TAF(1139Z)  
 
FM131139 25019G38KT P6SM BKN024 OVC050 PROB30  
1313/1315 3SM -SHSNRA OVC015  
FM131500 29026G47KT P6SM SCT018 BKN025  
FM131700 30027G47KT P6SM BKN035  
FM132300 31014G26KT P6SM BKN045  
FM140300 31006KT P6SM SCT130  
 
 
   
..SHEBOYGAN  
 
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 707 AM  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 8 AM 240/21G43 MPH  
9 AM 260/22G43 MPH  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM 220/29 MPH  
1 PM 290/57 MPH  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0723 AM): 1000FT MISSING  
2000FT 260/43 MPH  
3000FT 270/53 MPH  
 
RAP WINDS (FROM 1000Z RUN): 1000FT MIS/SING MPH  
2000FT MIS/SING MPH  
3000FT MIS/SING MPH  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM +5  
1 PM +9  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 8 AM 275 FT  
9 AM 271 FT  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: POSSIBLE LOW CEILINGS,  
OCCASIONAL PRECIPITATION  
SEE SHEBOYGAN TAF BELOW  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 656 PM  
WEATHER: S LOW CEILINGS  
SEE SHEBOYGAN TAF BELOW  
SURFACE WIND: 5 PM 310/28G45 MPH  
7 PM 320/21G39 MPH  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 PM 300/41 MPH  
   
LATEST SHEBOYGAN TAF(1139Z)  
 
FM131139 22018G32KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035  
TEMPO 1312/1313 -RA BKN030  
FM131400 26019G38KT P6SM -RASN OVC024  
TEMPO 1314/1316 2SM -SHSN BKN014 OVC024  
FM131600 30029G44KT P6SM BKN022  
FM140000 32012G29KT P6SM FEW250  
FM140500 32009KT P6SM FEW250  
 
 
 
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF  
SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.  
 
 
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