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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1016 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024

MNZ060-220430-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
1016 AM CST Sat Dec 21 2024


DATE                                  SAT 12/21/24       /
CST        9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A

TEMP        3  6  9 12 13 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 20
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    2  4  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
SFC WGUST   7 10 12 14 13 14 15 16 15 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 18 18 18 18

500FT WDIR SE SE  S  S SE  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 10 14 14 12 11 12 12 13 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 18 16 14 13 12
1KFT WDIR  SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD   9 14 17 17 17 18 17 18 21 22 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 28 27 26 25 25
3KFT WDIR  SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD   5 10 13 15 15 18 20 19 21 24 25 24 25 26 25 27 27 26 24 22 19 17 16 17

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        2        |        2        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST     
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST     

KMSP 211457Z 2115/2218 14008KT P6SM BKN080
     FM220600 15009KT P6SM BKN100
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 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.

$$

MNZ063-220430-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1016 AM CST Sat Dec 21 2024


DATE                                  SAT 12/21/24       /
CST        9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A

TEMP        2  6 10 12 13 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 19
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    2  4  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  9  9  9  8  9  9
SFC WGUST   7 10 12 13 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

500FT WDIR SE SE  S  S SE  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE
500FT WSPD  9 12 12 11 10 12 11 12 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 16 15 15 14
1KFT WDIR  SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD   8 11 14 15 15 17 16 16 20 21 22 22 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 26 25
3KFT WDIR   W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD   2  6  9 10 11 15 16 16 18 20 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 22 20 18 18 18

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        2        |        2        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST     
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST     

KRNH 211135Z 2112/2212 00000KT P6SM FEW150
     FM211800 15006KT P6SM BKN090
     FM220600 15009KT P6SM BKN100
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 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.

$$

MNZ049-220430-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1016 AM CST Sat Dec 21 2024


DATE                                  SAT 12/21/24       /
CST        9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A

TEMP        4  6  8 10 11 13 13 14 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    5  6  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
SFC WGUST  14 16 19 19 18 18 19 20 19 20 20 18 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16

500FT WDIR SE SE  S  S SE  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 15 16 15 15 14 14 15 15 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 11 10  9  8  8
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE
1KFT WSPD  17 21 23 23 21 20 20 21 24 25 24 23 23 24 26 26 27 27 27 24 20 17 16 16
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  13 17 21 23 24 26 26 25 27 28 27 25 25 25 26 28 27 26 23 21 20 19 18 18

SKY COVER  OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        2        |        1        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE   754 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST     
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   754 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST     

KSTC 211135Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM211600 15006KT P6SM BKN080
     FM220600 15007KT P6SM BKN120
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 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.

$$

WIZ028-220430-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
1016 AM CST Sat Dec 21 2024


DATE                                  SAT 12/21/24       /
CST        9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A

TEMP        2  7 12 14 15 16 17 16 15 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 17
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  8  8  8
SFC WGUST   5  6  8  9  8 10 10 10 11 13 15 15 16 15 16 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 20

500FT WDIR SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD  7  8  8  7  6  9  8  7  9 12 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR  SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD   5  7  9  9  9 11 10  9 11 14 17 19 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 24 25
3KFT WDIR   N  N NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD   7  4  2  4  4  5  7  8  9  9 10 13 16 19 22 24 25 24 23 22 22 21 21 22

SKY COVER  SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        2        |        2        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   428 PM CST     
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   428 PM CST     

KEAU 211135Z 2112/2212 00000KT P6SM SKC
     FM212000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100
     FM220600 15007KT P6SM BKN100=
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 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.

$$

MNZ093-220430-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1016 AM CST Sat Dec 21 2024


DATE                                  SAT 12/21/24       /
CST        9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A

TEMP        4  8 12 14 16 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 20
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    3  5  6  6  7  7  7  8  7  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST  10 11 13 14 14 14 15 15 17 18 19 19 20 19 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 21 21 22

500FT WDIR SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 11 12 13 11 10 11 11 12 14 14 14 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 15 13 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR  SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD   9 10 13 16 15 15 15 16 19 20 21 24 24 25 27 27 28 28 29 29 28 27 27 27
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD   5  7 10 13 14 17 17 17 18 18 20 21 24 26 26 28 29 30 29 26 23 20 20 21

SKY COVER  BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
 POP6HR    |        1        |        1        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST     
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST     

KRST 211130Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
     FM211400 14006KT P6SM BKN250
     FM211600 16007KT P6SM BKN100
     FM220200 16013KT P6SM BKN250
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 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.

$$