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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
530 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2026

...Waukesha...

.This Afternoon...

    Sunset:                          610 PM

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM  050/08 MPH

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 PM  050/08 MPH

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0519 PM):  1000ft  080/10 MPH
                                     2000ft  070/10 MPH
                                     3000ft  070/10 MPH

    RAP Winds (from 2000Z run):      1000ft  050/12 MPH
                                     2000ft  050/11 MPH
                                     3000ft  040/08 MPH

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 PM  +13

    Density Altitude:                6 PM  749 FT

    Additional Weather Info:         Possible low ceilings
                                     See Waukesha TAF below


.Outlook for Tomorrow Morning...

    Sunrise:        705 AM
    Weather:        Possible low ceilings
                    See Waukesha TAF below
    Surface Wind:   7 AM  080/07 MPH
                    9 AM  100/08 MPH
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM  110/17 MPH

.Latest Waukesha TAF(2118Z)...

    FM142118 09012KT P6SM FEW023 OVC035
    FM142200 05006KT P6SM BKN050
    FM151200 10008KT P6SM BKN019 OVC029
     PROB30 1516/1518 4SM -SHRA OVC010=

&&

...Janesville...

.This Afternoon...

    Sunset:                          610 PM

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM  060/08 MPH

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 PM  080/14 MPH

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0519 PM):  1000ft  080/10 MPH
                                     2000ft  070/10 MPH
                                     3000ft  070/10 MPH

    RAP Winds (from 2000Z run):      1000ft  060/10 MPH
                                     2000ft  060/09 MPH
                                     3000ft  070/05 MPH

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 PM  +12

    Density Altitude:                6 PM  1125 FT

    Additional Weather Info:         Possible low ceilings
                                     See Janesville TAF below


.Outlook for Tomorrow Morning...

    Sunrise:        705 AM
    Weather:        Possible low ceilings,
                    Slight chance of precipitation
                    See Janesville TAF below
    Surface Wind:   7 AM  080/08 MPH
                    9 AM  090/10 MPH
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM  100/15 MPH

.Latest Janesville TAF(2118Z)...

    FM142118 07009KT P6SM SCT020 OVC035
    FM150000 07005KT P6SM BKN050
    FM151300 10009KT P6SM BKN014 OVC028 PROB30 1515/1518 4SM
     -SHRA
     OVC008

&&

...Madison...

.This Afternoon...

    Sunset:                          610 PM

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM  060/06 MPH

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 PM  090/13 MPH

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0519 PM):  1000ft  080/10 MPH
                                     2000ft  070/10 MPH
                                     3000ft  070/10 MPH

    RAP Winds (from 2000Z run):      1000ft  060/09 MPH
                                     2000ft  060/09 MPH
                                     3000ft  070/08 MPH

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 PM  +11

    Density Altitude:                6 PM  1210 FT

    Additional Weather Info:         Possible low ceilings
                                     See Madison TAF below


.Outlook for Tomorrow Morning...

    Sunrise:        705 AM
    Weather:        Possible low ceilings
                    See Madison TAF below
    Surface Wind:   7 AM  080/08 MPH
                    9 AM  090/09 MPH
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM  090/12 MPH

.Latest Madison TAF(2118Z)...

    FM142118 06007KT P6SM OVC035
    FM142300 06005KT P6SM BKN035
    FM151300 10007KT P6SM BKN014 OVC026 PROB30 1515/1518 4SM
     -SHRA
     OVC008

&&

...Sheboygan...

.This Afternoon...

    Sunset:                          610 PM

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM  040/09 MPH

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 PM  040/14 MPH

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0519 PM):  1000ft  080/10 MPH
                                     2000ft  070/10 MPH
                                     3000ft  070/10 MPH

    RAP Winds (from 2000Z run):      1000ft  030/12 MPH
                                     2000ft  030/12 MPH
                                     3000ft  020/10 MPH

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 PM  +14

    Density Altitude:                6 PM  525 FT

    Additional Weather Info:         See Sheboygan TAF below


.Outlook for Tomorrow Morning...

    Sunrise:        705 AM
    Weather:        Possible low ceilings
                    See Sheboygan TAF below
    Surface Wind:   7 AM  100/08 MPH
                    9 AM  110/09 MPH
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM  120/16 MPH

.Latest Sheboygan TAF(2118Z)...

    FM142118 05008KT P6SM OVC026
    FM142300 05007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040
    FM150700 07005KT P6SM BKN028 OVC035
    FM151200 10011KT P6SM SCT009 BKN019 OVC022

&&

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of
scheduled issuances.

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